I was busy writing (dictating) several chapters of Maps of Fate, the second novel of the Threads West, An American Saga series, the other day. I needed a break, some time to reflect on a particularly critical scene between several characters, and had a chore to do about a half-mile from ranch house. I decided to combine some outdoor time with pondering and manual productivity.
It struck me as I was putting a top rail back on a jack leg fence that a band of fleeing elk had dislodged, just how much I like writing this story and how thrilled I am that so many are getting such pleasure reading it. I chuckled to myself as I recalled the incessant banter and prodding to get Book Two done from too many readers to count.
Well, Maps of Fate is rolling along the arc of the story the characters whisper to me from their stage of conflict, passion, and the American West. The plot is unfolding as I have envisioned it for decades and so far I am delighted with what’s getting down on paper. I hope you will be too. We are going to start publishing periodic excerpts from Book Two beginning with those readers of the first book may be familiar with, since they are to be found in the back of the first novel. So, keep your ears to the track!