Improbable Things

Continuing to publish on Kindle Vella, and starting to work on the paperback! Also, I have a lot more books in my home now than I did last week, which is good because my daughters appear to love books. Meanwhile, I'm reading Star Trek fiction and pondering what it means practically to be a writer.

My book is out! Sort of. I'm doing something a little different this time. My daughter also learned how to tell the difference between two of her colored pencils, and I ponder the reasons it's difficult to write and share about personal things.

My book is on track for publication, and I'm having great discussions with my editor about worldbuilding! Also, I'm announcing my secret reading goal for the year and considering the different aspects of storytelling and how we are drawn to different parts of the process.

Major update on editing and a much less happy update on libraries. Also, why do I use the word "slightly" too much? What do I admire about N. D. Wildon's writing? And as I look back on a decade of the Firmament Series, I ponder the purpose of it all.

Rewriting is going faster now, but it's hard to keep up with all the details from all the books in a series! Also, why are so many kids books so... weird? And what are we looking to get out of reading? Are spoilers good or bad?

Editing, as usual, has been slow but steady. There are a lot of details to be filled in in the story. Also, I need more bookshelves and I have thought on the new season of Stranger Things!

I'm doing official rewrites, and I love it! In this episode I talk about some ways I'm trying to improve the story, how much my daughter loves her pencil, what the show Angel has to teach me about the emotional ups and downs of a series, and more!

Editing is going well, but there is one major flaw my first drafts always have that I'm having to work on. I'm also reading Till We Have Faces and I have a few thoughts -- and I watched Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which I have a lot of thoughts about!

I've found an unusual way to help motivate me to get my editing done, and I have a plan to finish my draft! I also talk about my first ever "book," problems with leaving large time gaps in a series, and how my perfectionism affects my writing process.

Trying to find new rhythms and routines for my writing and editing, and learning that part of that is allowing spaces for rest! Also, I'm realizing the series I'm reading had a big impact on the Firmament series, and I'm so happy seeing my kids already becoming story-lovers!