I like to take stock on where I am with my work and I feel it’s important to share that with you here. Every two weeks you can find out what I’m currently writing and what I’ve been reading.
Writing
The big news first, of course, is that the first draft of The Medusa Coin is finished! NaNoWriMo has been a tremendous experience all around but seeing the draft set in three weeks is unbelievably gratifying. There were a few days I felt like walking away but I had an incredible amount of support from family and friends. Many thanks to everyone keeping me at the computer and plugging away.
The Goodreads giveaway for Signs of Portents is over! Congrats to the winners. Your books will be on the way at the end of the week. Enjoy them! I’m excited to have some new eyes on the series and hope you’ll stick with the series. Lots of story left to tell.
After a successful challenge with NaNoWriMo, I figured now would be the perfect time to step back and enjoy a small vacation. INSTEAD, I did something stupid. While I was drafting The Medusa Coin, on one of my slower days, I accidentally outlined the next short story collection. (You heard me. Accidentally. Not my fault.)
Rather than leave it as the couple pages of notes it currently is I think I might take my momentum and really have a go at fleshing out the stories involved.
Unlike the upcoming Tales from Portents which serves as a prequel collection taking place before Signs, this new collection will fit squarely between The Medusa Coin and the final novel of the first cycle. I’m dying to tell you more about these next two books, especially the fifth and final in the cycle but that will have to wait a bit longer.
Reading
Not much in this regard again. Apologies. Now that the draft is off my plate I plan to catch up on some reading before I get too far into the next project, including binging on my favorite four-color mags and a novel or two between holiday related festivities.
I have a lot to be thankful for this year including having you here with me on this crazy journey.
Happy Thanksgiving!
