I got the best birthday present ever. My sister, Dana, let me yak for almost an hour about Dead is a Temporary Thing. This wonderful gift of time is incredibly helpful. When I am able to articulate out loud what a book is about, I get a clearer picture of where problems still exist.

Talking things out with Dana gave me mental marching orders. For instance:
—I need to provide more motivation for why Tracy lied to everyone about Rick.
—I have to have Shirlee talk to Finn more after Brooklyn leaves and then relay some information from those “chats” back to Brooklyn.
—I need Brooklyn to take more initiative where Finn in concerned while she is in Utah, however, by doing that I am going to get into a big rewrite of some of the back end of the book.

The book is already edging toward 600 pages. Yikes! That is a lot of writing. I don’t care that it’s double-spaced. It’s a good thing I don’t have any preconceived notion of how long a book is going to be or I’d never start them.

I am still looking for people who may be willing to read and comment on this book before I start looking for someone to publish it. Let me know if you want to be on a list of potential readers.
Melissa