Had to research binocular brands today while I was working on Chapter 3. Ha, ha, ha. I mentioned those things at the end of Browning’s Promise, and I had to bring them back for this one. All I can say is, my girl Andy has not been using them for birdwatching. Not entirely anyways.
Oh, man. My boy Luke has quite the introduction… Bringing the heat early on this one. I’ll blame it on Valentine’s Day. First 5,000 words done.
Finished Chapter 1 today. I got off to a slow start this week, but eventually fell into a groove. The opening scene involves some metaphorical stuff with Andy’s pet bird. I got to thinking, here’s this little creature wanting so desperately to be freed from its cage, and how maybe this parallels some of Andy’s […]
New year, new blog, new book, people! The title for my next manuscript will be Him Lessons! For this one, I’m bringing back my girl Andy who was introduced at the end Browning’s Promise and who also featured in Pretty Jane. Right from the jump, I knew I’d eventually get to telling her story, and […]
The following is my tentative publishing schedule for the fourth Browning Book. (All dates subject to change.) August 2021: Revisions continued. September 2021: Revisions completed. Front and back matter pages also completed including cover art, blurb, etc. October 2021: Revised manuscript submitted to KT at www.thebluegarret.com for editing. Cover art and book blurb finalized and […]
Woo-hoo!! Manuscript done! After two years of drafting, I finally typed the last sentence on this big, beautiful monster of a book baby. And I gotta say, the ending on this novel was by far my favorite to write. The epilogue for LD had me laughing, and crying, and just smiling like a total goof […]
Alright, today’s my birthday, and my big present to myself was going to be finishing this flipping manuscript. Alas, I did not. I still have the epilogue to write. But I am happy to have finished Chapter 46 which is the last one before the epilogue, and even happier still to have mended those broken […]
Oh, man. Chapter 41. I’m calling this one “The Fight” right now, but it could also be titled “The Moment Where Eli is a Monumental Dick.” Which I think is pretty self-explanatory. Yeah, this is that chapter where the male MC says some really harsh things because he’s pissed at his girl. (AKA, my titular […]
Just finished Chapter 40 which was a big dramatic moment in the story. It’s the bit where the hero and the villain go toe-to-toe. Or in this case, Lily squares off with Whip Hollis. I’d mentioned Whip in Browning’s Promise, and then he comes up again in Pretty Jane, but this is the first time […]
Just wrapped Chapter 37 today, and I feel like jumping up and cheering. Maybe doing some kind of happy dance like my girl, Lily. Because damn these last couple chapters were tough to write. Really delving into Lily’s drama with her parents, her lingering resentment towards her mother for the affair, and what actually happened […]