Blame it on the new tank. Blame it on Lily's move. Blame it on the fact that spring is finally on its way. Blame it on whatever you want, but the fact of the matter is, I've finally managed to write two more chapters in the fourth novel. I've finally managed to push other story ideas away and focus on Sarah and London. And I've finally written myself out of the part of the story I was dreading. Now it's on to the fun, exciting pieces, and that'll be even more motivation to keep going. Once I start seeing improvements like these, it makes me excited. There is still a longgg ways to go, but I'm nearly half way through getting this novel down on paper (only one more chapter to go and we're half way there!) and after the half way point, it usually goes significantly faster.
Where will I go from here? Well, I'll keep writing. At this rate, if I can keep this pace up, it would be nice to aim to have it all on paper by the end of July. And then I will need to type it all up. That should not take nearly as long. Then it will need editing, proofing, revisions, and the story itself will need to visit the illustrator so we can start working on the inside illustrations and the cover image. And once all of that is done, well, then we can start talking production. It's still going to take a lot of time, and it's still going to be a lot of work, but I'm nearly done the hardest and longest phase.
Will keep you posted.
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