Weekly Progress Update

Weekly Progress Update

Whew, just about finished. I’m up to 133,500 words for Book Two (can’t wait until the Title is announced on Thursday so I can stop saying ‘Book Two’) with only two or three chapters left!

Part of me considered just knocking out the last of it today. A big part. But, I like to keep a steady progress and not rush in order to avoid mistakes. Next weekend, I’ll read through my last few paragraphs and finish the first draft with a refreshed perspective. A lot of times my thoughts from Sunday’s writing session will change when I next sit down on Friday to pick up where I left off – for better or worse.

Also, once the first draft is finished, I’m moving straight into Book Three (oh god, now I have to call that one ‘Book Three’ for the next 6 months). I like to maintain momentum and keep it all fresh in my mind. I’ll be working on editing over the next few months, then hope to get it published sometime between June and September. Ideally, June is what I’m striving for, but I made mistakes with Honor due to being too eager to publish. Mistakes I wish I had caught prior to publication that I’m now working to correct. So, I’ll be taking Book Two a bit more slowly in order to avoid making the same mistakes and hope the end result will be all the better because of it.

This week also marks the first Free E-book promotion for Honor, between February 15th – 19th. So far, the promotion is doing great and a lot of new readers have picked it up. It even made it all the way to #12 in Epic Fantasy on Amazon. My goal is to reach the Top 10, but we’ll see! It’s been a good learning experience and I have some future marketing plans for both Honor and M– (oops, almost gave it away) Book Two.

Keep an eye out for some future content, check out the Skirmishes if you haven’t yet, and join me in the anxiousness of getting Book Two ready for print.

See you on the battlefield.