Caroline Warfield on Waiting and Writing ~ Susan B. James

As I write this, the country is waiting. Several states are still counting votes, others have recount requests already being made, and people are demanding that we stop counting votes now that election day is over. Uh, no. We won’t do that. We never have before. While all this gets sorted out, and sane voices call to count every vote, we wait. I plan to avoid getting agitated until every state has counted and every governor issues her state’s “Certificate of Ascertainment” formally announcing their electors. The Electoral College votes December 14. It will be a bit of a wait.

I’m not fond of waiting, so I’m coping by writing. When it goes well, and lately it is, I’m taken away to a world of action and emotion. I’m working on two different series, one of them for Soul Mate Publishing, and I have plenty of other projects. In short. I’m busy.

On the downside, I somehow worked my way into a big lull in actual publication. My last series ended in 2018, I published a stand-alone novel set in World War I in 2019. Music on the Waters, more of a novella is my sole output in 2020. Neither of my new series will launch until mid-2021. What does that mean? I wait. Impatiently. Did I mention that I’m not fond of waiting?

About the Books

In 2019 I published Christmas Hope, my very first independently published work. I didn’t enjoy the process. While reviews were outstanding—“The best book I read all year” for example—it didn’t get enough attention. Part of it was the cover I chose, one of the pitfalls of indie publishing. It has a new one now, and I love it. What do you think?

Some wars must be fought; some stories must be told. This is one, an epic love story. After two years at war Harry ran out of metaphors for death, synonyms for brown, and images of darkness. When he encounters the floating islands of Amiens and life in the form a widow and her little son, hope ensnares him. Love gives them the hope they need to survive the dark times, but will it still be enough when the war is over?

You can buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VXXRXTR

Music on the Waters popped up as a surprise this year. I wrote it three years ago while on a long flight to New Zealand. It incorporates sights and sounds from a visit to Orkney the year before. A digital publisher had requested it, but after I sent it off, I didn’t hear much and forgot about it. Since I don’t wait well, I just went on to other things. Imagine my delight when this little gem about a lonely merchant, a gifted musician, and Regency life in Orkney came to life.

Sir Alexander Bradshaw, merchant of Orkney, Scotland, needs a wife to manage his unruly sons, cope with his sullen daughter, and warm his bed. But he hopes for so much more. The Kirkwall organist, Ann Dunwood, has passion that enthralls him when she is lost in her music, but she folds into a demure little mouse when others are around. He is determined to reignite that passion and fill his home—and his heart—with her music.

You can buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086SGRWSG/

Who am I?

I’m an award-winning author of family centered romance set in the Regency and Victorian eras, but I’ve been many things (even a nun). Someone who begins life as an army brat develops a wide view of life, and a love for travel. Now settled in the urban wilds of eastern Pennsylvania, I believe I’m on my third act or so, waiting impatiently until I can travel again, but happily writing stories brimming with emotion, adventure, and always a happy ending.

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