Finally being the key word. Way back in August of 2015, after The Dead was published, I thought to myself, “I can easily write, edit, and publish four or five books a year. No problem.”

Yeah, except when I wrote, edit, and published The Dead, I was fresh from graduate school and hadn’t found a job yet.

I have a job now.

Like, a real adult job with set hours, and benefits, and (apparently) responsibilities. I can’t dedicate eight hours a day to writing.

So that’s why Boneyard took so long. Because I drastically underestimated how exhausting it would be to work full time, be an attentive and engaged parent, feed my Crossfit obsession, and also have the time/brainpower/energy to write.

I get frustrated sometimes, when I see other authors churning out title after title. I know that most of those authors don’t write full time, and they are producing way more than me. I get mad at myself. Why, I rage, did I spend three hours binge-watching Netflix when I could have been writing? Why did I do that? Where are my priorities?

Really, I don’t know. My creativity waxes and wanes. Some days I write two sentences. Other days it pours out in a flood.

Boneyard took a long time to edit. I rewrote nearly the whole book, and in the end, I’m glad I did. It turned out much better than I had originally wrote it (thank God for editors!). I’m deep into book 3 now, and I’ve learned from my mistakes. I’m not going to send this one out before its ready. I’m going to meticulously self edit before I send it along to my editor. This should speed up the editing process and while I’m not setting a date on HideBound (Book 3) just set, I am reasonably confident that I can have it out … yeah, no. I’m not even going to do that. That just puts pressure on me. I have to remind myself that I don’t do this professionally yet. Right now, it’s a hobby that I hope will one day turn into a profession, and therefor quality has to come before quantity.

So there you go, kids! I hope you like Boneyard and yeah, I know I left it at a bit of a cliffhanger, but the series will continue. In fact, keep your eyes peeled for a short coming up in the next few weeks. That I can promise you.