Thursday 16th May – Day 299
Again, we started with rain today, which was fine as we have decided to stay put in the beautiful mooring just past Iron Bridge Lock in Watford. We are opposite a beautiful park with lovely woods to one side.
As the rain clears and the sun starts to shine again, I crack on with my novel. I wasn’t sure at the beginning of the day but at 9.30pm after a few little wanders around the park and to the shop to have some all important breaks from the laptop, it’s done!
It will still need at least another edit for me to accept any changes and tweak some more of the story. There has been quite a bit of faffing with some of the story threads, which means then having to make sure all that is changed throughout the book but I’m happy with the end result.
Depending on my editor’s workload I’m hoping that the book will get published some time in June. The Island Walk which the book is based on takes place on the 15th June this year and it would be nice if it could be ready for then. I’m hoping to go to Jersey towards the end of June as I normally visit for my birthday and we might be able to organise some book related events. We will see! It’s all been a bit delayed as we were hoping to start the promotion in March but these things happen in publishing!
What’s next I hear you cry ((I don’t think you do!)) the canal book which this very blog will be used to create ((Oh that’s going to the new number one sleep aid – good call Peachy!)) Rude! It will be a highly edited version of this blog adventure with some history thrown in and anything I’ve forgotten to include in the blog! I’ve already started some of the editing on the canal book but we are hopefully planning that as we are in Paddington Basin and not moving for more or less a week we can start adding all the historical bits and a request for recipes we have cooked up on board so will try and add some of those in.
I think I’ve set a goal of roughly around October for this book to be published but I am thinking about some kind of crowdfunding for it ((I’ll give you a tenner not to publish it)) something along the lines of pay £10 and as part of that you receive one of the first signed copies with a bookmark or something like that. I need to work out my costs of having it edited, cover created and the ordering the books, as ideally this would help me cover the costs of producing the book but people also get something for donating. What does everyone think? Is £10 too much/too little? Good idea? Bad idea?
Oh, just before I go! Once the Jersey and Canal book are done I WILL be starting be giving my full focus to the psychological thriller series which I started writing in 2018! I am thinking about submitting this to some publishers again as I hope it will be in a much better state when I’ve finished editing it ((AGAIN! How many times!)) I know, it’s been a series long in the making that is for sure. I’m not taking on any other writing projects after the Jersey and canal book are published. The series are going to my full focus for the next few years. I gave myself 10 years to make it as an author and by that I mean earning an income from my writing and i’m far from that at the moment.
Along with short stories, stories in novels with my writing group and novels I’ve published fourteen books on various subjects. Which will be 16 with two this year so I hope I’ve learned enough of the craft to finally do the thriller series justice! ((You wouldn’t think so reading this blog!)) Well, we all know this is my unedited ramblings. It’s not gone through rigorous editing with a fine tooth comb, it’s come out of my head and onto the screen. ((that’s quite worrying!))
Right, that’s it. Going to celebrate with a glass of wine now the book has been returned. It’s been nice to give a writing update. What with the narrowboat adventure I haven’t done one for a while. Thanks to everyone who has stuck by me reading the blog. Day done. Until tomorrow x
C.L. Peache 