So, another one had been dropped into the editor's inbox. After a bit of a flourish, I now have time to blog again. Its been a few weeks since I last posted, so what's been going on?
Work, writing, and learning the piano all over again. All the usual stuff to keep me occupied.
Focusing on writing though, I am now 27 chapters in on the latest project. It has been running since the middle of 2017 and is at around the 140k mark as we speak today. With editing, it has notched up to a little higher.
The book is very close to completion, of the first draft that is. Once completed and the editor has caught up with the backlog. A subtle nudge there is you are reading. Then it will be recut, shut and pushing it out to the agents.
The story is part one of a potential two book series although the material is expansive and lots could be expanded upon. Part of me wants to wrap it all up into one book, but you know how editors get. Always looking for a series where they can.
Borrow are respin (#writingadvice) : One of the reasons this project has moved along so quickly is because I borrowed a couple of well-formed characters from a previously unpublished work. Never start from scratch, especially when you have some characters that are complete and, excuse the pun, sitting on the shelf.
Anyway, a short blog today. Keep on writing, it's no good having stories in your head. Get them down on paper (or virtual).
I am currently predicting that the project will be complete sometime in May. So many more to start and complete though, but I am looking forward to beginning another joint project. This one has driven me to write more, faster with the knowledge that there is a support network to keep me focused.
Writer (me), editor (Mr S) and a screenwriter (Still to be confirmed).
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