So I have now officially finished drafting the final books for TWO different series, bringing each to a climactic conclusion. SoulFire— WarBride: book 4 The Last Dragon Queen— The Dragon Queen Duology: book 2 Which naturally begs the question: “What’s next?” Well. I am excited to tell you!!!! But first, some backstory . . . ____________________ If you read my post about Burnout ( which I do recommend for context ), you might remember me mentioning that, halfway through my 3 m

The Seventh Champion  is now officially launched on the market. And it’s actually . . . kind of strange? This is the first book I have published with a traditional house since launching my Sylvia Mercedes name/brand. Which means it followed a traditional publishing schedule. Which is . . . not at all like indie publishing! Usually, when I write book, I’m publishing it a month or two later. But this one has been written for quite a long time. So when it has finally come to pub

Welcome to my follow-up post on changes I’ve made post-burnout! In the previous post (which I recommend reading first), I talked a bit about discovering my top three Clifton Strengths, which were: -          Focus -          Discipline -          Achievement Yes. I know. My name is Sylvia Mercedes, and I am a workaholic. BUT . . . these ARE my strengths and, when utilized properly, can be turned in to veritable superpowers of production. But only if they’re used correctly. I

Having told you about my experiences with the dreaded BURNOUT ( see previous post ), I thought I’d write up a post about changes I made to my writing process and routine in an effort to avoid burnout in the future, while simultaneously working to get my writing speed back. Today we’re going to talk about the LIFESTYLE CHANGES I made. But first . . . a little rabbit trail about Clifton Strengths. ____________ I’ve already sung the praises of Becca Syme in my Burnout Post, but