First Step

I’ll finish my read-aloud of First Step today, meaning it’s done and ready to publish. Like I said in my previous post, the finances need to be available for that to happen and I’m not sure when that’ll be. Rest assured, Dedicated Reader, that I’ll get it out there as soon as I can. Yes, I’ll likely do one or two more proofreads at publishing time, but I can safely say this one’s in the can. No further changes to story, plot, or details. I like it and think it turned out quite well, especially after so many false starts. Writing half the story from the narrative POV of an AI was a change of pace and fun, and the other half from a female POV was new and different for me to write. A different challenge popped up in the fact that the reader knows all the characters survive for several decades due to the epilogue of First, so any life-threatening danger isn’t really that life-threatening. I feel like I still made it engaging enough. Overall, it’s a good story for both narrators and engaging, at times funny, and plenty of action. Looking forward to getting it into readers’ hands when the opportunity arrives.