Well, here we are in year 2023. I know the only thing that’s on everyone’s mind is when Stand will come out. And the truth is, I still don’t know. I’m at about 90,000 words so I would say I’m somewhere around the halfway mark of the first draft. I’m almost finished connecting the beginning to the middle, then I need to finish the other half of the middle, and then write the ending. So far, I’m really liking where it’s going. It took me a while to warm up to it but now that I’ve got a good momentum, I’m able to carry it better than I did before. There’s still lots left to do, but I’m enjoying the progress. Writing this one is hard because I’m writing the end of these characters and their stories, so it’s like I’m saying goodbye to them in a way. Sometimes it’s difficult to let go and walk away, but I hope that when I do, it will be with the satisfaction of a great story.
Just an FYI for some, I do not frequent Goodreads. Like at all. That place is probably the most toxic website for authors and I just don’t feel the need to engage with people who call me an ungrateful bitch or accuse me of stringing them along for money. I’m a lawyer and I do very well for myself. There’s no need to string people along for financial gain when I barely make anything from my sales anyway. If I was in it for the money, I’d advertise a hell of a lot more than I do, which is basically zero. I write because it’s what I love to do. Not because I need the income. Not because of the attention. But because I enjoy it. There is no other reason. So I really hope people start taking that into consideration the next time they want to wish me misfortune because I didn’t update a particular site or didn’t write a book fast enough to their satisfaction.
I don’t update my website as much as I probably should but I post updates in my readers group on Facebook a lot more often. I just posted a teaser from Stand on there a few days ago.
Anyway, that’s what’s been going on. As always, your patience and support is appreciated.
Much loves,
<3 Jay Marie