This semester, I’m taking Advanced Children’s Lit (referred to here as ACL). As part of my Creative Project, I’ve decided to post the first five chapters of A Royale Pain, Book One in my Draven Atreides, Teenage Informant series on my author blog:

A day at the spa can be a “royale” pain.

Sixteen-year-old Draven Atreides has just started a new gig as an FBI informant. Her To Do…

The revision process for Book 2 hasn't been too bad. I had to write a revision outline for my CWII class and I'm not used to doing those. I'm a pantser by nature and tend to have an "Well, let's see what happens" type of attitude. I have to admit that I had help with the outline. A friend and co-worker who's familiar with the series helped me crank out an outline. I have some guidance now, so it's a little easier to write.

Last week I hand wrote 22 pages. The rest was…

Started the revising process for Book 2 for my CWII class yesterday.

4 pages.

May not seem like a lot to some, but my goal is to write at least a page. Per my syllabus, I need the 1st 30 done by the 22nd. Hope I have another good day today.