I self-published Silver Rose back in October 2017. Since then, I’ve been working on the sequel, Silver Crescent. And working, and working, and working. I must have started and restarted that book at least two dozen times. I just couldn’t seem to get the beginning right. Then, a couple of months ago, I restarted again. This version is actually working.
In the last couple of months, but especially in August, my writing’s been going much better. I’m currently around page 64. I’ve added thirty pages in the last couple of weeks alone! Writing is so much more fun when it’s going well.
Silver Crescent Sample Paragraphs
I jerked awake to the sound of beating drums. The sound was loud, persistent, and unsettling, like somebody’s irregular heartbeat right in my ear. After a few moments, the sound faded away and I was left alone with the crickets and my two sleeping companions.
Just a dream, I thought, closing my eyes, but sleep eluded me as my mind raced.
Ba-bum! Ba-bum!
I sat bolt upright. There it was again. I glanced sideways. My friends, Mag and Artie, didn’t even stir.