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Free Rein #10 Progressing

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It’s now a week into Camp NaNo. I’m pleased to say that the next book in the Free Rein series is progressing well!  The last few days of June I was able to power ahead with this novel.  It went from around one third written to almost two thirds in a matter of days!  Now the book to be titled Selah (Free Rein #10) is about 80% done.

I am so thankful for the days that allow me to write a lot and make real progress; it makes the slower days ok!  The first day of Camp Nano resulted in a 0 word count total for me.  In spite of this, 4 days later I was ahead of my goal by close to 500 words – yay!

I plan to focus on and finish Selah (Free Rein #10) and then will turn my attention to continuing with the last Camp Nano creation – the Chemistry of Horses.  Stay tuned!

Free Rein #10 Progressing | ChristineMeunierAuthor.com
Free Rein #10 Progressing | ChristineMeunierAuthor.com

Don’t forget that I have signed up to Booksprout which allows me to provide Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs) of new releases free to people in exchange for an honest review.

Links to note:

  1. Refuge ARCs on Booksprout – there are still free copies available to readers for an honest review.
  2. Christine Meunier on Booksprout – if you follow me as an author, then you can be kept in the loop about all future Advanced Reader Copies. Why not become a part of a team to read early copies before the books are published?

A June Release and Free ARCs

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Well we’re very close to the end of June and I am pleased to say that I have a June release!  (Remember my goal to release one book a month in 2020?) Refuge (Christian Horse Romance) is available on pre-order (affiliate link) and due to be released tomorrow, June 29. Phew! It’s so pleasing to get this one out to the public for the month of June 🙂

Refuge blurb:

Stephanie Jackson has no time for men, nor any interest in them. Men are trouble and won’t hesitate to use their brawn and power to control and try to take what they want.

Committed to live a reclusive life just as soon as she can, the young woman is dismayed to find that she has piqued the interest of a man at church. As her passion for horses is discovered, Tali uses it to reach out to her. Between the sensitive Christian man, some beautiful performance horses and a passionate pastor keen to share his faith, Stephanie finds herself suddenly on a journey she didn’t sign up for.

A June Release: Refuge (Christian Horse Romance) by Christine Meunier (affiliate link - click to pre-order)
A June Release: Refuge (Christian Horse Romance) by Christine Meunier (affiliate link – click to pre-order)

A June Release and Free Advanced Reader Copies

Now something else that I’m also giving a try from June is Booksprout. I have signed up as an author and it allows me to provide Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs) of new releases free to people in exchange for an honest review. So if you fancy, why not head along to Booksprout and claim a copy? There are 20 up for grabs!

Links to note:

  1. Refuge ARCs on Booksprout – 20 copies are available to readers for an honest review; why not check out the book this way?
  2. Christine Meunier on Booksprout – if you follow me as an author, then you can be kept in the loop about all future Advanced Reader Copies!

Stay tuned for July news – it’s Camp Nano again!  And my July writing goals are:

  1. to finish Free Rein #10, which is 1/3 written
  2. and keep working on The Chemistry of Horses (Christian Horse Romance).

To Write a Novel

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I love to write.  And luckily for me – it is something I get to do a lot of.  I write educational resources and I also write assessment tasks for work.  With work, I provide feedback and emails as I manage students of equine courses.  I also put together words about horse careers in my blog, Equus Education.  And of course, I write horse books!  Sometimes, I think I write them solely because I love to read a horse story – and the ones I write often take the path I want!  Though some just write themselves 😉

Although I get plenty of opportunity to write various things, I have found the past week I’ve just been itching to sit down and work on a novel!  Of course, that’s easier with a set idea or scene in my mind, and that hasn’t really been happening…  Plus, I’ve had so much going on in the writing world outside of actually penning a story!

To Write a Novel | ChristineMeunierAuthor.com
To Write a Novel | ChristineMeunierAuthor.com

To Write a Novel

I have recently finished reading over and editing Refuge. The plan is to design a cover and hopefully release the book this month.  I have also been working on reading and reviewing other peoples’ books for my blog and other various tasks that have required my attention much more urgently than getting the words down for my next novel.  But I hope to change that tonight!

So once I’ve finished writing this blog post, I plan to turn my attention back to my newest novel idea: the Chemistry of Horses.

