I continue to write at a pace exceeding 35,000 words a week. That sentence includes both the old (I) and the new (35,000 words). I have very little life other than that. I went to a pizza lunch meeting for the resort on Wednesday, did a 100-mile tour to the Blythe Intaglios Friday, had a birthday breakfast with folks from the resort on Saturday. And I napped. Other than that, I wrote.
But I thought I'd update you as to where those words were going. You can read about the mundane things and my deep philosophy on my First Exit Blog at http://firstexit0.blogspot.com/2019/03/happy-st-patricks-day.html if you are interested in that.
1) Wild Woods (Wayzgoose) went to proofreaders last week and one has already returned over 100 typos. I can't say enough how much I appreciate volunteer editors and proofreaders! We are still on track to begin posting Wild Woods on SOL April 26 with general release to the public on June 23. My next task is to design a cover.
2) Double Take is running fast in all venues. Chapter 23, the beginning of Part III: Perambulation, posted this week and we are well underway. There is a total of 47 chapters in Book 1. Since Amazon banned it, the Kindle eBook is available only by dropping $3.50 to me at www.paypal.me/aroslav with your email address for delivery. In the meantime, I've begun funneling the completed chapters of Part VIII: Transliteration (the last part of book 2) to my editors and I've begun outlining Part IX. That will begin Book 3. I expect no delay between posting Book 1 and Book 2 with Book 2 beginning here on SOL June 1. We're tracking.
3) I just started rewriting an old manuscript for Wayzgoose, the sequel to For Blood or Money, titled Municipal Blondes. I'm excited about this story. I wrote it right after the first draft of FBOM back in 2006. The story holds together pretty well with only minor storyline edits required. The writing, I'm improving significantly. I won't be waiting for Wild Woods to end before I start posting Municipal Blondes. It is a shorter novel (60,000 words) and will likely start posting around the first of May. It's never been released before and may be available at the same time as Wild Woods in June.
4) Sitting outside having a martini and a cigar (someone has to do the hard work) as I contemplate what story to begin working on next. I usually have two in writing at a time and want to be working on a new story by June. Possibilities include rewriting The Props Master 2: A Touch of Magic and getting it ready to read or finally launching into the Swarm story I've been promising myself and others for a couple of years. Of course, any of half a dozen other stories that I have on the back burner (huge stove) could suddenly demand my attention.
So, there you have what I'm working on as I look at maps and plot my vagabond journey around the world in in October. If you're a fan from New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, India, Southern Europe, or the UK and would like me to include a visit on my schedule, let me know. At the moment those are merely the proposed destinations. Convince me I should include someplace else. I'm easy.
And don't forget to vote! The Clitorides Awards are now being decided. For the first time in several years, I don't have a story nominated, but several of my favorites are. Get out there and vote for your favorites. Authors depend on you!