do-do-do-doooo! (Imagine trumpets sounding! Ok, maybe that's too dramatic.)
So anyway, here's my announcement:
Book Three of The Lost Magic will be published by
Central Avenue Publishing,
Winter 2012/13 (the exact date hasn't been set as of yet but I'll let you know as soon as I can).
Want to know what Book Three is about? View the
Central Avenue Publishing Summer Catalogue for a
synopsis, available
July 1st, 2012 from their
website. Don't worry, I'll remind you.
And what is the third book in the series going to be called? (I am SO happy to have chosen a title - it is such a grueling process for me! So here it is...)
SAPPHIRE SUN
Choosing a title is always a tricky
process for me (I find it easier to write the whole book than to actually title it!) and involves a lot of thought, consideration, and emails and text messages with my close family, friends and my publisher. I am very happy with the final result! In case you're interested, this is
how I got there...
I was drawn to the word "
sapphire" right from the start. I have described
Grace's eyes as "sapphire blue" several times in my books and I also love the sound of "
fire" in "
sapphire". There is a new
ferocity and
strength to Grace that I wanted to be reflected in the title (this is also one of the reasons I wanted to use the word "
sun") and I feel that "
sapphire" conveys both
beauty and
strength. I did some research on
sapphires and what sold me was an
article I found on the International Coloured Gemstone Association site (
article HERE). Basically, it says that
sapphires come in many different colours including
blue,
yellow,
pink,
orange,
green and even
red (rubies are actually red
sapphires). This article also describes
sapphires as "
gems of the sky" and states how for hundreds of years, all over the world they have been considered symbols of
love,
loyalty, longing and "
indestructible trust". "
Sapphire" was the perfect choice.
And as for the "
Sun" part? I actually began the title-brainstorming proces by writing a descriptive paragraph about the transition of frost at dawn (
Amber Frost) warming and transforming into dew (
Silver Dew) as the sun rises higher in the sky (and that's also how I got to
Sapphire Sun). This progression makes sense to me anyway and it is symbolic of the
journey that Grace's character has undergone through out the series.
So this winter, look out for
SAPPHIRE SUN: Book Three in The Lost Magic series.
As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts. I hope you love the title as much as I do! And, by the way, I have really enjoyed reading your guesses up until this point.
Suzi
