In Shadows

Three chapters of Broken Trail completed for a total of 6601 words edited.  Now that the majority of the technical race details have been passed over, I was able to throw in a few thoughts and angst.  Lainey’s decided if she can finish the Iditarod, she can do anything — to include admitting her alcoholism [...]

Didn’t think I’d have any today.  The wife started school yesterday, and today is a long day for her.  That meant I could get LOTS of chores done in her absence!  LOL!  Surprised the hel out of me when everything I’d wanted to get done was complete before it was time to write! WOOT! To [...]

Finished Broken Trails, Chapter Twenty-Nine. I backtracked to chapter twenty-seven to start, scanning over it.  From here on out, the novel’s mostly about the mechanics of the race — it’ll be difficult to toss in the foreshadowing of Lainey’s emotional issues.  I’ll probably have to read it from start to finish one more time, just [...]

Broken Trails, chapters twenty-seven and twenty-eight are ready to go.  About 3100 words edited.  Lainey’s come to the conclusion that she is an alcoholic, though she’s yet to say the words aloud. I think that’ll wait until the end of the book — I can already envision the scene where Scotch’s mysterious past is finally [...]

3847 words written and edited on Broken Trails.  Chapter Twenty-Seven is complete.  Queuing up Chapter Twenty-Eight for tomorrow.  It’s now February at the Fuller Kennels, with lots of work to do for the race coming in March.  Lainey’s also beginning to come to terms with the idea that she’s an alcoholic.  I think I’ll add [...]

New words!  WOOT!  1262 wordcount for a new scene in Chapter Twenty-Five of Broken Trails, wherein Lainey’s first qualification run (the Kuskokwim 300) is detailed. She eats snow. Not by choice.  LOL! Started editing the next scene of that chapter, as well. Not finished yet. I need to show more of the residual awkwardness between [...]

Chapter Twenty-Five of Broken Trails has been edited / rewritten.  2121 words.  Set up the next chapter for tomorrow.  I’ll have to write part of it from scratch, as one of my beta readers reminded me to show, not tell.  The current manuscript has Lainey arriving at Fuller Kennels after her first qualifying run; it [...]

Another 1160 words written today on Broken Trails (a.k.a. Iditarod.)  Over the hump of Lainey’s fall off the wagon!  WOOT! The majority of the rest should be an easy edit, though I believe I had requests for people to see Lainey’s qualification runs.  I’ll end up writing those races as I go, and shoveling in [...]

After years of searching, I finally decided on a title for the Iditarod novel.  I now christen thee… Broken Trails!  WOOT! Now that the summer from Hel is over with, I’ve been working on said novel.  Today I achieved 1392 words!  It’s been a long time since that’s happened, lemme tell ya.  Here’s hoping the [...]