GALLIF OF STARPOINT MOUNTAIN WEEKS 5-7

I didn't realize it had been three weeks since I had written anything here. I worked lots of overtime, twelve twelve hour days, and things outside of work, other than writing, just got left behind. It's been going pretty steady on the writing front. I'm enjoying bringing some of the characters that have been in the background in the first three books into the light for the fourth. They were there in some form or another so I don't think it's totally unbelievable that they are becoming actively involved in the story now. It's fun to be in the fourth book and still having more characters to feature.
Sometimes I'm really thrilled by the way things work out. I had a chapter cliffhanger that I was so happy with I kept smiling for an hour.

GALLIF OF STARPOINT MOUNTAIN WEEK 4

Had a nice week working on the book. Enjoying expanding the universe by bringing characters who have been in the background into the foreground but keeping the focus on my main character.

AT 26 WEEKS THE HALF-TIME SCORE IS...

I looked back and realized I've written approximately 169,680 words this year. One full length novel, 22 short stories, and, so far, six chapters into another novel. Best year I've ever had. I think one of the things that I'm proudest of is that it's the fourth book in the series and I'm still introducing new and original characters and places to go to. At the same time some of the characters who made appearances in the first novel are becoming very important now. It's going full circle on a lot of subplots.