On a side note, I was reviewing Kindle sales for the month of May. It was a pleasant surprise to see that all 9 books in the Free Rein series sold in one day!  Woohoo!  There is something to be said for writing a series – some people just love a story that continues 😉  I really need to get my act together for Free Rein 10!  I have penned some ideas and a scene or two, so will aim to work on that in the near future, also… perhaps for Camp Nano in July? 😉

That’s all from me for now!  So what horse book are you reading currently that you’re really enjoying?  I have just finished Never Too Late by Cora Colt and am almost finished the Unicorn King by Laura Hesse.

Next Thoroughbred Breeders Bundle

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Hi everyone!  Keeping in line with my goal to publish a new book each month – yay! – the May book(s) is now available on Amazon. I’m excited! 🙂  This is a Thoroughbred Breeders bundle of books.  It features books 7 through to 9.

Next Thoroughbred Breeders Bundle now Live on Amazon

That is, Grace, Freshman and Settlement.  You can buy / view the bundle on Amazon.  This book is available for free for those who subscribe to Kindle Unlimited.

Next Thoroughbred Breeders Bundle on Amazon | ChristineMeunierAuthor.com
Next Thoroughbred Breeders Bundle on Amazon | ChristineMeunierAuthor.com

Curious to find out about the Thoroughbred Breeders books?  You can check out my books for adults here.

I am currently in the process of proofing Refuge and hope to release this in June. There’s a lot of reading and a book cover to design before then, though!

There is so much to do at the moment and whilst I love being busy, it has been a bit overwhelming of late! I have found less time to myself / to write than I would like and lots of unfocused time when I could write! This month is looking promising though, and I hope to keep running with that momentum.

I have at least managed to proof and format the above bundle for publishing and get the cover done in May. So I can’t complain! I have also found an image that I believe could work on the cover for The Chemistry of Horses, so this has been put aside for future use. Stay tuned! 🙂

The Chemistry of Horses

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I went to bed on the night of April 29, thinking that although I have plenty of stories in the works at the moment, I needed to have a burst of inspiration. This was necessary to belt out the 7,000+ words required to meet the 50,000 goal for Camp Nano.  Now I love writing books, but there’s really nothing like starting a new book.  And so I pondered a new romance for adults and what that story may look like… and an idea formed and I considered this as I retired for the evening.

Fast forward to April 30, the last day of Camp Nano. I had a couple of thousand words worth of writing. I had also come up with the title The Chemistry of Horses for this brand new book that I am working on.

So I didn’t hit 50,000 words for this year’s Camp Nano. But, I did finish two novellas and start a brand new book! So I am still deeming April a success for writing goals.

The Chemistry of Horses | ChristineMeunierAuthor.com
The Chemistry of Horses | ChristineMeunierAuthor.com

A New Book Each Month

Now for 2020, I have set myself a pretty hefty goal: to release a new book each month of the year.  Now this goal I wasn’t able to implement until February, but things are travelling pretty well so far:

Now I have two books to finish formatting and proofing for release in May and June. So things are still looking pretty promising for 2020. As always, stay tuned! Perhaps the Chemistry of Horses will take on a life of it’s own and also be able to be released in 2020 😉

Camp Nano in April a Success

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I’m not much of an athlete, but it seems at the moment if I was a racehorse, I would be one of those that closes well in a race.  I have been taking part in Camp Nano this April as I have for the past couple of years.  And whatever project I may be working on, the aim has been to pen around 50,000 words for the month.

To do this, you need to write on average 1667 words a day.  Now I’ve not written every day of April and I have not averaged 1667 words a day – closer to 1444.  However, I have:

  • written in excess of 40,000 words
  • finished one half written novella
  • two thirds finished a second novella that I started writing in February
Camp Nano in April a Success | ChristineMeunierAuthor.com
Camp Nano in April a Success | ChristineMeunierAuthor.com

So I am going to declare Camp Nano in April a success this year.  But back to the racehorse analogy.

Today is April 29 so there is just over 24 hours left to complete CampNano.  My word count is at 40,198.  From April 17 – 24 I penned over 2,000 words for each of these days to break down my 10,000 word count shortfall to just over 3,000 words.  On April 26 I penned just over 3700 words.

And this is why I’m going to say that I may just be a late closer.  Although I know how much I need to do on average to complete a task – life gets in the way.  But it’s also possible to have days that are so much more than average when it comes to their productivity.  So wish me luck!  The 50k goal is not out of reach yet 😉