Needed to take a break from working on book 3 of the Shamar series. Listening to classical music and completely relaxed. So far I'm around 50,000 words, but this book has been harder to write than the other two. A few months ago, I trashed almost 10 chapters of what I had written. I love my two main characters but sometimes they give me a headache.
I strive to make them both very real, with real word problems, that don't easily get fixed. Sometimes, in life, not every problem has a resolution.
Hence, finding that delicate balance of giving the reader a good story and as the author being proud of the work I produce.