I’m almost finished going through the pages for my upcoming novel, 40. This will be the last time I read through it to mark up any changes that need to be made.
This has been one of those weeks of dealing with a household of sick children and coming down with a miserable bug myself. Maybe this impacted the reading of 40. There have been times when I wondered what in the world people are going to think about this novel. But as I reach the finish today, I know something.
40 might not be the best story I’ve written to date. But the word “best” can mean a lot of things to a lot of people.
I do know this: 40 is my most important. And it is the end of the first phase of my writing.
What will phase two look like? I have ideas but would rather write them than share input on them too soon. We’re not promised tomorrow, so I don’t want to start looking too far down the road.
I’ve tried to put up a mirror and write about what I see. I’ve done a lot of that for better or for worse. But maybe it’s time to ditch the mirror and see what else I can see and discover.
40 comes out in May, and if you’ve been following my career, I hope you get a chance to pick it up. It’s a beautiful but sad song. But I’m deeply proud of it and hope some readers embrace it the way I have.
Thanks for writing readable stories. I'm far from being a teenager, but I enjoyed Solitary and am anxiously awaiting the sequel. Your books always leave me 'thinking'. Often I shed tears. Mostly I feel emotionally drained by the end of the book, and for me, that's the mark of a good read. After having read the Twlight series and the Hunger Games, I'm happy to have found your entertaining stories. My small town library is packing its shelves with your books at my request. Thanks for the many hours of entertainment.
Thank you for sharing this! Means a lot. I always hope and strive to move somebody, so it's great to hear you say this. I appreciate you telling others about my work. Please read 40. If you've read any of my others you'll definitely see the progression to 40. All the best to you.