In the thick of revisions

I've been working with a new editor with a ton of publishing experience and it's basically come down to this: Writing the best book I can takes time. A lot of time. At this point, I've been working on the Morfyk Entanglement Trilogy for over three years. Back in 2023 I would have cried my eyes out, thinking about 'woe is me, this is taking soooooo long!'. But I quickly grew up after getting a lot of tough and promising alpha reviews to realize that all good things take time.

Writing the first draft of any book is the easiest part. You actually write the book in the revisions. To date, I think I've rewritten Book 1 - Entanglement, about 30 times. I've literally read the 88000 word novel, back-to-back no less than 8 times. For each book after, the number of revisions goes down a bit, but not that much.

I think I'll be on track for finishing revisions of Book 1 by October, Book 2 by December, and Book 3 by January. But plugging things together - the promises, the payoffs, the story structure, the character motivations - across three books is a daunting task.

What I'm doing right now to Book 1 involves a few things. I'm writing completely new chapters, rewriting entire scenes, and focusing on character motivation and pacing.

I think by the time Spring 2026 rolls around, I'll be ready to self-publish it. But the more I see on social media like Tik Tok and YouTube, the more I realize that taking your time and writing a good story is worth it. I'm not expecting a lot for the first three books. I'm not expecting anyone will really like it. But I am expecting to get better as I write my fourth, fifth, sixth...

The entire PDF will be free on this blog for the whole trilogy. If you feel like buying it, I'll provide an Amazon link or you can order it direct from me.