There are those that do their best work when facing a
deadline. Some who need a target to
drive them to get the work done. I am
not among those folks
When “Misty Creek” was released I set a timetable for
the completion of the sequel, “Elizabeth’s Journey”, 18 months. I had a draft and was well into the first
revise believing that goal was easily attainable…Silly me. But life has too many demand and the work
required was far more than I anticipated.
When the revised draft returned from my editor, I was
surprised by the thousands of comments, many positive, but most raising
questions I had not asked myself. Just
because I understood the character’s motivation does not mean it is clear to
the reader. I had expected to finish
this revise in four months…September 5th.
Well it is September 5th and to put it
mildly the revision is not finished. In
truth I am happy that I have reached halfway through that endeavor. But the revision is not the final work
required. Though there is much left to
do before I have molded earlier drafts into the final, progress is being made. For those that have read “Misty Creek” and
long for the next part of Elizabeth’s story I ask for patience. I must strive to my best to make “Elizabeth’s
Journey” a worthy sequel.
So for all of you that have read “Misty Creek” or are
friends of this author, I have decided to give you updates, weekly when
possible. So stay tuned....
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