Update Link: Watch Me Burn – Part 41

Flash Fiction Schedule

It actually works out that I delayed until today — going forward, Saturday is going to be part of the update schedule. The Flash Fic schedule is going to be a little up and down for the next weeks as we close out August. Next week, I’ll be updating Monday, Friday, and Saturday. Then the week of August 28, I’ll be updating on that Labor Day Weekend — Friday through Monday. After that, it’s time to go back to school, and we’re doing one update a week. I know I keep talking about that, but I know that not everyone reads my updates, so I figure if I mention it every update, you’re more likely to catch it.

Next Flash Fiction Series

I was happy to see a few people interested in the story I posted yesterday (and thanks for the comments on Twitter, too!) That particular story idea was inspired by watching a lot of true crime. There’s a series on Oxygen about medical-related murders, and one of the episodes talked about a doctor who was basically a glorified drug dealer. She was prescribing what they called the “holy Trinity” of drugs that were the most lethal combinations. I took that plot idea, and looked around the GH timeline for a place for that kind of story, and the Connor Bishop story seemed like a good place because Jason and Elizabeth are between stories, so there’s no real baggage or stuff for them to handle. I ship off Sam in the prologue, and we can just have them enjoy their romance, deal with Emily, and go into investigation mode.  Anyway — story ideas come from weird places.

I have stories in development that might be a good fit for the next Flash Fiction series, so maybe it might be fun to do another poll as we wind down Watch Me Burn, which should be around the end of the year.

Ebooks

I decided to go with Adobe InDesign to work on ebooks after playing around with some tutorials. I finished up the basic tutorials yesterday, and I’ll be starting the page layout ones today. I already pay for the Creative Suite, so I can have Photoshop, Premiere, and Dreamweaver, so I might as well utilize something I already have.  I should finish the tutorials this weekend and start formatting ebooks for it this week. My priority is to get Fool Me Twice, Book 1 out in ebook first because Book 2 is on its way.

Speaking of..

Fool Me Twice, Book 2

I will definitely be moving the publication date. I don’t think it’ll be ready for November. I had hoped I’d be able to use substantial pieces of the first draft in the first round of edits, but the story is just better with me rewriting most of it. I have used scenes, and there’s a storyline later in the book that can lift right out of the first draft. But pretty much everything that’s not Jason/Elizabeth needed to be rewritten.

This is honestly the best choice — and those of you on Patreon who followed the alpha draft and are now following the beta, I hope you’re reading along and seeing the benefits. I absolutely love this draft so much more, and it’s just the best choice for the book.

The original deadline for this round of edits is September 30. I might still make that, but I need an extra round of editing before I do the final polish. I’m thinking December at the earliest, January at the latest.

Fall Release Schedule

Luckily, with weekly updates for Flash Fiction and Signs of Life coming this fall, I won’t disappear like I usually do! You might have read Signs of Life during its Flash Fiction phase, but it’s been substantially revised in edits. I added around 40k, scenes were moved around, lengthened, or even changed. I can’t wait for you guys to read the new material!

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