Finding the groove

Taking time off from writing is like taking time off from exercising. It’s difficult to get back into a groove and reclaim the time you’ve given over to other things. Still, that’s where I sit now, finding the groove again and reclaiming the time I can to put into writing.

Still, I’ve finished up the first few chapters, I’m about 10,000 words in to book 4 of the 30 Stones Saga (There will probably be 9 books in all I think) and I’ve done a lot of revisions of those first few chapters as I poke around with some new characters.

The map I’ve created has been a huge asset this time around. If you look at the image at the top of this article and compare it to the one from mid-August, you can see there have been places added and place names as well. As characters start to discover those places, I’m discovering them too. And, if you’ve read book 3, Magic’s Genesis: Reckoning, you might recognize at least one of those new places. (Oh, by the way, if you have read books 2 and/or 3, please feel free to leave a review on Amazon. Don’t be shy – review it honestly, and I promise I won’t be offended).

Getting book 4 out the door before Christmas will be a 50/50 proposition right now with the smart money betting the over. Just don’t see it happening, but I’d be happy to be wrong. I think the first month or two of 2020 will be a more likely scenario.

In other news, next Saturday is Olde Salem Days   in Salem, Virginia. I’ll be there with my pal Valerie Archual, so if you find yourself in Salem, swing by our booth on North Market Street.

I’m off to do my monthly Hour-Long Story for my patrons over on Patreon. This month’s story will be based on the random line: “She wasn’t happy about it, but she’d been recalled to life for a reason.”

Cheers to all.