The last few months have been full of change, but one thing that remained constant is the seemingly never ending journey of completing Blood, the follow up to Dream Weaver. I was feeling quite proud of myself after the eighth draft, but when I reviewed it I was quickly humbled, and so a ninth draft was started. That has now finished and once I’ve finished reading Leviathan Falls, the last of The Expanse books, I will read through the draft and see if I’ve ironed out the last of the wrinkles this time.

One thing I’m aiming for with Blood is tension, and I think—I hope—I’ve kept that tension running through each chapter. Anyway, progress is being made, even if it feels slow, but slow progress is still progress. I may have missed my October deadline for publishing Blood, but I still hope to have it finished by the end of October.

I’ve been working on the cover, and though it has taken more effort compared to Dream Weaver, the cover is finally finished and I’m pleased with it. A cover reveal will follow once the final draft is done and dusted, so hopefully soon.

Book 3 (Ghost) has also started in earnest. I have a partially completed first draft from before, but my ideas have changed quite a bit since then, so I will be starting over and there are new characters and new places to map out. A rough plot is finished, which is a new thing for me. Usually I just write and see where the story goes, but there were too many ideas to keep track of this time, so I’ve decided to take a more organised approach before putting pen to paper.

So Blood will cross the finish line soon enough, even if the going feels slow.