Dear Journal,
I am happy to say that I have started a new series! With the Arlin Trilogy coming to an end, I am ready to get started on new stories of new characters. As I grow and explore my fictional world, I encounter more and more fictional people with stories that need to be told, lessons to share, and experiences to…well…experience. It has been fun, and I look forward to sharing those stories!
As you may know from other posts and newsletters, I am working on a new book that takes place long before Benjamin Arlin’s story. In a snow-covered land, tragedy strikes, and characters learn what they are made of. But as I was beginning the first draft, I realized it had been a long time since I had been in the snow. So, I decided to lengthen a recent trip to the Northwest and was able to visit Mount Baker with a friend! It was stunning, and it was exactly what I needed to be reminded of what it’s like to trek through snowy mountains!
The scenery was amazing, and I can’t wait to get back into my drafting process once I finish Book 3 edits. There is nothing quite like seeing a landscape that closely models the one you are trying to describe in a book. It was so helpful to feel, smell, and experience the snow again, to walk through it and realize the struggles characters would face simply during chase scenes and travel. The images and feelings of being surrounded by stunning snowcapped rocks, frozen waterfalls, and wind-blown flurries filled me with excitement for this new story!
Now that I have what I need and can remember what it is like to walk through snow, I am ready to get back to work. I can’t wait to share this book!
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