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Best Laid Plans
I plot and plan my
books. But sometimes life interrupts those plans. Here’s the latest example.
This blog with Delia
was scheduled at the beginning of 2017 when I fully planned to have the fourth
(and final) book in the PROMISES Series published.
Sadly, that didn’t
happen. Instead, I suffered from the prophetic words found in one of Robert
Burns' poems. “The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley.”
You probably
recognize the quote better as “the best-laid plans of mice and men often go
awry.”
My writing timetable for the
PROMISES series imploded with an unscheduled relocation last summer. Finding time
to write slipped away replaced with house hunting, packing, unpacking, and
resettling.
Hurricane Harvey further complicated
our transition and added more delay to my scheduled book releases.
No matter how much or how
carefully we prepare and plan, life does happen and disrupt plans. I believe
that all things happen within God’s perfect plan for our lives, but that
doesn’t make the disappointment or results of plans gone awry any less
disappointing.
I was ready to give
up on the series, but my characters wouldn’t allow me to quit. They shouted in
my head, how could you ignore your promise to tell our stories? A tough
question considering the series theme is about keeping promises!
Not only were my
characters protesting, everywhere I looked articles and announcements about the
recovery of POW/MIA remains missing in military actions after years and years
caught my attention. I viewed it as more confirmation that Shirley and David’s story
need to be told.
With renewed
determination, I started again with a new schedule to complete the series. Until He Returns, the book announced for last summer now releases this month and
the last book in the series, the one I’d scheduled for this blog, will now release
in 2018.
Best laid plans gone
awry, but new plans in place. Perhaps
others can relate.
Have you had any of
your plans go awry?
Share your experience in the comments below along with your
email address and be entered in a drawing for a free eReader copy of Until He Returns, Book 3 of the PROMISES
series.
About Until He Returns:
Shirley Carlson’s husband has been MIA in Vietnam for decades.
She’s filled her life with family, friends, her business, and David Sands’
companionship. Now David wants more. Only she wants her husband home and buried
before she moves forward with another relationship.
David Sands has loved Shirley for years, patiently waiting
for her to come to terms with her husband’s death. After one last assignment to
the Middle East, he’s retiring from the Army. All he wants is Shirley at his
side, as his wife. He proposes before he deploys.
Will Shirley make a commitment without closure to her past
life, or will she watch her new love walk away?
About the Author:
Award-winning author Judythe Morgan juggles many hats. She’s
an Air Force brat, an Army wife, one time-Department of Army Civilian,
mother/grandmother, antiques dealer, schoolteacher, former mayor’s wife, and
sometimes-church pianist.
Her diverse experiences bring life to her characters and her
stories. Her belief in true love, second chances, and forgiveness means you’ll
always find a happy ending.
She’s a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and
Romance Writers of American.
You can connect with Judythe on
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