post camping

A few glitches---my fault for not remembering where the shut off valve for the water tank was, but all in all a successful maiden voyage with my Little Guy Trailer. I love it!

As for writing, I've been rewriting sections of The Devil's Kettle, and am getting more comfortable with the product. I'm adding a memory chapter that revolves around the antagonist and his daughter that will explain his character more fully. I am really enjoying the re-writing process in this book and am certain it will develop the characters to the extent where the readers will empathize with them and understand where I'm going with the story.

Pre-camping post

Well, I'm about to take my new Little Guy 12-foot camper on its maiden voyage to Forestville State Park.  I'll test out the bed, kitchenette in a hatch, and...the new screened in porch that attaches to the hatch in the back of the trailer. I'll read up on all the specs when I'm out there  and really familiarize myself with every aspect of the tiny camper I purchased a couple of weeks ago while on a grand western Canada road trip with my wife and friends.

By the way, the trip through British Columbia was fantastic, great scenery, food, hotels, and conversation.  If I ever figure out how to do it, I'll post photos on this site.

Tonight, I'll hop in bed and continue rewriting and editing my current book, The Devil's Kettle. I like the overall result, but am still finding typos and am shortening sentences. It's a process.

Meanwhile, Seven agents have let me down gently with the new book. One told me she was sure someone would pick the book up. I hope that's true!  Next week, I'll crank out a few more query letters to agents. Maybe I'll send it off to a small publisher as well.