I’ve been working steadily on the second book in the Realm Trilogy, Tyrelia, for over a year now. The manuscript has had its first review by my ‘alpha reader’ – my husband Craig. For the past three months I’ve been reworking the manuscript, adding stuff, changing stuff and rearranging things. Now, I think it’s finally ready for my Beta readers (you know who you are). I’m feeling excited and anxious at the same time. Will they like it? I’ll let you know in a month or so…
My second book is getting closer
Published by Sharon Manssen
A fantasy fan since being read 'The Hobbit' by her father at the fireside at the age of six, S R Manssen has been an avid bookworm her entire life. She is the multi-award nominated author of The Realmshift Trilogy – a YA fantasy fiction trilogy comprising four books (I know!). Sharon had a multi-cultural upbringing, attending high school in Belgium (in Flemish) and working 9 years in Bangkok, Thailand. It was there she realised she had a story inside her which she then proceeded to write over the next ten years, squeezing writing in between raising a family and working full time as a professional engineer. Her books have variously been finalists in the Tom Fitzgibbon Award, the SJV Awards and the Caleb Awards. She served as the President of Tauranga Writers for nearly 5 years and has been the President of SpecFicNZ since 2022. She is a StartWrite Manuscript assessor and Youth Mentor with NZSA. View all posts by Sharon Manssen