Writing Journal Entry # 12:

Now … where was I?

Yay!

I completed the first draft of my novel: Slipped Masks.

It’s a milestone moment for a writer to reach this stage.

I hit the print icon and the 186–page manuscript streamed from the printer.

It was a great moment to shuffle the pages together in a neat pile and hand it to my wife.

Now to settle in a comfy chair with a large coffee and a red pen.

Let reading and revision commence for draft # 2 …

Writing Journal Entry # 10:

I’m on a roll!

I passed 48,000 words, took time to read through what’s already finished, looked through the rest of my remaining hand-written notes, and I’ve passed the halfway mark on Slipped Masks.

It’s only the first draft, but knowing I’m over the midway point still feels great: the story has come to life and has that momentum like it’s writing itself.

The rest of the book is now a steady glide downhill to the finish.

So far in the story: Casey, about to destroy the lives of others, remembered the turning point in his childhood; a combination of horrific events that set him on the road to chaos.

Time to get on with the next chapter.

Gwendy’s Button Box, by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar:

Looking forward to taking another trip to Castle Rock, in the forthcoming novella: