Keepers DAY 57

I gotta say, this new, little love "side-story" is turning fun to watch and write. It never ceases to amaze me when even these new, "unplanned" side-plots and stories seem to fit perfectly with the big picture and main story. This new scene that I wrote yesterday served as the catalyst and lead-in for the next chapter so perfectly that you would have thought it was part of my original outline, but I didn't even see it coming until the moment it was on paper. I love being in "the zone."

I'm also wrapping up the last details and rewrites on The Watchers, and getting ready to send it out. I am really struggling with the common author questions: do I get an agent or proceed on my own. So far I've done OK without one, but this next book was written for a wider audience. I think I may try a couple of publishers that accept submissions without them, and then take it from there (while I do some research on who to approach).

I've said it before and I'll probably say it again, but it is sad how work gets in the way of life.

So let it be written...

so let it be done.

Keepers DAY 56

Watchers is just about wrapped up. Cover letter - check; Detailed narrative - check; First few chapters polished - check; Letter to current publisher explaining disappointments with editing, marketing, and distribution efforts - check.

I will likely need a couple of nights this week to finish typing the edits from last week, but today I start back on Keepers. It's exciting to see how it's all going to fit together.

So let it be written...

so let it be done.