Book 2 Underway

I have now gone back through the manuscript for more tweaks and ironing out contradictions. I have also written the "Acknowledgments" and the "About the Author" pages. I might fiddle with the map a little bit more, but other than that, we can start on formatting the pages. All that's left beyond that is to wait patiently for the artwork and then design the cover.

Once that is done, "My Brother's Keeper" will finally see the light of day.

With this book largely in my rear view mirror, I've already turned my attention to Book 2. The second book will be called "Marching As To War". I was quickly able to break Galen's story down into individual beats because I've known for a while now exactly what would happen in the second book. In the last week I have sat down and figured out the story beats for all the various subplots and supporting characters that we will follow.

What I must do now is integrate these six or seven lists of story beats into a logical timeline so that it all works chronologically. This is the fun stuff. As soon as I blend all these plotlines into one master list then the book is essentially written. It then becomes a matter of realizing each scene in an entertaining way and breathing life into the characters.

I leave town on Saturday for about six days. I hope to have all my prep work completed by then and spend some time actually writing the book while I'm gone.