For nearly a year now, I have been telling people that “Plank 3” – “Worm in the Blossom” – will be published on 16 October. That’s the date on my countdown clock, on the left. But now – whisper it – I find myself ahead of the game. The paperback “Worm” is ready, and today a poor benighted courier delivered a hundred copies to me. They are, to be frank, something of an obstacle in my very small hallway, but it is exciting to see them in all their ruby-red glory. And in spare moments I have just about Kindle-ified the text, so with a few more hours’ work that too will be ready to upload.
So do I stick to my promised launch date, or do I just go with it and get the Worms out there? The organised part of me says that I should stay with the original plan, while the excited author part of me wants to shout, “It’s here!”. And my husband just wants the blasted things out of the hallway.
(And at the back of my mind is the little concern that if I admit to everyone that “Worm” is completely finished, then there’s no excuse for me not to get cracking with “Plank 4″… – due out in October 2016.)
Susan Grossey 
That’s great! When will your book be on Amazon? Any chance Waterstones’ will be selling your book? They have a shop in Brussels. Looking forward to some Mr Plank time 🙂
Don’t you worry, Nadine – I will be SHOUTING from the rooftops (and this blog) as soon as Sam is available! I will keep trying to entice Waterstones to stock Sam but no luck so far – perhaps I need to encourage all my blog readers to go into their local branch and demand their Plank books! I did offer it to the Cambridge branch but was told that they have no local discretion about what to stock – they have to do what head office tells them. But then someone who knows the local manager said that isn’t the case, so maybe I should try again, now that I have a trio of books to offer them.
Best wishes from Susan
Dear Susan
Many congratulations on beating the deadline. It’s no doubt a tricky decision as to whether to stick to the original deadline. If it were me, I’d probably listen to my organised self and stick to the original plans but I can certainly understand the strong temptation to release now.
I’m a bit confused with your book numbering though, I was sure that “Worm in the Blossom” was “Plank 3” and not “Plank 4”?
Congratulations again and I’m looking forward to buying my copy as soon as it reaches the virtual bookshelves of Amazon.
Best wishes
Graham
Dear Graham
I’m still in a dither – can’t make up my mind!
And you’re absolutely right about the numbering – my mistake. “Worm in the Blossom” is “Plank 3”, so it will be “Plank 4” up next. I’ve edited my post to correct it and avoid any future confusion. Many thanks for pointing it out.
Best wishes from Susan