This updates a little later in the month that I usually like, but we're on the final day of August and I wanted to keep you all in the loop on the things that are happening right now. Are we all ready for this update? Oh good! Let's dig in... Since my last update...I gave a brief update on the progress of Changeling at the beginning of August, but the last time I did a proper update was the middle of July. I was neck deep in Camp Nanowrimo, and the UK was in fighting through a record breaking heatwave. I'm pleased to say I survived the weather (just) and that Changeling's first draft was completed! I got a huge majority of the words down in July, a nice 72k, and finished up the final five or six chapters during the first 11 days of August. Since then I've been alternating between Changeling Edits, and the first few chapters of it's sequel, Darkling... Both are going well. August has been a slower month than I hoped for in terms of writing and editing, but I've still been making fairly steady forward progress, and that's what counts. Also since my last update, I've finally got my newsletter up and running. If you're reading this update on my website, I'm sure you've noticed the new banners telling you about the free prequel story available, exclusively, to my newsletter subscribers called 'Whatever Happened To Madeline Hail?'. Moving forward I'll also be making sneak peeks and behind the scenes updates exclusive to my newsletter subscribers, and any future pieces of flash fiction will also be exclusive. If this isn't enough to entice you to sign up, I'll also be showing my covers to my subscribers before anyone else, and asking for Arc readers through my newsletter before searching publically, and in the future newsletter subscribers will be the first to hear about any sales, discounts, or offers on my books. There's loads of reasons to sign up, and you can do so by clicking on any of the banners or the sign up form on my website. Plans for the coming month...I'd like to make substantial progress on book two. My deadline for a completed first draft is Halloween, but I'm a little behind where I'd like to be right now, so if I can make some strong headway in September, I'll be happier going into October.
I'd also like to get my self edits on Changeling completed in September so that I can contact my editor in October to see when she's free. Right now, the process for Changeling is very; X has to happen before Y can happen, which needs to happen before Z. I need to finish the self edits, then I can contact my editor, then I'll know when I can afford my ISBN's, which I need before contacting my cover designer. It's very exciting though, and the first step is the self edits. I've done four chapters already, and it's taking me about 2-3 hours per chapter, so I've got a lot to get through. Because I've got a lot to do with Writing and Editing, I don't really want to commit to another Arc to review right now, but if I find I have a couple of days where I need a break, I might pick up an Advanced Reader Copy from Booksprout, or a new service I found called Voracious Readers. And that's all for August! I hope everyone has a lovely September, and I'll see you in another couple of weeks for a progress update. Sign up for my newsletter if you'd like to see a sneak peek of Darkling during my next update! Much love to you all, Ari x
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Arista Holmes
I'm a writer in her thirties, who is based in the South East of England. Archives
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