Yes, that is the question that greeted me this morning upon completion of A Place at the Table. I'm glad the book was enjoyed enough to want more!
The answer, of course, is just slightly more optimistic than the answer to "When is your Senator going to wise up?"
Another comment: "Lovely ending. It is a fitting place to finish the story, though the greedy reader in me wants to know more, and whether Liam ends up marrying within his class, or perhaps forges a new path."
I love comments like this as they keep me encouraged and writing. I'm happy to say that I expect to finish writing the first draft of the second chapter yet today! I started writing A Place Among Peers on January 4. I have a mild degree of confidence that the writing will speed up now that my heart has slowed down. I was in A-fib the past two months and that slowed my thinker. Ablation and cardioversion on Thursday this week has reset my heart successfully and I'm feeling more energy already. Which may also be related to the fact that I just woke up from my first nap of the day.
Typically, writing a book like this and getting it to publication takes around a year. A Place at the Table took closer to fourteen months. I truly wish I could report a quicker turn-around time, but if I can succeed at this one, it will be out before Christmas this year.
A Place at the Table concluded today at the point where Liam and Meredith moved into their adjoining apartments and Liam began his first few weeks at the University. I'm not writing a daily diary kind of book, so A Place Among Peers picks up about a year or year-and-a-half into their University experience and is focused on Liam's concern for the treatment of other classes. If he is going to lead the world to better class relations, he is going to need to lead the Leaders in the same direction. Just because they have similar character, aptitudes, and abilities doesn't mean they all have the same social direction.
So, that's where the book stands now and is probably where you'll hear from me next, though I have a draft or two of other books I might get around to finishing before that. Thank you all for your kind support and for enjoying this little story!
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