Writing Update on Book Four!
I haven’t given an update on my writing lately, and I think I need the boost to pep myself up. I completed the first draft of my fourth book about a month ago, and have not touched it since. This is my way though – I finish a draft and then let go for a while. The next thing I’ll do in this process is read the book from start to finish as a reader, not a writer, an editor, or proofreader. Just a reader. I want to see how I feel about the book, and I need to be apart from it for a while so I can thoroughly do so. I’m really curious to see what I think about the book and if it even makes any sense to me. This book took me the longest to write. I started in January and finished in July. I took some mega breaks in between writing as well, to enjoy my honeymoon and to start a new job. So I’m worried that my writing and my voice won’t flow as well as I want it to. But after that first read I’ll go back and re-read and take notes. Is there plot points started that I didn’t follow up on? Since I’m a panster and not a plotter, this happens often. Does my timeline match up? Again – same problem with the pantster/plotter issue.
It’s a little daunting going into self-editing, but I’m excited all the same, because this means my book is just that much closer to publication. I already have the cover design in mind and seriously – I cannot wait to share this. I knew what the cover was going to be before I had even written a word of the story, and in my mind it looks beautiful. I’m hoping for a release by the end of the year, but with Marching Ink having one other title for sure coming out this year, I’ll just have to see what our schedule looks like when that book has a firm release date. Hopefully more – such a clip from the book – is soon to come!
