My debut novel, Raven Song , took me a full year and a half to write. I guess if you count some idea exercises I was doing, two years! Labor of love, that.

However, I'm an independent publisher now, and it's not easy in this space if you publish once every few years, haha. My ultimate goal is to publish a new work for my fellow book lovers to enjoy every six months. I'm told that's crazy! But, I've seen it done.

My current deadline for book two is a readable beta draft by the end of July. That will put things at nine months of work, much less than two years, and there have been so many times when I've thought I wouldn't make it. Writer's block, plot holes, etc., these happen to us all.

Two nights ago I woke up at 3AM. And, all of the holes fell into place, the blocks lifting even for books three and four, as I stared at the ceiling. It's those beautiful, perfect moments that you learn to love when you write. I'm so happy with where Book Two is headed, and I think you'll love it to.

I hope I have more 3AM insomnia in the days to come.