The End

I’m hurtling to the end of my WIP. About eight chapters left to write, and I’m hoping I can be done by this weekend. I’ve already changed and edited the first half at least five times, so I’m feeling really good about the shape the book is in and I can’t wait to start sending it out into the world.

This is the opposite of how I usually feel at the end of a book. I’m usually convinced it’s utter crap and put it away for a few weeks, then read through for edits and think, well, hey this is actually pretty good.

With this WIP (titled Revive Me I have been excited every step of the way. Excited when I flipped the primary and secondary characters. Excited when I deleted the secondary characters POV. Excited when I reached the middle. Excited, excited, excited!

That never happens. So, either I’ve lost it…or this is the best thing I’ve ever written. Which, ideally, everything you’re currently working on is the best thing you’ve ever written.

It’s a bit of a departure for me. Darker and sexier and angstier than I usually write, but if I look at the progression of my books and my voice, this is where I’ve been headed all along. I think you’ll see glimpses of this dark in Flight Risk in August and even in Risky Return next year. But it’s really come to the forefront in the past few single titles I’ve tackled (which are currently out in the world, waiting for a verdict).

Also, a month from today marks the day I will leave for the RWA conference in Atlanta. Pardon me while I go have a little panic attack.

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