At the moment I’m working on the second draft of my current work in progress, which I’ve codenamed ‘Project Green’ (I’m superstitious about book titles and so I either use placeholder titles or codenames until I publish). Progress has been slow because, like anything worth doing, these things take time. ‘Writing is re-writing,’ as they say. There is some line editing going on, sure, but mostly structural edits as I conjoin and suture more and more sublots and characters to my burgeoning Frankenstein of a novel (laughs maniacally). I don’t mind the process of revising. I enjoy culling unnecessary words almost as much as putting new ones down. Removing a word or two always seems to make a sentence stronger. The novel will be a cautionary tale dealing with themes of temptation and self-destruction, set again the backdrop of a storm ridden Florida coast. Something sinister has come to Fort Lauderdale and I hope it gives you nightmares. The manuscript should be ready to send to beta readers for feedback at the end of 2023. Fingers crossed! And, so I will start to put the feelers out for beta readers. Feel free to subscribe to the newsletter on my website for regular updates, and drop me a line if you are interested in being a beta reader. With any luck and someday soon I’ll be getting copies of ‘Project Green’ out into the ether, ready to be devoured by you the faithful readers. Until then, keep on trucking, stay in good health, and happy nightmares!
