I’m finding it hard to believe I started writing this book last December. It took me almost 10 months to write this thing.
I’m just happy my life cleared up enough space for me to get this book pumped out. There were lots of early mornings (picture me in the front of my RV at 4 in the morning, trying to type without waking up the kids, spouse, and baby kittens.
Speaking of kittens, I actually had to take a few months off of waking up early to finish this book because I couldn’t keep the dang things off of my laptop keyboard. Apparently, they wanted food and affection, or something like that.
To get over the difficult early mornings, I started typing at night. I’d usually start between 9 and 10 in the evening, and go until one of three things happened:
- I was able to write 3,000 words;
- I was able to write two complete chapters;
- The clock chimed 11:45 pm.
Generally speaking, I was able to nail number two. However, I found that 11:45 pm came quicker than expected on a regular basis. So, just to finish the draft, I stayed up last night until 12:38 am. I was completely exhausted this morning, but hey, no more rough draft typing tonight!
Next comes the task of editing the chapters, and then getting book 2 cleaned up for publishing next month.
When I finished typing last night, I was so excited I found it difficult to go to sleep. That excitement carried over to this morning. I have this urge to just publish the book as it is because it’s been bugging me for so long … but that’s probably not a good idea.
Instead, I’m giving you access to one of my more polished chapters. I think it’s a good one, and my kids, who are literary scholars I might add (at 6, 9, 10, and 11 years old), liked it.
Click here to get the sample chapter.
If you’re wondering what you might be getting with this chapter, think Jurassic Park with magical creatures.
So, go ahead and download the book!
Thanks, and I’ll be in touch soon with some other updates!
Randall
PS I’m hoping you really like the chapter. If you really like it, then I have some great news for you at the end of the week! Stay tuned!