From: https://ddennisbooks.wordpress.com/2013/10/13/just-checking-in/
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It’s been about a month since my last post. After sending what I have to a handful of people for feedback, I felt I needed a bit of a break to ground myself. There ate times when I wake and can tell within a few hours that I shouldn’t do any writing that day. I had two weeks of those days.
This past week was spent reviewing, revamping, and rewriting various pieces. I have 2/3 of the novel in a workable format, though I know before I finish there will be many more edits and rewrites. I have a general idea of where the rest of the story needs to go but without a little motivation, my fire is burning out and there is only so much music (my typical muse) can help with before it too ceases its use for a time.
Travel is also post of my job and when it happens it gives me a chance to think while on the road for long periods of time. Nights alone in the hotel never produce much new writing, mostly because it depressed me to be away from my family. Regardless, I intend to try to use the time while I have it.
I am pleased with the novel so far. I had doubted in the beginning and often wondered if I should leave the Fate’s Haven alone and let it be. To be completely honest, I actually started the sequel a month after releasing Fate’s Haven but was so disappointed with what I was working on that I deleted it. Not just archived for future use, but deleted (which I don’t usually do).
I’m looking forward to seeing this one come together and hope it proves to be up to the standards of fans of Fate’s Haven. This novel is darker than its predecessor and because of this I tried even harder to pour add much emotion into the characters as I could. I am also pleased with the name and will be making that public as soon as the final piece of the story is underway. You can expect it by the end of the month.
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