These next few months are going to be a delicate balance between writing, work, and Shinkendo. While waiting for feedback on my main manuscript, The Demon Hunter, from my beta readers I will be working on another short story, begin plotting out book 2 in the Demon Hunter series. At the same time I still have my full time job and I learned that later this year I will be testing for my next rank in Shinkendo.
My next rank is one of the most important ranks as I will be testing on just about everything I have learned thus far in my five years of training. Stress levels are certainly going to elevated and I will have to make sure I dedicate some time to reviewing everything I know and writing down notes for stuff too. Most likely this means reorganizing my notes and rewriting many of them as well.
As for my short story and second book, well, my short story is set back in the time of Atlantis and follows the King's Champion, Orion, on his final quest in an effort to save the great nation from destruction. Book 2 of the Demon Hunter series continues the adventure of Roland as he learns about his magical abilities and the need to draw attention away from Anastasia. At the same time he draws ever closer to finding the demon that slayed his family which was his goal from the first day he started hunting ghosts and demons.
Oh yeah, and among all of that I still need to enjoy life right? Going out and hanging with friends and such. Like they say, "All work and no play makes jack a dull boy."
