Another Hangman’s Cross update

Just another quick post to let you know how we’re doing on our next book. I had started first revisions on the second book of the duology, The Burning Noose, but felt like there were just too many unresolved rewrites in The Hangman’s Cross. So against my instincts, I backtracked and started��all over again editing and rewriting Hangman’s Cross.

At first, it was a god-awful slog. It took me days to rework a single chapter and I despaired of ever getting these books into a readable state. But bit by bit, I’ve reconstructed the manuscript to bring it closer to our vision. Now I’m 100 pages in (out of 266) and finally��feeling the flow.

It’s growing easier with each passing chapter. I’ve got a better handle on the story and the characters now, which has better equipped me to mange their stories. I still don’t know if anyone��else will like it, but I think we’ll manage to craft a book that Aron and I will be proud of.

I’m hoping to have The Hangman’s Cross into the hands of beta readers before the full scorch of summer hits us. Wish us luck!