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Just to clarify...

I apologize for some of the confusion around the new book: Days Since... Thomas: Day 758. Days Since... Xavier: Day 853 was published in April 2018. It was originally book one. I started writing Thomas shortly before Xavier published. As I continued with Thomas I realized it would need to be before Xavier. Once Thomas was nearing completion, I reworked Xavier to make it book 2 in the series because Thomas would be book 1. If you already bought Xavier before Thomas came out and the rework, I don't think its necessary to reread Xavier. All the main points are the same. I rewrote the prologue, added a bit of conflict in the beginning chapters, and took out some of the irrelevant detail. Book 3, following Jenny, will be book 3. Thanks

Big Thanks to Everyone!!!

Thank you so much to everyone who has purchased Days Since... Thomas: Day 758. We've broken into the top 100 new releases of my favorite book categories: #39 in Kindle eBook > Men's Adventure #75 in Kindle eBook > Dystopian #93 in Kindle eBook > Post-Apocalyptic This is so amazing. Thank you so much guys and girls! Please share this adventure of Thomas with friends and family and keep this book moving up the charts.

A Very Good Time to Breathe...

Finally finished Days Since... Thomas: Day 758 and revised Days Since... Xavier: Day 853. A lot of work went into finishing these books. Moving Xavier from book one to book two was easier than I thought it would be. (If you have already read Xavier, there is no need to read it again. I did not change any major points. I added a few scenes and changed the prologue. This was done to try and make the beginning more engaging.) It took a while, but I feel both of these books are very clean and the formatting looks great. Thomas flows right into Xavier and I love the change, from the point of the reader, from being a part of the Second Alliance to switching to the other vantage point. I have started on the third book. The opening of Chapter 1 is a lot of fun, and I've tried to add a few new elements to it. I'm trying to write in a few little twists to keep it fresh and keep people guessing toward the end of the series, which I suspect will be 5 books in total. Thanks for stayin...

First Revision is Complete

Yay! First revision is completed, and I'm going to spend a week tightening it up then on to the beta readers.  Here's a sneak peak of the cover.

Revision is Going Swimmingly

I'm about a third of the way through my revision.  I believe most people do their revisions the opposite of how I am doing mine.  My rough draft is very bare bones.  The characters change how they act, how they talk and how they interact with others in order to progress the story.  On my revision, I go through and add character development, background information, etc.  I think most writers write as much as they can and edit stuff out.  I use the first draft as a basic frame and add to it.  My first draft was around 40,000 words and it will end up around 60,000.  It's just easier for me to do it that way. I'm really happy with how this book is going.  I feel like I have taken some of my criticism and adjusted this story to compliment some of the issues that I had and that were confirmed by others.  There is a lot more action-- a lot more.  I didn't have to do as much world building, which allowed me to focus on the story itself. ...

Draft is Finished

The draft for Days Since...  Thomas: Day 758 is finished.  I've begun revising the chapters.  I'm really hoping to have two revisions finished by the end of the year.  I'm anticipating a January release.  We shall see.

Days Since... Thomas: Day 758

The rough draft for the next book in the series Days Since... should be finished soon, and I'm hoping to have the final released late this year.  I appreciate everyone for being patient in this endeavor.  Writing is a hobby for me, although someday I would like it be much more.  It is difficult at times juggling family, work, life, etc.  I'm very excited for this book.  I think it's going to be much better than my first.