Word Count and Thought for the Week

Final read through for A Wildcat for Willie before it heads to my ARC team. This number will change, of course, but it's fun.

IWSG - October 2025

  

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Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!

The awesome co-hosts for the September 3 posting of the IWSG are
Beth Camp, Crystal Collier, and Cathrina Constantine!!

October 1 question - What is the most favorite thing you have written, published or not? And why?

Actually, I have a couple of projects that fit this category. One is my first book. I was just messing around to see if I could write a full-length novel, so I put in all the things I love (or enjoy reading about): cruising, romance, action/adventure (via shipwreck), self-discovery after a tragedy. And I eventually sold it to a publisher.

The second one is a love project. It's a portal fantasy with doppelgangers that has two storylines running through it, one set in a dimension that has magic and the other is set in Hawaii where the characters were inspired by my grandkids. My oldest granddaughter gave me input on the female main characters. 

That one has been published but my readers (who struggle even with my time travel series) don't know what to do with it. Fantasy is just beyond most of them. But my granddaughter said "She ended up with the wrong guy," so I have drafted a second book. My goal is to figure out how to fix the second plotline in that one and publish it too. I have a different penname for that series.

What about you? Have you written anything you particularly loved?

Is it something that has or ever will see the light of day?

My thought for the week