Revised Cover Sneak Peek

 You may have noticed that not much writing has happened over the holidays. I had a big editing job to finish, and even a low-key Christmas required various things that took up time.

However, I've been thinking a lot about Vacation from Dead Mule Swamp. For one thing, I changed the picture on the cover. It's way to early to do a "cover reveal," but for some reason, having the cover designed helps me focus and inspires me to keep writing. How about a bit more of a sneak peek?

I have come up with some ways to remediate some of the "problems" with the early chapters. This book does not follow a standard story arc. Personally, I prefer it when an author varies their plots. But the story still needs to make you want to read on. I worked a little bit on those fixes today.

And I have the next three scenes (maybe 4-5 chapters) planned in my head. I just have to get them written.

Here's a brief tease from Chapter 21:

With a tiny smile, I wondered if we could prosecute him in civil court if he took the whole ten-thousand when we were the ones who’d done all the work. But then, we hadn’t even paid to participate in the game. The legal waters seemed murky.

Emerging from our room, there was loud laughter, and the smells of pizza and beer drifted down the passage. Apparently the firefighters were partying. I wondered if they’d be up late in case we needed them. Maybe they’d all be drunk and passed out.

I spent the morning editing, and most of the rest of the day doing kitchen stuff.

See Back in Harness for the previous cover peek- you can definitely see I've changed the color pallete