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Newsletter - April 25, 2023
We had another busy week, followed by a weekend near Dallas for a basketball tournament. I had to miss my middle daughter's final dance competition in San Antonio which went on at the same time. 😥Meanwhile, our youngest is going nuts with her crocheting (in a good way).
I finally got through the principal theme of the Troll's Teeth story. Ironically, I stumbled coming out the other side, not realizing I had a gotcha. But I had some time to think it through on the three-hour drive home from Dallas, and I think the gotcha has turned into a way to make the story even better. I'm not 100% sure, because the change has tentacles that would reach broadly into the world, but I'm excited about it. (I think. Hesitantly excited.)
I haven't done this in a while -- I'm attaching a first draft of a segment of the story. It's not from the first book of Thaumatropic Roots, but rather the second... unless I decide to smash them together. So part of my write-ahead rather than keep-editing efforts. Note that the story may look vastly different by the time it is done. But it's fun to share some early work from time to time--just don't hold me to the details.
​Trolls Teeth.pdf​
o To-Do list for writing last week:
Email updates- Keep editing Mother of Trees - yup, some small but continued progress
- Write ahead - Finish the scene prior to Troll's Teeth, then jump back to the Troll's Teeth story - I've thought that segment of the story through some, and it won't be quick to write. I'll be working on it for a few weeks.
o To-Do list for writing this week:
- Email updates
- Keep editing Mother of Trees
- Write ahead - Work through the gotcha for getting them back out of the Troll's Teeth. The solution I came up with requires some noticeable backstory changes.
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Steven J Morris
Hi! If you enjoy fantasy with snarky humor, I've got some books for you. My newsletter takes you along the creative journey, and keeps you informed of what's brewing.
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