Dear readers,
I have some news about the last Jacob and Beth book, Book 5
of My Once and Future Love Revisited.
Willowick Publishing has made a decision about All of Me, All of You and the book has been canceled for publication.
I’m sorry to bring this news to you today. I know it’s not what you want to hear.
Willowick Publishing has made a decision about All of Me, All of You and the book has been canceled for publication.
I’m sorry to bring this news to you today. I know it’s not what you want to hear.
The factors are twofold:
1) The series has not made enough money for Willowick to justify the expense of producing
a fifth book at this time. Willowick is a business and they have to make decisions accordingly. The monetary results for My Once and Future Love Revisited from Nov. 2013 to December 2014 were disappointing for all of us.
2) The other part of their decision is the struggle I’ve had
in finishing this book, in that it is still far from having a completed draft. I’ve tried.
We’ve tried. The story has gone
through numerous revisions since
November 2011 and it just won’t come together in a way that satisfies all of
us. We wanted to give fans of Jacob and
Beth the happy-ever-after that’s deserved and it hasn’t happened.
You might be wondering, is there anything I can do to help?
My answer is, yes and no. While I don't think anything would change Willowick's mind at this time, there are things you can do to help any series you love, and that is tell people you love it. Write reviews and spread word-of-mouth. Think about all the products you've bought in your life because a friend or relative said it was worth it. If you love any book and want more about those characters, please take a few minutes out of your day to spread that love.
My answer is, yes and no. While I don't think anything would change Willowick's mind at this time, there are things you can do to help any series you love, and that is tell people you love it. Write reviews and spread word-of-mouth. Think about all the products you've bought in your life because a friend or relative said it was worth it. If you love any book and want more about those characters, please take a few minutes out of your day to spread that love.
The silver lining, I guess, is that Willowick still wants to work with me. They like my writing and would prefer I turn
my energies to other projects. I have
works-in-progress that have sat dormant for years waiting for me to finish with
Beth and Jacob, so we’ll see if any of those old ideas pan out.
Thanks for your support, whether you found me this week or
three years ago. I ask for understanding and patience. Readers are invaluable. There is no Carla Krae without you.
All my best.
I am sad to hear this as I have enjoyed those pieces of the book you had been posting. But as a reader I guess I can use my imagination that Beth finally let him in fully and they are together and have babies cuz I love a Rock n Roll Happy Ending. But I hope you find a new story to tell and I will definitely be looking for more from you :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tammy. I'm not going to say there will never, ever be a book, but definitely not now. Not everyone enjoyed the sample chapters, or understood my intent, and so between the market research and the difficulties, the decision was made. It was hard to write the post.
DeleteAs for future stuff, I don't know what my next book will be. I need to refill my creative well and hopefully the muse will come back and point in a definitive direction.
Thanks for the support.
Darn it! I zipped through books 1-4 and was wanting to get my hands on book 5. Now I will never know what happens with Jacob and Beth!!! So disappointed!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, Joyce. As I told Tammy above, I'm not going to say there will never be a book ever.
DeleteSo I read this series a couple years ago and I absolutely fell in love! I even got sorta depressed when it was over so I was eagerly waiting for the last book! Life got in the way and other great books as well and I completely forgot about this series. About 3 weeks ago I came across them and kinda forgot what they were about so I read them all again and fell back in love. And then I get to the end and realize theres a book that I never bought or read. So obviously I go onto Amazon and try to find it. And now I'm finding out that it was never finished and never will be. This hurts my heart. I think I'm going to be depressed for awhile about this. :(
ReplyDeleteMarisa, did you miss this page in the menu at top? http://carlakrae.blogspot.com/p/completed-book-5.html
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