Steve Patton's Blog: Mepho Press - Posts Tagged "capstick"

I haven't posted much...on here or on my website. I have been feverishly going through the edits of The Sun Also Sets in post-production material. I thought I was doing well, until I compiled all my chapter notes into one long "to do" list, and suddenly realized I have more edits to do than I thought.

How can one write a book about Africa when you have never been there? I am sure that is a question I will be asked, and I even ask myself that. I have read great stories about Africa from people who have never been there. That's like saying, "How can you write about Mars if you've never been there?" or "How can you write about the bottom of the ocean if you've never been there?" Anyway, you get me point.

At the rate I am going, I think it will be done before October, whether out and published I am not sure, but I believe so. However, I never rush a book. When I finish The Marsh Adventures: Of Times and Places, it took little cleanup, and there wasn't much I wanted changed with the final product. That will be a rarity...the exception and not the rule. Most stories I write will go through several edits before I am satisfied.

Well, to the Ridge Readers motto of "Read On!"...I'd best go back to "Write On!" if I want to see this finished!