{"id":2908,"date":"2023-11-10T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jajance.com\/Blog\/?p=2908"},"modified":"2023-11-08T15:28:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T23:28:00","slug":"nose-to-the-grindstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jajance.com\/Blog\/2023\/11\/10\/nose-to-the-grindstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Nose to the Grindstone"},"content":{"rendered":"

What that means is I\u2019m back at work writing a book which happens to be my \u201creal\u201d job. But believe me, it\u2019s anything but a \u201cgrindstone.\u201d<\/p>\n

After doing it for more than forty years, I still love it. Most of the time. When a book is working and coming together, it\u2019s wonderful. When it\u2019s not working, it can be hell.<\/p>\n

But right now it\u2019s working. Usually when I toss and turn thinking while writing a book it\u2019s because nothing is happening. Last night I was awake because characters were talking to me and letting me know what I was getting right and what I was getting wrong.<\/p>\n

So what characters am I talking about? Ali Reynolds, Cami Lee, and Frigg of course. They all had comments and suggestions about the parts of the book that I\u2019ve written so far\u2014where they thought I might have missed the mark and where I could do better.<\/p>\n

Does this literary baby have a name? It certainly does. Ali Reynolds #18 is now called Over Kill<\/em>. It\u2019s due to be published in early 2025, but the manuscript is due in New York by March 1 of 2024. I trust I\u2019ll make that deadline.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, since the sun is out at the moment (unusual in the Seattle area in November!) I\u2019m heading out to get my steps.<\/p>\n

Then it\u2019ll be time to come in and hit Chapter 5, one word at a time.<\/p>\n

By the inch it\u2019s a cinch.<\/p>\n

PS: While I was out getting my steps, it was such a glorious fall day that I took a moment to take a photo of the Japanese maples in our backyard. Enjoy.<\/p>\n

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