Updates

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Having completed the edits to the book and then a quick proofread to clean up any inconsistencies, my 2nd draft of the manuscript is officially off to the editors! This time we're doing a targeted developmental edit of the additional and modified chapters to ensure the new character POVs flow with the rest of the book, and that I didn't miss any plot holes with the new content! I am certain that my editor will come back with some excellent suggestions for changes afterwards,

My second round of story-line updates has been completed! Moving over the summer combined with the stresses of getting our old house ready to sell definitely put a damper on the progress, but with that out of the way I've been moving through the edits eagerly. In response to the suggestions from my editor of the first draft I've adde a couple of point of view characters throughout the book, and I feel like their stories really help fill in some of the gaps. With their additio

My first couple weeks of time off from work have largely been eaten up with getting our old house ready to list, finally. Between that,...

Editing has begun on Act 2, although having to juggle getting our old house ready for sale definitely keeps progress slow. Fortunately,...

Act 1 editing is a wrap! With three chapters added, things are comping together quite nicely. I anticipate adding at least a couple new...

A brief update this week, a day late admittedly as I was catching up with some old friends last night. My second new chapter for the book...

This past week was fairly exciting! I unveiled the official title for my debut novel, continued building up my audience on TikTok, and...

A great gas giant hung in the sky overhead, brilliant rings surrounding its multi-colored orb of layered clouds. Several of the larger...

As I work through editing, I am getting much closer to being ready to publish! Which, of course, means its time to start getting the...

With the move to the new house 95% finished, I'm finally getting enough free time to resume editing! After going through the solid...

For anyone who may not be following me on Facebook, I've put a short pause to the weekly updates as we are very busy preparing to move...

Book 2 is officially underway! I'll likely work on this off and on as I wait for the manuscript for book 1 to get back from the editor,...

I've been traveling for work this week and had the pleasure of experiencing the Bend, Oregon area. Quite lovely views of the mountains,...

Murphy's Law seems to be the theme for last week! My beta reader had a run of bad luck and wound up being a week behind, so hopefully...

A tad late on this update! But, this week has consisted mostly of some much needed rest and relaxation, mostly in the form of catching...

Much of this week was spent building out details for the planet which will be the setting for my second book. An alien world which,...

Hurry up and wait seems to be the theme right now! With my downtime, though comes all sorts of fun rabbit holes to dive own to continue...

This has been a fun week! As I wait on the beta reader to finish her work, I've been able to get some other things lined up. First, I...

I finished my first self-editing pass of the book yesterday! And aside from adding and adjusting a few details here and there I remain...