You know that feeling...

...when you're between really good books/series and you can't quite settle into anything new, because the last series you read was so good and enjoyable?

Yeah, that feeling.

It's happened at least three times this year. And one time, it was the last book of the series---so no "next book" to look forward to.

Having claimed myself a writer for 5 years straight and off-and-on since then, I know it's no picnic to get a book from "idea" to "finished", let alone "edited and ready for the publisher". Still, in this modern age, you'd think the time from "handed in" to "on the shelves" could be shorter, eh?

So, I struggle, reading new books that don't fill the need for the book I'm craving and I keep browsing Amazon for new recommendations, hoping for that next great series in which I happened to miss the publishing of the first eleven or thirty books (hey, I read fast, okay?).

Which brings me to a new-to-me series I'm itching to get my hands on. Thanks to Amazon's recommendations, I found Lisa McCann's Wake, which could possibly fill the void left for me since Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series completed back in August. If you're a fan, I'd love to hear what you think of it.

Of course, if you're a fan, you probably already know about the Freaking Huge Contest-O-Thanks Ms. McMann is holding on her blog. She does say that mentioning the contest is a good entry, for which I'm glad since I haven't read Wake yet!

I really need to spend more time on Amazon, adding my two cents to the books I love---I rely on that input a lot when I come across a new author. And, believe it or not, the author's own input back to her fans matters too. So, Ms. McMann, keep connecting with the fans and keep writing. I'm looking forward to trying your work out!