Thursday, August 13, 2020

Back from the Dead


What can I say? Raising teenagers and going back to work took it out of me, and I didn't write for quite some time. But now, with two in "college" (that is, studying remotely) and a job that is now homebound (thanks, COVID), I found myself inspired again. Heck--if Stephenie Meyer can put out Midnight Sun fifteen years after Twilight, what's a six-year wait?

I've got two works in progress: the next installment of the Hapgoods of Bramleigh series, School for Love, and another contemporary novel, with the working title of Andrea.

I'm hoping to finish School for Love and get out a Kindle edition before the end of this benighted year 2020. This installment picks up right before where A Very Plain Young Man left off. We circle back to the squire's cousin Hugh and family and see what happens to them after Elfie chooses her own adventure. Funny thing is, I was a few chapters into writing Andrea when I decided to re-read The Naturalist and A Very Plain Young Man. Diving back into that world was such fun that I shoved Andrea to the side and went back to revisit the early chapters of School for Love that I'd drafted back in 2015.

Stay tuned. Oh--and maybe get yourself a Kindle or other e-reader. What with COVID and all, I don't think I'm up to a print edition this go-round, and I'm guessing book launch parties will be out for a while...
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11 comments:

  1. Nan Van ZwolAugust 13, 2020 at 8:49 AM

    I can't wait! My eldest's gf took the first Bramleigh book home after her first visit, and grabbed the second one to take home after the last! She and her mom both enjoyed them. Very much looking forward to the newest installment!

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    1. www.christinadudley.comAugust 13, 2020 at 11:25 AM

      Nan, thanks so much for sharing the books with new readers. So appreciate it! And they won't even have to wait as long as everyone else for the 3rd.

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  2. MarieAugust 13, 2020 at 9:25 AM

    Can hardly wait to fill my kindle.
    Hope you are doing well.
    Miss you Love, Marie

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    1. www.christinadudley.comAugust 13, 2020 at 11:26 AM

      Long lost Marie! I've been thinking of you. Hope you and your boys are doing as well as can be expected. You should have seen how bizarre things were at the pool this summer, with all the COVID restrictions. :)

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  4. UnknownAugust 13, 2020 at 1:52 PM

    Hurray! I look forward to reading these!

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  5. www.christinadudley.comAugust 13, 2020 at 2:14 PM

    So glad, "Unknown"! It's good to put a little pressure to finish on myself, but I waited until I had the plot finally mapped out to do so.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 13, 2020 at 5:31 PM

    Rats! I may have to get a Kindle:(

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    1. www.christinadudley.comAugust 13, 2020 at 6:19 PM

      I actually love mine and keep it always in my purse. You never run out of books, and they're never too heavy! :) (I hate reading on my phone, though.)

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  7. DebAugust 13, 2020 at 5:41 PM

    Yay! So glad you're back at it. Thanks for the heads-up re the sequel. It's been so long that I'll want to reread the first two before picking up the next. I am a passionate reader, but I also notice that the details slip away way too fast. Brain like a sieve.

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    1. www.christinadudley.comAugust 13, 2020 at 6:20 PM

      I know what you mean about the sieve brain...but it does make re-reading more fun, since it's all practically brand-new again!

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