The finish line is in sight

 So, somehow I got all of my motivation back to work on Becoming Family, and as of this post, it is essentially done.

*gasps all around*

Yes, the book that has taken me like, two and a half years to write is basically finished. I still need to do at least one more readthrough, but that hopefully won't take more than a few days.

As of right now, though, I'm not really sure when I'm going to publish. I would like to have both the Kindle and print versions available at the same time, but I need $50 for Agata to make my print cover (I tried bypassing that when I did the new cover for No Safe Place, and the result was not ideal, lol). I'm hoping to start a new job soon, so perhaps July? Once I start getting some steady income, finally?

Basically, WATCH THIS SPACE for release date news, but be assured, Becoming Family is finally about to be published.

In the meantime, I'll probably post Chapter 2 to Patreon soon, so head on over there and become a Patron if you want to see it before the book is published, along with sneak peeks of other projects, or if you just want to support me 😁

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