This Draft Is Done!

Okay, dear readers. I’ve posted the grand finale:


Leaf 7 – Freeing Govan


Leaf 8 – The Beheading


A Month Later – To Market, To Market

Yes, the final two chapters plus epilogue are up!

I need a cup of tea to celebrate. Ah, here come Tam and Annie

Tam and Annie (or is it Glinda?) Serve Tea - a little photo fun by Jane Valencia

(sip) Mmmm!

So the plan from here is this. I’m going to print the whole story. I’m going to go through and look for repetitious words or scenes, or just for places where I can tighten things up or add a bit of sparkle, action, or fun. Then I’ll do some copyediting (looking carefully at the grammar, spelling, and punctuation). I may hire someone to do that for me too.

This book will be an Indie-publication, so I’ll also be researching (further) which avenue to take in that direction. (CreateSpace? Lulu.com? Another source?). The book will be in ebook, Kindle, and print formats. And I’d really, really like it available in Sept., to accompany me to the Traditions In Western Herbalism Conference, where I’ll be presenting Wise Child Learning – An Herbal Class For Kids. We’ll see! There’s still a lot to be done with this project!

I thank you for joining me in this very long process of this work-in-progress. This draft of the Because Of The Red Fox will be available for you to read until July 31. At that point I’ll be taking it off-line, because my final version will be well on its way.

Please feel free to offer any comments or suggestions regarding the story. Or just enjoy!

Fox Kit - art by Jane Valencia

This Was A Hard One

I rewrote this chapter about five times.  When writing–especially when I’m struggling with it, I often start feeling that I’m living the story in some way.  Certainly I felt my own internal battle, wondering how to nudge the action in the right places so that it felt right to me.  In the process, the battle axe demanded attention!  It’s always mystifying when characters in a story insist that they have more of a role in it than you originally figured.

The story is close to the end!  I’m hoping to have it completely wrapped up by the Summer Solstice (well, sooner than that if I can).  You’ll see why.  In the meantime, take a front row seat at …

Leaf 6: The Battle