Yes, it's true. After all the things I said about not writing another Sunshine Walkingstick book, I have to eat my words: I just finished the first draft of Book 4, officially titled Witch Hollow.

Part of the impetus behind another Sunny book was readers (that's you). Without your encouragement, and I got a lot of encouragement from y'all, I don't think I could've finished this one.

But part of it was also Sunny. She poked at me and poked at me until I started putting words on paper. That was last May, right after I said I wouldn't be writing another novel in that series again.

I think she just wanted to get my goat, but that's Sunny for you.

I have to do a round of edits before I hand it off to my editor, then I should have a good idea of a release date. Right now, I'm aiming for sometime between late March and late April, but don't count on that; it could be later, depending on how long my editor needs for his part of the polishing. He's editing my stuff around writing his own stuff, managing his law practice, and caring for an aging father, so he may need a couple of weeks more. We'll see!

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Many, many thanks to all of you for your continued support and encouragement.