Almost Finished
@just4him (305230)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
April 8, 2017 1:19pm CST
Freedom's Cry is almost finished and I will be back with you full time, or almost full time. I still need to get it ready to publish. I have a minimum of two chapters left. If it's more than that, three. So I'm almost finished and I'm so happy with it. I got a lot done on it yesterday and I'm ready to start Chapter 52.
So please bear with me while I get this book finished. My excitement is growing as I near the finish line with this book.
Someone asked me what I would do when I finished it, if I would open a bottle of champagne or have a champagne moment. No. I'm not sure yet, but I might treat myself to dinner and a movie. Who knows. In the past when I finished a book, I was depressed for a few days because it was finished. This series feels like a life work for me, and to have it finished will be wonderful, but I will probably feel like - what's next. Don't worry, I have a lot of books that are in some stage of writing, so I have a lot to choose from. No doubt I will choose a finished manuscript and get it ready for publication as well now that this series will be finished. Or I might work on what I lovingly call my 'problem child'. I've been working on this book probably as long as I've been working on Freedom's Cry, but having more trouble with it because I'm out of my comfort zone with it, working in a genre I don't really read or like to read - romance. I can tell you if I do work on that one, I've already taken it outside the box of a normal 300 page romance. It is not your gag me with a spoon, I'm going to throw up - romance. It has some depth to it. If not that one, then I have 50 other titles to choose from where to work next. I also need to start thinking about the cover.
So that's what is happening in my world right now. How are things in your world?
Thanks for reading.
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@snowy22315 (169476)
• United States
8 Apr 17
That is great. Will it be available on Amazon?
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@just4him (305230)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Apr 17
@sishy7 Does anything ever go as planned. I was just typing and a new scene popped from my fingertips, quite unexpected, so that was an unplanned chapter, so it looks like it will be the three after all. It's a great chapter, and I'm glad it happened.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
8 Apr 17
Good luck with finishing Freedom's Cry. I need to get back to writing. I haven't had a chance to do any last week, so I need to catch up this week.
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@celticeagle (158483)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Apr 17
I think that is great that you are going to treat yourself when you are done with your book. I know what you meal about feeling depressed when you finish. I feel the same way. It's like you are putting your baby out there for publishers and readers to view. Nice but rather scary too. Letting lose.
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@celticeagle (158483)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Apr 17
@just4him .....Everyone is different. Glad you have others to work on.
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@just4him (305230)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Apr 17
@celticeagle Thank you. I'm glad too.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
8 Apr 17
Writing books seems to have become a habit with you while there are authors who take years to finish their first book.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
12 Apr 17
@just4him That surely has given me encouragement to start writing.
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@just4him (305230)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Apr 17
My first book took me 32 years to publish. It was first published in 2012. That was the first in the series and now I'm almost finished with the last in the series and hope to have it published this summer. Writing is my life. It's something I love and have been doing since I was 8 years old. It's a lot more than a habit, it's something I love and that makes it even better.
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@just4him (305230)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 17
@allknowing I'm glad and hope you do. It's not an easy vocation.
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@just4him (305230)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Apr 17
That's sad. I hope/know you can fix it and it will be in perfect condition again.
Two chapters is easy work, or I hope it will be. In the beginning of a book two chapters can be written in one day without my thinking too much about it as the thoughts just pour forth from brain to fingertips. The end is a bit more complicated, but just as much fun. I just need to make sure there aren't any missing words as sometimes the brain is faster than the fingers.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
8 Apr 17
Way to go Valerie. I had no Upwork OT today, since they're upgrading the website for maintenance this afternoon. So I'm taking it easy and reading until I have a pizza dinner with my brother soon and then go shopping right after it.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
9 Apr 17
Congratulations on expanding your comfort zone. I admit romance is not my fave either, but yours sounds interesting approach
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@just4him (305230)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Apr 17
I just can't write those formula romance novels. They just make me gag. So though it started that way, sort of, it soon came out of the box. It's rather interesting, and that's saying a lot considering my non joy of the genre. I just need to get it finished.
@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
9 Apr 17
I like that you share your writing tasks so clearly. I am amaze at your tenacity and determination...and you are clearly inspired. I thought I could be a writer but I don't have the stamina or the fortitude. Precisely what you described is my biggest hurdle. How do you do it? I admire you. Good luck in publishing.
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@just4him (305230)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Apr 17
I do it because it is something I love to do. I have been writing since I was 8 years old. Writing is a lot of hard work, and yes, it does take tenacity to keep going at it. The publishing world is getting harder to break into, and when I started publishing I learned that a lot of traditional publishers are looking for self-published authors with a following before they take them on.
@just4him (305230)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Apr 17
It is. It's always that way when I get to the end of the book. I'll be happy to have this project done, but it will also be disappointing at the same time. Then it will be time to move on. I can't not work on something. So, I'll be back in writing mode within a week, but most likely will be working on the editing and revision first as I would like this published this summer.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
11 Apr 17
I am excited for the finish line for you! Days are going ok, just super busy!
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
13 Apr 17
@just4him I just decided to take a good chunk of today and get caught up, I have reading I need to be doing on my maybe mage chara, that is slated for this afternoon
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@just4him (305230)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Apr 17
@Jessicalynnt How is the story coming along?
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@just4him (305230)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Apr 17
Looks like it will be three chapters after all. I had an unexpected chapter come off my fingertips yesterday, so it looks like 54 chapters to this book and I'm ready now to start chapter 53.
You must be excited to get the window treatments done.
@just4him (305230)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Apr 17
Right now I'm celebrating by not touching it. I want to. I want to start reading and editing it right now. But I need to back away from it for a little while. Give my mind a break and start with fresh eyes on it. I thought I would be depressed, but so far I'm not. Probably because it is still in my hands and I'm not really finished with it yet until it's published. Yes, these characters are family to me. They have been part of my life since 1980 when I first started work on Scarred.
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
18 Apr 17
@just4him It has to be nice to know that you're bringing your characters out to so many people to enjoy, too! I remember when I was younger and having a few favorite authors. I would go into the bookstore every so often to wait and hope that a new book would be available soon! I'm sure your readers are waiting just as anxiously!
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