News from Frances Ellen, author of the Asters Series, November 2024

Published: Tue, 11/19/24

Updated: Thu, 11/21/24

Hi and welcome to my November newsletter.

Just a brief update this time on my writing, the usual feature of one of my dogs in training, and one new fantasy series to discover.

Thank you for being part of my publishing life ❤️

With best wishes

Frances

My writing life

It's slow progress still with my beta readers' feedback so I've bitten the bullet and moved the publication date of Electric Storm into next year. And no definitive date yet - you'll be the first to hear when that's set. It was a tough call, because leaving more than a year between books in a series risks losing some of the series' fans. I know, I get it 😞. But I'd hate to put out a sub-standard book, which will surely lose me even more readers. Your patience is very much appreciated, even as I promise you it will be worth the wait 🤗.

The day job, for now....?

If you've come across my Author Bio you will know that I train guide dogs for the blind. This month I’d like to introduce you to another stellar guide dog in training.

This month I’d like to introduce a small black beauty. I’ve dubbed this little girl the underdog of the kennel. She is very calm and quiet; also in guide work she just quietly does her job. She goes unnoticed by many because she’s not super bouncy or jumpy or outspoken, but she’s actually a brilliant guide dog. She hobbles along, not at a very fast speed, but she sees pretty much everything and then gently guides me around obstacles and stops me at the sides of roads.

It did take a while to get here. At first she wasn’t really bothered to work. Sure, she’s a labrador and loved earning treats, but there were a few aspects of the work that she really didn’t want to care about. Like what we call “green height obstacles”. So overhanging branches and leaves mostly. It took this girl a looong time to care about me not hitting my head against those. Every time I did, she would look up at me saying: but these leaves and branches give… you’re really going to make a big deal about this?

But she came around eventually, and now I don’t bash my head against leaves or branches anymore!

She is definitely one of my favourites, even if she doesn’t photograph as well as our more expressive dogs.

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