And so it begins: the process of attempting to find a publisher for the Abigail Massey stories. I've drafted a query letter and will add to it my own resume and a sample chapter. I'm quite hopeful I'll be able to place it but, as always, getting published is no easy task.

Despite what I wrote in my last post, I do intend to attempt to focus my efforts on one project at a time. First, once the Abigail query letter is gone, I will settle in to work on The Silent Goodbye in hopes of getting a draft done by the end of the year. That should be do-able if I am successful in carving out at least an hour each day to write. Quite often the hardest part about writing is getting back into a rhythm once you've lost it. If you can start to set a bit of a pace, however, things tend to snowball and you find yourself writing more quickly, more consistently and more effectively.

That's my goal at this point. Focus on one project, create a rhythm, get it done. Set it aside at that point, work on something else for a while to create distance, then go back with a more objective eye for review and rewrites.

I can promise myself I'll do all that. I'm just not so sure I'll live up to my own promise.

And next Wednesday brings Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, film version. Hoorraaayyy!!!

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