So far it’s been a wild week for writing. Six chapters in 6 days including one that freaked me out and made me go “Well, this ain’t for kids anymore. Nope nope nope!” Then it’s never been my intent to write YA fiction, but for you hardy, sturdy fangirls and boys of fantasy and good storytelling. Huzzah!
I think as a “stay-cation” this has turned out far better than expected. I have another week like this coming up, so I will be getting busy with outlining the final chapters.
Being the wee hours of Thanksgiving morning here, soup bubbling away on the stove for my post holiday work week and stomach bracing for the onslaught tomorrow in carb laden goodness, (My pancreas curses me, but I think eventual forgiveness will come) I thought I’d bow to peer pressure and say thank you. To all of you who have bought my book, lent your support and follow this blog, I am grateful.
This is I guess a contrast to the degree of ingratitude I see in the world and how it makes people terminally unhappy to the point in which they desire nothing more than sharing their misery. I don’t want to be that guy. I don’t always succeed, but generally no. It is not my desire to be the monster I sometimes pretend to be in attempts of self depricating humor or currying compliments. (yes, we guys and writers do it too from time to time. Human weakness, sue me.) But in an effort to start the ball rolling in your own reminiscence, here’s what I have to be thankful for.
I am grateful to my alpha readers who have been helping me in my writing, giving me honest critiques and picking me up when the bull throws me and dances on my head for a day or twenty
I am grateful for my job, despite all it’s myriad foibles that drive me crazy. It keeps me focused and desiring to keep writing if not from a suffering point of view, but from a financial desire PoV.
I am grateful for my health as it is. I know it is far better than what it could be if I had not started paying attention to it two years back, and although the improvement is slow, I am still glad for what I have.
I am grateful for my friends, the couple I have IRL and the dozens I have online and in my gaming guilds of the Seraphim and Angels of Eternal Destiny. To that end, I am grateful to have known my buddy on the other side of the world in Guild Wars 2, Flowerypants who passed away this year. He helped me to realize how fortunate I was for both my life as well as the chance to share deep things around my book in a way I will be forever remembering him.
I am thankful my sister and her family survived Hurricane Harvey and are on their way to full recovery. Despite all the material loss they suffered (see almost everything) they were all safe, including their cats. It has been such a warm feeling to see the outpouring of family and friends to pull together and help them in this terrible crisis too. I mean just staggering.
I am grateful, most of all, for my salvation and relationship with Jesus Christ. The gifts that he has given me from the night I chose to follow Him, back in 1997. Well surprise surprise. It’s been 20 years since I became born again! I did not realize that till now. Now that is an odyssey down memory lane.
There are so many more things for me to be thankful for in private, and I hope that most of all I keep remembering to be grateful for them throughout the year, and not just on one day, which when things are going sour is very hard, but the most important time to do it.
So that’s how I feel right now.
Thanks.
Now, as for what’s been going on with the book.
| Pages | 339 |
| Words | 110739 |
I’m still suspecting that this book will end up over 150k words, 4-500 pages, and I may just have reached the end of my middle build, or will be in a chapter or two. Not quite sure yet. I thought I did, and felt I had a good denouement for what would have been Volume 5 of the series, but now, I am not so sure if I should finish this part of the adventure before considering it such. Meh, we’ll see.
And the new chapters…
44. Among the Wolves
45. A Dangerous Trade
46. Twelve Fingers
47. Sacrifices
48. Reforging the Iron
49. Hope From Afar
I hope these tantalizing little tidbits are enjoyable for you. I kinda like dropping the teasers and keeping you in the know as to what the progress looks like. These have been incredibly intense chapters for me to write, and I’ve been waiting literally months to finally get to this point. And now that I’m there, I’m taking the deep breath before the plunge, as it were.
Also, I’ve started working on a new map. Much like what you can find in the first book, you will be able to track a goodly portion of the adventure’s trek through the wilds. Partially because I think you will enjoy it, but also because I need it to keep my understanding in place to the directions and locations our heroes are visiting.
No teaser draft this time though. I do that too much and it won’t be special anymore. 😉 You understand. We’ll see what happens.
Till then, it’s back to the Ondeandkurvfjell for me.
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