You may have noticed that I’ve been silent about my manuscript, Season of Betrayal.  Last word I gave out on it was a snippet of the rewritten Chapter One.  Before that I had said was dismantling it and starting all over because there were core problems with the story that needed to be rewritten.  But trying to rewrite it only proved that there were elements at the very foundation of the story that simply could not work.  There were contradictions and plot-holes, to say the least.  I was frustrated, left in a dead end, and the rest of my writing had suffered.

So, I moved on.  I started writing Exiles, not interested in where it was going.  I was just writing.  And it was awesome.  As it turns out, working on Exiles actually really helped.  It gave me the time and distance away from Season to gain new perspective on it.  My confidence and commitment to my writing was also restored.  And, most importantly, I find myself able to let go of the things in the manuscript that need to be changed.  I’ve realized what elements of the story I’m really passionate about and I don’t care about throwing the rest of it overboard.  The details are still to be worked out, but I’m going to give it another shot…as soon as I find the time!