A day or Two After

I've managed to get the word out on this latest blog site and have only come up with partial success. Shoot, I've even tried offering extra credit to my students at school if they will only leave their mark, you know, let me know you were here. So far only Hector has been good enough to read and comment. Good job, Hector. This should bring your grade up to a solid D (just kidding).
But I digress. Let's get back to the real reason for this blog, and that, my friends, is to promote the hell out of my book, if and when it ever gets published. I mentioned in my last installment that the book has been edited (thank you Katherine Watkins. You are an angel - one with a really bad temper and a Long Shoreman's vocabulary, but nevertheless, an angel) and has finally been sent away to my Lit. Agent. So what now? We wait. At least that's what I'm told. In addition, to make the wait seem even more frustrating, I've been told that the holiday season is a very slow time of year when it comes to publishers looking for new talent. On the other hand, if you're a book seller, this time of year is great. However, with the off chance that things move quickly, I will attempt to set the bar high; perhaps even challenge myself a bit, something like Julie did in the "just okay movie" Julie and Julia. If you recall, the real Julie set out to cook all of Julia Childs' French recipes contained in her famous cookbook in as many days. An impressive feat, indeed. But a cook I am not. So, the next best thing is to write, something I am only marginally good at.
The first book, Zeke Proper and the Sacrifice at Alder Cove, is approximately 250 pages in length. It took me just a little over two years to complete. But there are reasons behind that, laziness and lack of motivation only being part of them. Since the book has been sent off to its fate, a second book, Zeke Proper and the Serpent's Ship, has been started and I am currently teetering on somewhere in the neighborhood of 8,000 words (25 pages; five chapters). So, for the sake of a good laugh, and hopefully another finished novel, I set for myself the challenge of writing 1000 words a day. My plan is to keep you all updated on the word count and where the plot is going (within reason;I don't want to give too much away).
So, come with me, if you will, and explore the frustrations of a writer. I guarantee there will be many. Wait for my next blog which will appear soon and where the journey will begin.