Almost exactly one year ago I finished posting to this site my first novel Make the Cut. It was received well, and I was proud of my efforts, especially for a debut work. I learned a great deal during that effort about all aspects of writing and publishing.
Over the next year I have written and published three follow-on novels in the same series and one new, unrelated Novella in a new one. All have been well received and I thank my readers.
My editors have noted that I have matured greatly as a writer during that time and if you have read my stories you may also have noticed changes. Hopefully they are for the better. There is still much that can be learned though and I expect my style will continue to evolve for as long as I continue to write.
December update:
Currently, I am wrapping up posting of book four Cut and Run. There are four chapters left and the book will be fully released around the New Years holiday.
What comes next? Well I wish I could say that book five is ready and waiting but that would be premature. I am nearing the two-thirds point in writing John's fifth novel and due to a slew of excuses, the writing is going slow. A career change in real life is the main culprit and has reduced my writing time to mainly just the weekends.
Still, I continue to make slow, steady progress and expect this to continue. I have sent the first part off to be looked at by my main editor and I've been told it's good, so there is that. With that said, I fully intend to complete and offer book five Cut to the Quick at some point in the next year. I have the full storyline charted and just need to commit it to the keyboard.
Writing for me still seems new. As I am doing it I can't help but wonder what the hell I am doing. But, later, when I re-read and refine what I have written I sometimes find myself wondering "Did I really write that? wow!" so there are rewards from the efforts... enough to keep slogging along writing more.
I also continue due to you, the reader. Without your support and comments I would probably give up and go back to my other, more solitary hobbies. Thank you for your support, both here and at the retail sites. Your support fills me with pride and I carry that with me in all that I do.
Have a good holiday and best wishes.
C. Brink