I didn’t realize it had been so long since I’d updated the progress blog here. Over the last three weeks, a bit has changed with things. My new (wonderful) editor, Lauren, sent me her initial feedback earlier in this month, which I’ve read at least half a dozen times by now. I agreed on most […]
Over the last three weeks, I’ve been chugging away at My Last Days, trying to get through the first draft. You can see the recent word count history there on the right. A couple of big days early on, but I’ve been slowing and missing days due to “real life” getting in the way. It’s […]
It didn’t occur to me until I just typed the title of this post that both of my first two books have three word titles. Completely unintentional, I assure you. Since my last update, a number of things have happened. So let’s catch you up, shall we? I launched this here website. It’s not entirely […]
As I sit here watching Die Hard on this fine Saturday morning, I thought I’d post an update on where things are. I finished the third draft early this week. There’s around eight new chapters and three or four have been expanded further, but were previously existing chapters. I’ve also spoken with a few more […]
Based on the feedback I received from the four folks that finished reading A Sour Chord, I’ve revised the book to complete the third draft. I’m really pleased with the first feedback! I sent out the book to a total of 7 people and heard back from 4, so I’ve done some revisions based on that […]
So much has happened in the last week! Let’s get you all caught up, shall we? For starters, I’ve sent out the book to half a dozen friends to read and give me their feedback. Not so much on the grammar and typo side, but of the story itself. They’ve been chugging along pretty quickly. […]
It’s been a month since my last update and I’ve been hard at work on reconfiguring parts of the story. Since the last update, a number of things have changed and gotten completed; Our female lead has gotten a name change — I never liked the name I originally picked, so I went through a […]
I was so excited about the progress this week (not to mention busy) that I didn’t have a chance to write a blog about this week’s big milestone: the first edit is complete! Austin really pulled through and edited the last half of the book in about a week, and I managed to get through […]
I’ve been chugging away at the edits that Austin sent over before he left for a vacation in Greece (I know, I’m jealous too!) and I’d guesstimate I’m a little less than halfway through the list of edits he had. So far I’ve trimmed a few thousand words out through the various edits, which I […]
I’ve been chugging away at doing my first read through and am just about halfway there. It’s such a surreal experience to read your own work, especially since I’ve been reading it on the iPad. Though I decided the other day that once I’m done with Austin’s edits (which should hopefully be soon), I’m going […]
The longer and longer the editing process takes, the more and more I feel like it’s never going to end. It seems like we’ve been editing for months. In some aspects, we have, but it feels like a lot longer than it actually has taken. My buddy Austin, you know him — the one that’s […]
Despite going through his last few weeks of his Masters program, Austin’s been awesome at doing this editing project. I imagine that when all is said and done, he’s probably going to hate me a little bit. I don’t think he realized how much work this would be when I asked him to do it. […]
