Changes and Pivots!
Monday, July 28, 2025
I've decided that Best Laid Plots - Book the First is actually NOT ready for publication yet :( So, I've put that one on hold for a bit and have switched over to A Winter's Journey to see if I can get it ready for publication in time to debut it at When Words Collide 2025 in mid August.
A tall order, for sure! It needs a thorough line edit, which I'll be doing with ProWriting Aid. Plus a new chapter, and some tweaking throughout. And beta reading by hubby and eldest daughter. He's already started that process, and has found a bunch of grammar issues that made me realize I hadn't actually put it through PWA yet! The new first chapter is done, but no doubt it will need further tweaking after it gets evaluated by Hubby and Eldest. My deadline for final editing is July 31st/August 1st. Then hubby will format it and send it off to get the proof copy sent back. Provided there isn't too much to fix in that, we SHOULD be able to get the physical copies shipped in time. Probably!!!
Switching to focus on WJ actually makes sense! BLP is different enough from what I usually write, that having it published first could cause some confusion among readers, who'll expect the rest of my books to be similar. Which they won't be (other than it's sequel, Book the Second). And the world that WJ takes place in is much more diverse, story wise. As my previous post mentioned, I've already got rough ideas for the three follow-up books in this storyline, plus a prequel that's about 50% written. And writing that extra chapter, I've come up with a rough idea of another spin-off story, maybe calliing it No Roses Here. Not to mention all the numerous ideas that I've been working on throughout the years that also takes place on this World.
I do know that no one is actually reading these blog posts - but they do help to get my thoughts in order! And someday there might be some people interested in checking out my ramblings!
Oh - and I have decided my role as I get older is as the absent-minded ditzy old lady! Which I am definitely well on my way to becoming!
Later Folks!
Lisa
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