Tonight I surged through 71,000 words and I’m nearing the END of the book. Which is crazy – didn’t I just start writing this book two months ago? It is shorter than The Wayside, so that makes sense. I’m going to have a lot more restructuring to do once I finish. I’m charging through to… Read more

It’s been a bit since I checked in with a blog post. I’m aware these are mainly for me right now, but having a record of my process might be nice in the future. I wish I mapped out what I was working on when I started writing The Wayside. It’s been seven weeks since… Read more

Maybe I should have been cataloguing my journey this whole time in a blog. Maybe. But today I’m feeling accomplished because while book # 1 rests, the second book is looking more and more like…a book. Not just an outline. I’m learning who my characters are. I just through it would be fun to look… Read more

As of August 18th, I finally finished writing and completed the first editorial pass through “The Wayside” – the only book I have ever seen through to the end. Now my plan is to let the book go to sleep so I can revisit it with fresh eyes in October. IF that ends up being… Read more