August Celebration!

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August is my birth month, along with several other family members, including two grandsons in our family. So to celebrate, I ordered a bunch of print versions of Learning to Love Again and will do a giveaway on my birthday, August 24th. 

Things have finally slowed down a little bit now that the kids are back in school. I've actually had more time to do some writing and editing. Getting Suddenly republished with the new cover by the end of the month is still a big maybe, but I'm hopeful. The main thing that reworking this story, ten years later, is that I can see how much I've grown as a writer. 

I haven't had the desire to write another young adult novel for a while. I think that's because I'm having trouble having positive thoughts about young people right now. So many of the young people, especially young queer people, are far removed from me. The world is such a different place from what it was just ten years ago that I'm not sure I can write a realistic novel about young adults now. But, I will try again if the story and desire come along. 

These days I've been thinking more about romances involving older lesbians. So many of the novels available are about women in their twenties and thirties. I think there is a market for stories about women in the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s finding love. I guess we'll see when I put out my next book, which will be a follow-up to Learning to Love Again. I'm not going to give away any more about the story, but I think women who want to believe you are never too old to fall in love will enjoy it. 

There's not much more to write about right now, so I'll leave you with this note. If you are interested in being put into the drawing for free print copies of Learning to Love Again, please send an email to: metudor.com@gmail.com. 

Hope the rest of August is joyful for you all. 



 

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