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Newsletter - February 28, 2023
Friends invited my wife and me to a Journey concert in Austin--really fun night.
Then on the weekend, the first of this year's track meets for my oldest -- since it was a long drive and she had to be there hours before her event, I got there and snuck in a run myself. Then my wife and I got a second night out in one week -- hanging out with friends and laughing the night away. (It's probably a good thing there are no pics of that adventure.)
I'm very happy with the progress made over the last week on adding in a second PoV for Mother of Trees. Edith's advice was dead on. I think the story's skeleton might be done. Places need more meat on the bone, and I have to wrap my mind around this being a different and shorter book than I intended, but I think she was right about where to cut it, and put the next part in a next book. I'm not entirely convinced yet. In my first series, I wrote out the whole thing, all four books, before releasing Book 1. With a little more experience and confidence, I don't feel I need to go to quite that extreme, but I need to do more than I've done so far to convince myself this split will work.
I'm following more of Edith's lead by creating "excerpt readings" for IG/FB. I'm still learning - because I used a filter, and possibly also because I added music, I cannot use the readings in ads. I'll do another and try to get it right. The dragon remains on the wall for now, but I think it will be leaving soon.
o To-Do list for writing last week:
Email updatesWork on the alternate PoV for Mother of Trees- Try to finalize contract with artist. Still WIP, but we're talking again.
o To-Do list for writing this week:
- Email updates
- Re-read MoT and make notes for corrections.
- Keep poking ahead on the next book(s) to convince myself it will all come together.
- Try to finalize contract with artist.
Previous Newsletters
- Newsletter - February 21, 2023
- Newsletter - February 14, 2023
- Newsletter - February 7, 2023
- Newsletter - January 31, 2023
May you get lost this week in another world.
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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