The Novel: Progress Report

Readers of my novel-in-progress, The Syndicate of Eternal Friendship, might be wondering if I've developed an advanced case of writer's block. Or if I've become bored with the whole process. Nope. I haven't given up on the novel at all. But I've been wandering around the country a lot in its service. It's going slower.

It's not that easy to write dialogue that sounds real. And getting 1922 right is slow going. But I'm hitting it every morning. That's why the blog has been a bit sparse of late.

I love my characters. I feel honored that they've chosen me to write about them. The Hancock family and their friends in the 1920's are becoming as real to me as Paulie and Walrus and Sylyvie Potemkin are. I like spending time in their company and I hope you will too.

Chapter 36 is forthcoming - one of these days soon.