This past Tuesday I wrote the climax of my second novel. I don’t know if anyone, beyond my blog readers, will ever read either of my novels. But it has been a joy to write both. Completing a novel has been on my bucket list since I was a teen, but I was never certain I’d get around to it. Now I’ve “gotten around to it” twice ¹. This blows my mind.

I’ll finish up my blog draft of In The Land Of The Penny Gnomes toward the end of September, and after that I will have to take a break from writing new fiction for Tuesdays. Since I can only devote one day a week to writing fiction, it’s been difficult finding the time I need to both pour back through Welcome To The Valleys so I can both prepare the story for release as an eBook and map out its sequel. I do have a general plot the second story in The Valleys mapped out in my head, but it’s going to be a much more complex tale than my previous efforts. I need to map it out in Aeon Timeline so I can keep everything straight ². I’m also musing over my third setting, The Parallel — but it’s still in its infancy. Being able to devote only one day a week to fiction writing is difficult, there’s so much I want to do but “real life” keeps getting in the way ³! I hate to take a break because I enjoy Fiction Tuesday, but if I don’t I’m afraid I’ll never get these stories polished up.

I am honored by those who have chosen to take these journeys with me. I’m also humbled some real writers ⁴ have come along as well. Your presence blows my mind, thank you.

Onward and upward!