2022 Writing Plans

A writer's brain never stops. At least, mine doesn't.
I'm constantly coming up with new ideas for stories and blogs. And this is a good thing, most of the time.
Last year, I started out with a plan to write two stories and get at least one more contract. Instead, I wrote three novels, most of a novella, a couple proposals, and got contracts for a three-book series and two more novellas. Needless to say, I'm not upping my goals this year.
​That being said, want to know what I plan to work on writing-wise in 2022?

Books Being Published this year:

Obviously, I will be working on the books coming out this year, although they're mostly written and just need edits and marketing (except the novella, which only has two chapters so far). In fact, I'm going to be working on content edits for my June release ASAP. Here's what's coming out this year:

• June 14, 2022 -- Destination: Romance, the first of my Roadtrip Romance trilogy. This is Katie's story about how she gets a boyfriend as a souvenir on her girls' trip.
• September 27, 2022 -- Love in Any Season novella collection -- enjoy four stories encompassing each season as well as some very fun small-town festivals. Other authors collaborating on this collection are Heather Greer, Regina Rudd Merrick, and Sarah Anne Crouch. I'm super excited.
• December 13, 2022 -- Roadtrip for Two, the second in the Roadtrip Romance trilogy. After the wedding is canceled, Bree never expects to see her ex-fiancé again. Especially not on what was supposed to be their honeymoon trip.

Those are the dates scheduled for this year. I don't plan to squeeze anything else in because I learned last year that two novels and a novella are about my limit right now. Still, it's very exciting to have that many.

Books being published next year:

That's right. I already have some novels and a novella on the schedule for 2023! How amazing is that?
This year, I'll be finishing those manuscripts up and turning them in so they can get into your hands next year. Here's what's on the schedule.

• February 2023 -- Love Delivered novella collection. This is a four-story collection all about different delivery workers, from groceries to flowers, cookies and packages. Anything can be delivered nowadays--even romance! Collaborators are Sarah Anne Crouch, Heather Greer, and Rachel Herod.
• June 13, 2023 -- Operation: Get a Guy. This is the third in my Roadtrip Romance series. This time, it's Skye's turn. She's hanging out with her sister in Boulder, CO for the summer, working just enough to keep her car. But instead of finding the job she's looking for, she finds Benjamin.
• August 2023 -- Window of the Heart -- This is Lennox and Ty's story, and part of a four-part series I'm doing with Heather Greer, Regina Rudd Merrick, and Erin Howard. We're super excited about this coming out because it's been in the works for years. My story is set in current day, with each of the other stories about 50 years apart. They follow a chapel with a stained glass window and the family who helped bring the window over from Ireland in the first place.

A few other things:

Even though that all sounds like it will keep me busy for the rest of the year, you know I'll be working on more, too. I just can't help myself. Too many stories in my head wanting to get out.
I'm in the middle of working on a proposal for a story I wrote back in 2018 about a couple on the brink of divorce. I'm calling it For Better or For Granted. I love this story, and I'm trying to polish it up with hopes of grabbing a 2024 publication date (so far out and yet so close!).
I'm also hoping to write at least one more book this year, if not two. Why? Because I have a fun idea for another series I'm calling my College Chapel series. I wrote what will be the first book last year, though it still needs some tweaking. And I have an amazing idea for a second book that includes a Jane Austen lover and a football player. ;) More details on that later.
Is that enough? Probably, but we'll see what my Muses decide I should add to it.

​So, what are you most excited about? Any of these stories sound good to you?