It’s been way too long since I’ve done a book update but here’s the major milestone: I finished editing yesterday. My first book is content complete. My editor has it now so the bulk of the work is now up to him.

I finished it a week later than I intended due to my computer failing. But that’s all in the past now and I leaned into the work and got it done. I actually finished my main edits just before the computer broke, I was about to do the final pass to catch typos, continuity errors and change anything else I didn’t “like.” It takes a long time to go over 90,000 words.

So, I’m pretty stoked. I’m done writing on this project. It’s taken a long time and I’m ready to let it go. I’ve found that as I’ve gone through it for the last time that I get these waves of bi-polar thought. I suddenly think it’s stupid and that no one is going to like it and then I swing the other way and think everything is the way I want it. And that’s the truth. Going through it this last time, I really like what I’ve written. It’s kinda weird and obnoxious to say it, but I wrote some great shit. I often found that I was impressed with myself, how well some things come off. This is the story I wanted to tell.

So now the last half of writing a book kicks into gear:  getting it ready for you. Another typo check, type setting, get the cover done and put together a launch promo push. I’m behind schedule, I was hoping to have this done in the middle of the month but that’s not going to happen. I’m aiming for early July. I think The Darkest Winter is a great summer read and I really want to get it out there ASAP.

I’ll update as each chunk gets finished.