Skip Scherer / Lionknight.us

A bit late with this months update. Seems a like a growing trend this year and one I’m not liking. The upside to that is most of my “lateness” comes from my regular business picking up again now that lockdown restrictions are being lifted. Still, as always, I’m moving forward.

I have 2 and half chapters to go to finish Act 1 of book 2. After this I’m going back to my original way of writing and should be able to increase my speed. This time I tried to write the whole act before doing any revisions. People kept telling me it’s better that way, get the story down. The problem is that as I’m revising, I’ve made enough changes that by chapter 8 I’m basically rewriting the chapter from scratch to make everything flow properly. Having to completely re due chapters takes time. I don’t like it, I’m not doing it again.

Next act I will start my usual process of write a chapter, revise the chapter and then move on. Then do a finial revision at the end just to smooth out and trouble spots. This is how I wrote the first book and I like that process much better. It also helps my attitude because I feel like I have accomplished something, have finished something, rather than having a large lump of words staring at me.

Hopefully the increase in speed will let me recover some of the time lost and I can get back to my original time line. Wish me luck! For those waiting for the second book, hang in their, it’s going to be an exciting ride!

Till next update, feel free to follow me on Twitter for the day-to-day stuff, and I’ll be back here soon for the big stuff.

Moving on.

Welcome to March. Yes, I missed my self imposed deadline to have Act 1 of book 2 done by this month. My regular job just took to much of my time, plus the change in writing slowed me down.

Warworld Gaia: This was the first time I tried to write an entire act before starting my revisions. You often hear writers say this is the way to go, so I figured to give it a shot. I won’t be doing it again. Going back to revisions after completing so much of the story, I find I’ve lost where the character is and I need to wrap my head around it. Jax is in a different place at the end of Act 1 and I don’t want her sounding like that earlier in the act. Anyway, I’ve managed to get back into it in a good way and I’m moving forward again. New goal is to get Act 1 done by mid to late March and have it out to beta readers. Starting with Act 2, I’m going back to my “old” way of writing where I write and revise each chapter as I go. That should increase my speed and get this story moving again. Still want book 2 done by the end of the year, but we’ll see what life throws my way.

Warship Ares is still doing well. Please remember to leave reviews, it really helps!

Onward and upward.

So the rebuild of the website is moving forward. I got the basics back up and it is usable now. I’ll slowly be reading some of the other stuff back in as I get time. Going to use this opportunity to update my theme and maybe another couple things I’ve been thinking about. one day at a time.

Warworld Gaia: The second book in the Captain’s Fate Trilogy is moving forward. I have finished my revision to the first chapter! In my first book this was the hardest step for me and it was no different here. Now I should pick up the pace a bit. I have set a goal to finish the first act by the end of this month. Now that I’ve made that public, I have to do it. Just the way I am.

Warship Ares: Continues to do well for a first time, no name author. It’s getting reads on Kindle Unlimited and sales continue to trickle in. Pretty much what I expected and what will continue until I can get the next book into play. Reviews for it stay high and I can’t be more than thankful for it!

Thanks for joining me on my journey. Feel free to catch me on Facebook ro Twitter! I look forward to hearing from you!

My Author website completely crashed and even managed to smash my backups. So I will be rebuilding. Please stay tuned!