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My Writing Plan: Week of August 15

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This week I’ve made GREAT progress!!! I’m up to chapter 19 in revisions on A Cat for Troy (total of 26 chapters). It’s really shaping up well. I’m working my way through feedback from my beta readers, going chapter by chapter (I LOVE Scrivener!). One thing I realized… I first began writing this, well before Uber became a Thing… so now I’m having to seek out all references to taxis, cabs and cabbies, and change them over LOL.

At this point, I am going to be actively seeking beta readers for another round of Cat before I send it off to an editor for a final read-through and corrections. I have a webpage that explains what beta readers do, and my own process for handing beta reading, and some links to youtube videos for those new to the process. If you’re reading this and you’re interested, please go to my Beta Readers webpage, then give me a shout!!

In Other, Non-Writing-Related News……

  • Coronavirus, of course. I’ve been in self-imposed #stayhome since March 15th, when I read this article by a journalist in Italy. I’m also tracking the coronavirus in Tucson, where I live. The curve is definitely not flattening, in fact, it continues to rise.
    • Tucson: 19,164 with 524 deaths (probably lots more deaths than this, as we’re now sending patients out of the county and even out of state, so more could be dying far from home)
    • US = 5,289,196 with 170,577 deaths

 

The Books

  1. Truck Stop
  2. Wishes in a Bottle (Wishes & Dreams #1)
  3. A Gift of Jacinth (Wishes & Dreams #2)
  4. SwanSong (Sons of the Desert #1)
  5. Castles in the Sand (Sons of the Desert #2)

 

The Manuscripts

  1. Finished Manuscripts, major revisions in progress prior to 2nd wave of beta reading:
    1. WHEN DARKNESS FALLS (201,775 words, as follows:)
      1. Book 1: The Palace (61,150)
      2. Book 2: The Dark Lord (90,500)
      3. Book 3: The Prophecy (39,400)
    2. A CAT FOR TROY, Wishes & Dreams #3
  2. In-Progress Manuscripts:
    1. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
    2. SHADOW CAT, Wishes & Dreams #4
  3. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
    1. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
    2. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
    3. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle
  4. Planned Manuscripts:
    1. HATED MATE, Wishes & Dreams #5
    2. UNNAMED, Wishes & Dreams #6

 

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order except as indicated)

  1. Keep revising A Cat for Troy!
  2. Begin advertising for beta readers for A Cat for Troy.
  3. Keep staying home and safe.

 

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