CRAAAP. I'm so late on this update

Luckily no one reads these so no one has been waiting. Its been a hell of a week and I'm so glad its over. Its been non-stop work from sunrise to sleepy-time. And the next week starts in less than 12 hours. whoop-dee-doo.

So this is going to be interesting. I've been working on this second draft every night for hours. I've been rewriting major story beats and putting characters in different places to make things more cohesive. Course when I do this, I also end up speeding along the plot. So the story is getting shorter and shorter, but that also means the pacing is quicker and quicker. 
If you go by story beats, I'm about 66% done. If you go by projected word count, I'm about 50% done. I have a feeling the target word count of 100k is going to drop to about 90k, which is the size of the Bright Spot.

I have Two upcoming events in the western Wisconsin, eastern Minnesotan regions. On September 22, I'll be doing a live reading and a questionnaire at Turtle Lake Public Library (Turtle Lake, Wisconsin) at 5PM. I doubt I'm large enough for any of you to be close enough to come visit. But I (should) make an appearance at the Twin Cities Book Festival on NOVEMBER 7 2026. Please come to that one if you can. Its gonna be really cool. I got a custom tablecloth, bright spot tapestry, and I'll be selling a physical copies of the first 6 chapters of BlightEater in a sort of Exclusive Preview Edition. These are freaking awesome and you should try and get one if you can.

I'll continue chugging along. Within a few weeks I'll have the first copy of The (new) Bright Spot Hardcover. The one that will be available in the backerkit. I'M VERY EXCITED to show you all that one.

Thank you for reading. These are my unfiltered thoughts and I'll see you next week (this Friday probably)