Well, I read chapter three to the Shared Word Writers Group last night, and as usual, they were very helpful. I’m pretty happy with the story as far as I’ve gotten.  However, I find myself going back again and again to tweak certain parts.  Sometimes by the time I finish a “first draft” of a story, I’ve actually revised the earlier portions at least a dozen times.

I’m almost done with Chapter Ten.  As plotted now, there are 17 chapters total, but there are a couple of spots which might be expanded. This is a character driven story, so the characters have to be just right.  It also probably has more dialog than any book I’ve written before.  I think this is probably because I know these characters so well at this point.

Nine more days of school left for me, and my exams and lesson plans are written.  I’m going to see how much I can get done before the end of the year, and then I’ll really take off.