Happy Insecure Writer’s Support Group day! It’s July and the puppy is huge. Pictures don’t do him justice. He’s 4 months old now, and he’s probably close to 40lbs, if not more. The kids and I have been doing training, but the barking and jumping are things we have yet to break him of.
Oso chilling on the couch, watching the guinea pigsIt’s impossible to show how huge this dog is.

Despite the constant distraction that is the dog, I have managed to make decent progress on my rewrite. I’m 2K short of where I want to be with this book, but 83K is nothing to scoff at. I’m at a spot where the timeline is unclear to me, and that makes me uncertain which order these chapters will end up in when I’m done, but every day, I’m tightening my events just a little more to keep this book focused and moving forward.

So far, critters on Critique Circle have been entertained by my progression, which tells me I’m on the right track. I’ve completely redone the timeline, and I’ve upped the humor factor to better align with book 2. The fact this book was more drama than humor worried me when I started, since I lean pretty heavily into silliness in book 2. But thankfully, Derek’s shift in character (from attempted suave to hot mess) has brought out the LOLs and giggle-snorts in the comments.

I’m hopeful I can actually finish this book this year.

IWSG Question of the Month – Is there a genre you haven’t tried writing in yet that you really want to try? If so, do you plan on trying it?

Nope. I write what I want, when I want to.

How has your year been going? Do you enjoy a bit of humor in what you read? Got any tips to stop a dog from barking?

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