New Year

That brings us almost up to date. I ended 2022 on a good note by completing my third book in 18 months, and started 2023 with the list of goals I outlined in a previous post.

I haven’t written much beyond this blog since finishing Next Time. You might recall i mentioned the possibility of writing a short story and having that in my arsenal for a bonus to people when I start a mailing list. I did that last week, penning a tale of the team from First on an outing early in their time together where they make a discovery that almost tears the team apart before they really even know each other. It’s a nice little tale, I think, and adds some background to the main story of the book.

Writing that last sentence made me stop and think for a moment. I hadn’t considered this question until now, but is that short story something that would actually belong in the book?

I think the answer is no. I wrote it with the intent that it would be a standalone story, interesting to people who read the book but probably not much of an audience beyond that. I can point to where it would fit timeline-wise in the novel, but I don’t think it would be wise to try and shoehorn it into the book itself.

With that said, I’ve spent most of my time building up an inventory of blog posts and talking to an independent publisher. It’s about time to figure out what’s next: editing Assignment Day or writing First Step?