Last posted an update on 7/13/18 (you can read it here) and figured it was time to post another update.

I was hopeful I could make it through the computer corrections of the latest draft of book #7 in the Corrosive Knights series in a matter of two weeks or so.

Things are moving along but perhaps a little slower than I was hoping.  Right now I’m on page 128 of the draft and, given the total page count is 233 pages (single spaced, 10 point font size), it means I’ve got 105 pages to go.

On the plus side, I’m more than halfway through the whole thing.  On the minus side, it’s been nine days since I started and there remain those 105 pages left to do and currently I’m in a sticky point that will require some creative thought/story reworking.

As I get closer to getting a novel “done”, I start to pay really close attention to the various details that make the book’s story “work”.

If you’ve read any of my novels, they tend to have complex (but hopefully not complicated!) plots that require a lot of moving parts to mesh together and make sense when all is said and done.

Book #7 is no exception and as I get further and further along in the drafts, I not only question the pace and story’s unfolding, but also make sure that the various story elements are logical.

It’s a frustrating stage to be at yet one that one has to work through to get the novel done.

Don’t get me wrong: Though it may be a frustrating time, overall I’m happy overall with the pace.  Yeah, there’s work being done on my house and, by that very nature, total concentration on this book isn’t always possible, and there’s also the sticky plot points to deal with, but I know that by the time I finish getting all the material into the computer and formally finish off Draft #7 of Book #7, I’ll be that much closer to being done.

Keeping my fingers crossed!