A lot going on...

There's a lot going on in my life in both of my worlds.  The most exciting is that my younger son is done with high school!  He is in an Early College program, which means he has one more year before he gets his diploma, and when he does, he'll also be receiving his Associates Degree in the engineering field!  So very proud of him!!  This last month and half of school - between him and my daughter - has made life kind of a blur for me.  I think I'm looking forward to Summer more than them (if that's possible)!   In my writer's world there a lot that I'm pretty excited about, and somethings that make me want to cry (however, we're not going to talk about that):

First, I have finished my draft of book two for Rise of Ansea.  Well, finished enough that I am going to give it to someone else to read.  It's lacking in word count compared to the first book, but I'm hoping that will right itself after it has had a new pair of eyes to look at it.  So excited that it is so close to being ready to share with you.  Should (hopefully) have it done in time for the shows in November (I already have the subtitle and I know what the cover is going to be 😁)!

Second, I might have mentioned earlier that I gave book one of Story 10 to someone else to read.  After listening to their feedback,  I think that I'm going to make it one book instead of two.  The first book ends nicely, but the story has really just begun.  When I finish book 2 I'm going to give the same person, plus another person, both 1 and 2 to see if its more enjoyable as one book. It will just be a long one book - obviously, since I can make it two books (as of right now it would be approx. 155,000 words which is more than the third dragon book,"Darkness", which is 140,000words).  More importantly in the news of Story 10, there's this section in book 2 that every time I reread it, I always get frustrated.  I'm always tinkering with it - every time I read it.  Well this time I finally saw the big picture clearer and I am so excited.  So I'm almost done with book two and then that will be all set.  Would be awesome if I can bring it to the shows in November, but I think that's probably going to remain just a dream.

Third,  I am almost done with my newest story (Story 26).  I just have to bridge everything I've written to the final scene.  I had some people change the story by doing the unexpected so I had to go back and rearrange things and while doing that I realized there was an element that didn't make sense anymore and I had to fix that.   It probably won't be done by November, but hopefully shortly after!

Fourth, but probably most exciting, is Story 16 is 98% ready for me to publish!  The story is written, the title created, the cover is done (finally, I know)!!! I have to write the short and long blurbs for the book, and format it, and then it will be ready!!  My goal for release is July 1st!  I will definitely have this book at the shows in November!

The shows in November are in Michigan at Rochester High School (Nov. 2) and Romeo High School (Nov. 9)