Below is a small excerpt from the novel. Please note, this is still a first draft and subject to change, but I did want to at least provide a little sample. I’ll be posting a larger excerpt (likely from an entirely different passage) for patrons later on, but here’s a tiny snippet to start with….

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I know I said I would be limiting word count updates going forward, but I wanted to share this milestone for a very specific reason. I’ve completed the first draft of Act 1 of the novel today. Also, I’ve managed, finally, to come up with a tentative title for this work in progress:The Twilight Diadem…

Progress has been a bit slower the past few days. I’ve been busy with some other life things recently that has cut into my writing time a bit, but I’ve still made sure to make at least some progress each day, so we’re still basically on schedule for a completed first draft by the end…

Despite my misgivings about the progress I’d made in previous writing sessions, I’ve managed to push forward and make some significant strides in terms of story development over the past couple sessions that make me think it’ll all turn out fine after all. Self doubt seems to be naturally baked into the writing process. Or…

So, obviously, there’s been a pretty significant jump in progress since just yesterday. (Yay me!) But here’s the thing…There’s a 2600-word chapter in there that I’m not actually convinced will make it past editing. The chapter isn’t bad, per se. I’m just not sure it… fits… with what I’m going for and what I want…