Readers,
I posted Chapter 27 this past weekend. It closes out book 2. I hit a mental roadblock after chapter 26 so wrote The Compound story. This is not the end, though I have marked it complete. The story started out as an additional three chapters on a story my editor sent me. That was in July of 2023. Now the story is at 254K words and 27 chapters with a few tangents into Stargate fanfiction, celebrities, espionage, World War II, and the main characters journey to the war in Iraq and back. Besides North Carolina where it's set, scenes take place in exotic locations like Florida, Greece, Iraq, Germany, and South Africa, to name a few, so far. I get bored easily as you might have guessed. I strive for historical accuracy so did my research, learning a lot along the way, as this story takes place in the 2005-06 time frame.
Those of you who have actually read all 27 chapters, thank you. I know the story was not perfect, but I tried to be grounded and have fun at the same time writing the type of story I wanted to read. Asking the question, would something like the Home Nudity experiment actually work is the premise and how does it affect the families? My goal when this wraps up is that you will come to your own conclusions. My guess is another 50 or 60K words, this story does have an end point.
Again, thank you for reading. Your comments, feedback, and questions are always appreciated.
Thanks to my editor Steve as always for the comments and quick turn arounds.
Have a Merry New Year’s.
Pete Fox,
On vacation in an undisclosed location in sunny and warm Asia.