The Ink, Blood, and Prayer giveaway wrapped up on a high note. Thank you to everyone who entered, shared, commented, and celebrated this wild little book of mine. Watching folks engage with something I wrote during the rawest, bloodiest part of my recovery… it’s more humbling than I have words for. Truly. Thank you.
Just as the giveaway ended, I got hit with a cold that has had me down for the count the last three days. Spent between being wrapped up in comforters and sweating so bad I had all the fans on, I took solace in Netflix, orange juice, and lots of sleep.
But I’m (mostly) back now, and I’ve got plans.
Back To the Grind
Now that I’m (mostly) back on my feet, I’m shifting into a sustainable rhythm that allows me to write, connect, and promote without burning out.
Twice-weekly blog posts: New posts every Tuesday and Thursday, focused on writing, recovery, sacred rage, and soft survival. Raw, real, and right from the gut.
Weekly newsletters on Saturdays: These go deeper: behind-the-scenes process, reflections on recovery, sneak peeks at upcoming work, and sometimes just the honesty I need to spill.
What To Expect Moving Forward?
While Ink, Blood, and Prayer is making its way into the world, I’m also balancing the next big thing: When the Noise Stops, Who Am I?
This next instalment picks up where Ink, Blood, and Prayer left off-90 days clean. It gradually takes place through those next thirty days of early sobriety with reflections back to what brought me to sobriety in the first place.
Poems such as The Baby Changing Table Was My Altar detail what brought me to my knees this time; while, Three Days in the Fire details my very first relapse-all the way back in 2017.
It straddles the line of starting to recognize myself again, while also struggling heavily with severe mental illness.
It can be a hard read.
And I know that. That’s why the trigger warning are there. And also, why I ask those reading the anthology to take breaks and keep an eye on their own mental health.
But what I hope people get out of this anthology is a true view of just one addict’s experience when trauma and mental illness and addiction get all intertwined and what comes vomiting back out.
I’m eyeing an early December release: a cold season book for the cold, cracked parts of us. I’ll be sharing updates as we get closer, including cover reveals, sample poems, and some real talk about what it means to recover when your whole life has been built around noise.
I am a child of the chaos, and even now-it is hard as hell not to burn it all down. Because the thoughts of hopes and dreams not coming true is scary enough that a large part of me wants to not even try. To prevent that heartbreak by making it impossible for them to come true in the first place.
Walk With Me
As we move toward launch day, here’s how you can be part of the journey:
- Preorder Ink, Blood, and Prayer: It’s available now through all major platforms. Lock in your copy and help give this book a fighting chance when it hits the shelves July 17th.
- Join the newsletter: Be the first to get updates, excerpts, giveaways, and behind-the-scenes content. (Plus, it helps me feel like I’m not just screaming into the void.)
- Comment below: Tell me where you’re at. In your healing. In your art. In your heart. I read every word, and they keep me going.
- Share this blog: If it resonated, send it to someone who might need it.
With Love,
KJG
Kiera Gerety 
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