Work in Progress: “Smugglers’ Road”

Yes, I’m still working on it. The “finished” original 111,879 words is currently a slenderized 109,567 words. I read it once and it was good. I read it twice and found some areas for improvement. Now I’m on my third read-through and finding innumerable passages ripe for polishing. As so many wise writers have said: “All writing is rewriting.” And truth be told, I love the rewriting. First drafts are hell. – Continued here>>>