Currently, the manuscript is with the editor and the timeframe to get it back is a little over a month. Being new to this who writing thing, I am still working on ironing out wrinkles in my process. This causes unnecessary delays, but it is all part of the process.
I decided I enjoy writing enough that I could do it full time. It isn't that hard to imagine. However, it doesn't promise to pay bills, and I still love my current job as well. That being said, Ill continue to write part time for kicks and giggles. But who knows, maybe one day I can retire to a nice sunny beach and write amazing adventure stories. I have a long way to go to improve my writing skills before that happens.
On another note, the creative juices are still flowing. I have had yet another story I am super excited about. It initially started out as a tickle in the back of my mind. My excitement grew when my brother offered a similar idea. Then, in the deep dark places in my mind, while I was exploring the furthest reaches of my hippocampus. I found myself in a rather unpleasant place. Despite years of Boy Scouts, and seeing some of the worst things as a paramedic. I am woefully unprepared to live in the worlds I create. As I was screaming in my sleep, scaring my wife while getting the living daylights beat out of me, the details of the world and story solidified into something pretty amazing.
Some people ask me if I model the main characters after myself or envision them as versions of me. The answer is no. I don't envy the lives I create for them, or want the problems they create for themselves. I'm quite happy where I am at. In my stories, I would be the peasant that is hiding in the alley waiting for the danger to pass, hoping to go unnoticed. Watching, to one day pass on the story to my grandchildren about the time I saw the hero pass by.
Hopefully next time you hear from me I'll have a launch date and more details.
