Status Update

Once in a while it's good to take inventory of where you are in order to see where you're going. Things have been a bit busy in my writing world and triggered me to remember that it's a good time to take stock of each story I'm working on.

Spirit Hackers

My second beta reader finished the book a couple of weeks ago and we've e-mailed back and forth a bunch of times getting her feedback and answers to my multitude of questions. Next stop: round 3 of editing!

Loopback

I must say I'm quite surprised and happy about the progress I've made within Loopback. Since starting this novel I've written 22,840 words which is great because I have a lot going on in my life that takes away most of my time. I've fallen into a groove of writing on my two days off and I'm also keeping close to my 3,000-word-per-week goal I established a few weeks ago. The book is already more than 25% done and we're rocking & rolling.

Project X

Wait, I'm working on a third item?? Didn't I JUST say I wasn't?? Well project X is a quick thing I'm working on that I AM able to work into my writing schedule. This is a short story (no more than 7,500 words) that I'm working on for submission into an anthology. I'm already 3,400 words into Project X so this is something I'll have wrapped up soon.

This short story is something that really intrigues me and I'm excited to submit this out to see if it'll be picked up. As things play out I'll provide more details but for now this is where my writing energy is going. Now Loopback is not on hold or even taking a back seat. I'm simply working on Project X for a few days since there's a deadline involved with that.

We're turning the corner into very exciting times in my writing world since Spirit Hackers is that much closer to a querying stage and Project X coming out of nowhere.

While I'm holding on for the ride and remaining positive for results I'd love to know how you're juggling your projects!

This article was updated on October 21, 2024