First, that’s not me. You can tell because the office is far too organized. Color coded folders? Not in this lifetime.

I’m STILL working on book 2. I’m not going to lie. It’s been a struggle. The editors have ordered me to stop writing and plot. The book is too broken. Just one problem. I write by the seat of my pants. Plotting has never been a thing I’m good at. The ideas come as I write. But they’re right. This project is too big for that.

I’ve started by summarizing everything I have so far. I hate to admit it, but it’s helped me find weak points. Today I start fixing they summaries—moving things around, deleting and adding scenes, maybe drinking at some point. I also have a story board started for book 3. As I have ideas, I’m adding to that so I can lay groundwork in book 2. I have no idea how long that will take. This is new ground for me. I’ve expressed my displeasure, but we all know it’s a skill I have to develop, and to do that, you have to work on it. Will I gripe? Every step of the way. But I’ll take the steps. Stay tuned for updates.