An Extended Update on my Writing Life

 An

Extended

Update

on

my

Writing

Life

2020 was one of the better years for me as a writer but 2021 has been the worst. I'm discovering answers to questions I won't reveal on here but they are sad to think about. None of this will keep me from pursuing my dream of traditional publication or the help I give to other writers. It has just been a let down of a year despite finishing my manuscript The Ignited Moon and beating the virus.

To improve my writer life, I have been trying to establish a good work/writing routine. This has worked to some extent except for one hurtle to clear and everything should balance out. While straightening all of that out focus on high fantasy is key. Its the genre in which brought me to writing in the first place. I've also begun educating myself with YouTube videos and help books. 

As for my current manuscript, its high fantasy with a few of my personal experiences blended into it. I seem to make more progress with industry professionals when the story relates more to me. My novella The Discarded Knight almost had an agent and two small presses. It involved my experience as an autistic person.

Concerning reading. I'm slowly losing interest in comic books and am cutting down my usual list of titles. Comic books used to inspire my writing but are now falling short of that task. It's probably better to read novels as a writer anyway. And for reading novels my decision to read only what I want will stand firm. If  the blurb and first four pages catches me then I'm in.

That's the update. Have a great rest of the year.