Hello and Happy Monday,

I know I usually blog on Friday but didn't get the chance to so I wanted to make sure I at least dropped a note to you today.

I hope you've been writing, I have but not as much as I would like to so I'm going to treat myself to a writing day. I'm on the right track with my second Owen Story novel and to keep that momentum going I want to take a day off--far to little time really--to get into the nitty gritty of the story and get all the storylines down on paper as my blue print. I want to put more speed behind the writing of the next book for a number of reasons: one, I believe I have a better handle on how the scenes in this novel will play out so that I can write it faster; two, I have learned to write better--Yeah!!!--which gives me more confidence as I write so that I don't agonize over every line, every word which has made me a hesitant writer meaning it takes me twice as long to get my book done; third, the first Owen Story novel will be available in approximately two weeks and because I believe in it, believe readers will enjoy it I know they'll be looking for the second in the trilogy and I want to be able to give it to them sooner rather than later.

In light of all this I will soon be taking my writing day to get fully into the second Owen Story novel and I'm looking forward to it because those kinds of days make me feel such a writer and its the day I can concentrate on making my story the best it can be, where I can read passages over again to delight in them, where I get rid of the bad writing, find the holes in my story, flesh out the characters and move the novel to the next level; so many wonderful things to do that my writing day can't come soon enough and I wish it could be days instead of only one. I hope you get a chance to find a writing day, two, three or more if you're lucky.

Until next time God willing,

If you have any comments or suggestions I have a new e-mail address at: mathewsla@hotmail.com

Until next time, God willing,

Lori