Grand evening to you all. I hope you had a splendid Veteran’s Day. Thank you to all Veteran’s who served and to our current military family. You deserve so much more than just one day of appreciation. God bless you for your service.
Next Friday, November 18, I sign my author contract with Oghma Creative Media. I’m very excited to partner with Oghma and look forward to my book launch date in the spring of 2018. I know that is a long wait, but I believe the time will be well spent transforming my manuscript into a book.
I’ve started my second book. The first chapter received positive reviews from my critique group. Writing brings me joy. It is wonderful to see and work with others who appreciate and want to reward my hard work. And don’t get me wrong, writing is hard work, especially when you offer your best prose. Take pride in what you write, clean up the mistakes, check for errors and ask for help as needed. Authors are willing to help. I’m looking forward to doing this as well. If I can do this, you can too. Write your story, revise it, send it to publishers and get published. Write the story you want to read, because history doesn’t write itself.
Quick note to all of you in NaNoWriMo: Keep up the good work. Two and a half more weeks of dedicated time and you’ll have a draft of your novel completed. It’ll feel good.
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What I’m Reading – Many readers I know like to inquire what their favorite author is reading. At the end of each blog post, I’ll let you know what I’m reading. I may not be a published author yet, but I hope my choice of reading material inspires you to read. I finished reading Bloom County Episode XI A New Hope. Mr. Breathed paints a wonderful alternative to our humdrum daily lives with Opus, Bill the Cat and all the others excel at lunacy. I’m now reading Fail to the Chief by W. T. Fallon, a satire about the presidential election running as a reality show where viewers vote out potential candidates on a regular basis. I know I said in my previous post that I would get back to my Theology of the Body series by St. Pope John Paul II. I ordered the book last week and didn’t come in in time. I encourage you to read a variety of topics.