On to somewhere new.

I’m currently in New Mexico, near the Carlsbad Caverns. I’ve enjoyed the solace here, but I’ll be heading to my next destination either tomorrow or the day after. Whether its the anxiety of the unknown, the stress of potentially getting to my destination but not having a place to set up, the annoyance of prepping for transport; or mourning another home, it always puts me in a somber mood to go to the next place. So I’m taking the time to reflect, and since I don’t have fans yet, send an update into the ether of the internet.

I’ve been writing every morning, religiously. The Light in Death is at 80k words, and growing every day. I’m not sure where it will end before needing to become a second book. I know there’s a lot more to the story to tell. As I consume other author’s works, my writing has started to feel like it lacks luster, I’ve started messaging people with metaphors and similes attached to my descriptions. It’s hard to tell if its a habit from the daily inclusion of them in my manuscript, or a desire to increase my creative ability. I need more critiques and feedback.

For the next week, new chapters are scheduled to release everyday on Royal Road, but even now, I only have one follower and no ratings. It’s hard to maintain confidence with so little response to my writing, and my mood about departure has me depressed as well. It makes the prospect of gaining interest seem impossible. I have to continue to think, it just hasn’t happened - yet. https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/51551/the-light-in-death