I wrote this blog a few weeks ago. Now is the right time to post it. Every writer reaches that point when they take a deep breath, let it out slowly, and wish their latest book a safe passsage.

That time is soon coming for me and Lake Charles when the trade paperback is released. I've heard writers compare their books to their children. I don't that far. It's just a book. But I have invested a lot of sweat and blood to create Lake Charles.

Of course, I wish for it to make great successes. That's natural. I don't know how I'll look back on Lake Charles, if it'll be a yet another book I wrote, published, and sold. Or if I'll keep a special fondness for it.

If readers like it, that's supremely gratifying. It's a stand alone, so I won't be hanging out with any of the characters again. So, right now is both a sad but also hopeful moment for me.

By Ed Lynskey
@edlynskey
Author of Lake Charles
"Satisfying."
The Rap Sheet/Kirkus Reviews