Rolling!

Well, the new book is rolling along, and I am feeling great about it! At first I was worried that I was becoming a hack by writing something more marketable, but the more I get into this story, the more I like it. I like a lot of the characters and the situations, and the plot is developing nicely. I wish I could tell you more than that, but I don't like to divulge much while I'm in the first couple of drafts. Suffice it to say that it is a topic that I have always been interested in and I am very happy with my take on it thus far.

One of the hardest thing for me about writing an entire novel is that when the concept is new and, ahem, "novel," sorry, had to, it is easy to get into. But then as you get more familiar with the story it sometimes loses its luster, and you really have to force yourself to stay in it; to stay true to your original vision and just push on. Thus far, I haven't had to push myself. I have been looking forward to getting the next scene down, and as I write around the framework I have envisioned, new ideas pop up. New ways of handling in-story problems emerge. It is exciting. I hope it stays this way...