A Short Sunday Update!

- I've processed 34/62 redundant words for The Portal Dilemma, Book 4 of The Evaran Chronicles II. I aim to be done by Jan 24th, next Saturday. Then I begin my final read before professional editing!

- I'm continuing planning for Book 7 of The Inspector Dalton Files.

I hope you're having a great weekend!

Wednesday Update Time!

- I've processed 12/62 redundant words for The Portal Dilemma, Book 4 of The Evaran Chronicles II. The first twelve were the most redundant, so the next ones should be done much faster. When I first started doing this pass years ago, it wasn't uncommon to see the most redundant word appear over two hundred times. For this book, the highest was ninety-eight, and I'm already down into the mid-thirties range of redundancy!

- The ACX project has been set up for Otherworld, Book 1 of The Inspector Dalton Files! It's now in production, and I hope to start audio-proofing it once it's up.

- Planning for Book 7 of The Inspector Dalton Files is coming along. I'm plotting out the high-level outline, and hope to get to the low-level outline by mid-February, then it's writing time!

*Evot swishes her tail and flashes a toothy grin at you*

I hope your week is going well!

I hope you have a great Monday and rest of week!

Sunday Update Time!

- I've started my redundant word pass of The Portal Dilemma, Book 4 of The Evaran Chronicles II. I have sixty-two words to process, so I plan to break it up over the course of a few weeks. I have about a month before it goes to professional editing. I'm in a good spot now!

- I sent the pronunciation guide for Otherworld, Book 1 of The Inspector Dalton Files, to Michael. Next step here is to go over what is sent back, then set up the ACX project for it. Then it's production time!

I hope your weekend is going well!

Wednesday Update Time!

- I've read 20/31 chapters of the Microsoft Word pass for The Portal Dilemma, Book 4 of The Evaran Chronicles II. I had some slowdown here in order to get the pronunciation guide for Otherworld, Book 1 of The Inspector Dalton Files, done. Nonetheless, I'm on track to be done with this read by Sunday, then I begin the redundant word phase which typically takes two to three weeks. I have a month, so I'm good on time still!

- I've finished the conversion of Otherworld, Book 1 of The Inspector Dalton Files, to my knowledge base system. I'll do the pronunciation guide here in the next few days, then send it off to Michael. Then once we get everything set up, it's production time! This was also a good refresher on Dalton and Evot's interaction with the first Evaran and the gang, which helps me when reading through The Portal Dilemma, Book 4 of The Evaran Chronicles II.

I hope your week is going well!

I hope you have a great Monday and rest of week!

Sunday Update Time!

- I've read 16/31 chapters of the Microsoft Word pass for The Portal Dilemma, Book 4 of The Evaran Chronicles II. There have been some small things I've cleaned up, and I've also added some stuff as well. As an example, Isaac enjoys a cup of coffee from the PSD, one of the new enhancements M added recently. Then a few chapters later, when Isaac is asked if the PSD can make coffee by a survivor, he says it can't. You don't mess with coffee!

- I've converted 8/21 chapters of Otherworld, Book 1 of The Inspector Dalton Files, to my knowledge base system. I'll be building the pronunciation guide from that so I can hopefully get it to Michael next Saturday. It's been fun documenting things, but it is eating time. I'll need to do these conversions for every book at some point, and that will take several years. Nonetheless, since it's a part of the self-editing process now, this will only impact previously published books. I hope to get the audiobook out for this in early February.

- I've started the high-level planning for Book 7 of The Inspector Dalton Files. I'd like to begin writing on it in late February.

- I'm still planning on the first book of a trilogy with Blake Brown later this year. It takes place after The Earthborn series and focuses on the information broker wars in Kreagan space.

I hope the new year has been treating you well!

Happy New Year!

A Short Wednesday Update!

I've converted my manuscript for The Portal Dilemma, Book 4 of The Evaran Chronicles II, to Microsoft Word, and I'm doing a full read of it now. I hope to be done in a week, then I'll begin the redundant word phase which takes a while.

2025 is coming to a close and 2026 is upon us. I hope you have a great start to the new year!

*Evaran and the gang waves at you*

Sunday Update Time!

I've finished my read of the first draft of The Portal Dilemma, Book 4 of The Evaran Chronicles II, and updated my knowledge base system. There is a lot of information there! I've converted the manuscript from Scrivener to Microsoft Word, and I'm formatting it as I go. Once done, I'll read through it and make sure everything flows well, then I move on to redundant words.

It goes to Miranda Miller for professional edit on February 9, so I have some time. I also need to get the pronunciation guide done for Otherworld, Book 1 of The Inspector Dalton Files, as that is being converted to an audiobook in early January.

I hope your weekend is going well!