March 7th, 2023 Release
October 1, 2022
With the Sun’s Rising has been sent to the publisher and now things have entered their final stage. It is hard to imagine that nearly four years of work is finally coming to fruition. There remains decisions to be made, cover design and such things, but the book is becoming reality at last. There are book reviews to round up and events to plan. It is an exciting time and I like many of you can hardly wait until I hold the finished product in my hands.
So now, in what I call “writing dead time”, I am pushing forward with my next project. The draft of When Light Comes Unexpected is at least 2/3rds written. I hope to have a rough draft of that book by Christmas. So the work goes on.
John
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April 30, 2022
So what’s the latest news about the third book of the Misty Creek Saga? I have nearly finished the second Editorial Revise. I have worked on this step since February and am thrilled to be nearing the end of this important step. Seeking a proofreader will be the next step to catch my slipups. I expect to finish the revision process of this book in the next two weeks. So the light I see in the tunnel of creating this book is much closer.
John
January 15th, 2022
I know some of you are already anxious for “With the Sun’s Rising“. But though that book has more work to be done before it is ready, I am in what I describe as “dead time”. That is time when I am unable to work on my primary project.
During those weeks when I am waiting for whatever and I cannot work on the project that has taken the bulk of two and half years of my writing life, I write other things. I believe a writer needs to write. So on December 28th I began a bran new project. I am beginning the fourth book of the series, tentatively titled, “When Light Comes Unexpected”.
Though my readers will find parts of the story’s style familiar, it will be the first of the series that uses more than one persons’ point of view.
With five chapters of the draft completed, 38 pages, and nearly 10,000 words, things are moving along. I expect I will have three more weeks before I can go back to my primary project.
Stay tuned for news on both projects.
John
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January 11, 2022
Just thought I would give you all an update. The Beta copies are beginning to come home. So far the comments have been very positive. Soon the manuscript goes to my editor. Next month, when it comes back from my editor, I will know more about how much work remains.
Stay tuned.
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December 8th, 2021
It seems our little friend Howard is stunned that the BETA copies of With the Sun’s Rising have been printed and ready to go out.
Seriously. Having the BETA copies printed is an important milestone in the process. Sometimes it has felt an up hill struggle to reach this point, but seeing the words on the page help…it really helps to remind me of the work completed and that the goal of publishing this book is not some impossible task.
Yes, there is a great deal of work ahead, but less I think than the hours and blood I have already poured into this project.
It is my hope that the readers of these pages find that Elizabeth’s story continues in a way they want to share with the characters of a small town called Misty Creek…
A Journey Through Words 