Daryl Leonardo's Blog - Posts Tagged "second-book"
Second Book Announcement ... Kind of
It's a difficult balance trying to keep up with writing on top of your real life. I can be a little obsessive when it comes to my work, and I often find that when I'm not working on it physically - writing, that is - I'm working on it mentally whilst I'm going about my day. That being said, I have been getting quite a bit of writing done, and I'm happy to say that I'm about 2/3rds of the way to completing my next manuscript.
Now, I don't want to say too much since I'm still in the process of writing it. I just wanted to drop a quick update. I've had a number of people reach out to me via social media asking about a follow up to my first book - drown. The answer is yes. I wouldn't say it's a sequel, but it does take place in the same universe and begins a few months after the end of drown. Probably the biggest piece of info I'm willing to drop is that it's told from another character's perspective, but I'll leave that up to speculation for now.
Now, I don't want to say too much since I'm still in the process of writing it. I just wanted to drop a quick update. I've had a number of people reach out to me via social media asking about a follow up to my first book - drown. The answer is yes. I wouldn't say it's a sequel, but it does take place in the same universe and begins a few months after the end of drown. Probably the biggest piece of info I'm willing to drop is that it's told from another character's perspective, but I'll leave that up to speculation for now.
Second Book Update!!!
Alrighty folks. I just wanted to drop in and give a quick update on the progress of my second book. I'm currently in the process of writing the last few chapters that I had planned and everything is coming together really nicely, I think.
A few weeks ago, I was really struggling with my motivation. I just could not for the life of me find the will to want to write. And even when I did manage to get myself writing, I was questioning everything I was doing, and it just wasn't coming out very smoothly or naturally to me. Writing became sort of an uphill battle for a while.
Now, I have managed to get back into to the groove, but unfortunately, I have gotten a bit behind. Initially, my plan was to have it ready for publishing by the end of the year, but with the holidays fast approaching, I'm having doubts. And given that my first novel - drown - had a decade to stew, I don't want to rush this one. I don't want to put out a product that I'm not satisfied with simply to meet a deadline, and being an independent author, I'm fortunately in a position where I don't have to.
That being said, I am working on it. The second book is coming. I don't want to set another date for it until I'm closer to publishing, but just know, it is on it's way.
A few weeks ago, I was really struggling with my motivation. I just could not for the life of me find the will to want to write. And even when I did manage to get myself writing, I was questioning everything I was doing, and it just wasn't coming out very smoothly or naturally to me. Writing became sort of an uphill battle for a while.
Now, I have managed to get back into to the groove, but unfortunately, I have gotten a bit behind. Initially, my plan was to have it ready for publishing by the end of the year, but with the holidays fast approaching, I'm having doubts. And given that my first novel - drown - had a decade to stew, I don't want to rush this one. I don't want to put out a product that I'm not satisfied with simply to meet a deadline, and being an independent author, I'm fortunately in a position where I don't have to.
That being said, I am working on it. The second book is coming. I don't want to set another date for it until I'm closer to publishing, but just know, it is on it's way.
