THE MEMOIRS OF SUMMER RAY

I am literally shaking as I write this. I am about to publish the 4th book – The Journey Home!

When I started to update the books with their new ISBNs, barcodes, and book covers, I was on a time crunch. I had from January to June to publish the first seven books, and the 8th book released on July 4th. As soon as I upload the 4th book, I will be half way there. It means I still have four more months to meet this goal. I faced a substantial nerve-wracking target. I HAVE to have the last book The Portals of the Past released on July 4th – for the 250th Anniversary of America. The cover has General George Washington on it. It is a picture of Curt Radabaugh at Valley Forge, at Washington’s headquarters. This was not planned by me. God did it!

In the midst of this, I got COVID again. Which meant for two weeks I couldn’t do much writing. I wrote one blog https://thememoirsofsummerray.com/2026/02/19/a-reset/. But throughout that week my energy levels dropped again. But because I wasn’t making progress on the books, I panicked – “a state of intense fear, anxiety, or desperation, often causing a loss of logical reasoning and leading to frantic behavior.” I had all these thoughts running through my mind that were not good. I went through absolute Hell the first time I got COVID and ended up still with Long Haul COVID. I needed to get a serious grip. So because I couldn’t concentrate on the books, as I laid in bed, I went on our Fiscal Sponsor’s website www.fromtheheartproduction.com and I began to read some of Carole Dean’s blogs. This helped to get my mind on the film project and goal setting etc. It was just what I needed to pull myself out of the ditch of the “What if’s?” If you are an Indie Filmmaker, I, 100% recommend you reaching out to Carole Dean.

If you are in the midst of the, “What if’s,” please stop, take a deep breath, and get yourself together. I was so panicked that I literally thought of throwing in the towel and just forgetting everything. But I was also sick, tired, scared, and had zero energy to even think straight, let alone get actual work done. But the last two days, I have managed to sit at my computer and edit the 4th book. I will be working on it more today and hopefully have it uploaded in a day or two.

So, nothing was as bad as my fears made them out to be!

I still have plenty of time time get the entire series updated and released by July 4th. I have already started on the 5th book. I am also working on the outline for the new trailer. So, nothing is lost. Everything is right on schedule! Someone sent me an email, “I will absolutely begin with This Fair and Blighted Land so I can experience the journey as you intended. I’m looking forward to diving into the series and exploring the world you’ve created.” Summer Ray is definitely meant to be an experience. But for that to happen, the books must be read in order. https://thememoirsofsummerray.com/the-summer-ray-books-authors-point-of-view/. I don’t want anyone to miss the full adventure of the story; with all its ups and downs, twists and turns, etc. This is also why we are creating the film and streaming series – live action is part of the experience. I cannot wait!!!

Thank you for being a part of our Summer Ray World!

Juliana Love

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