Day 1 is done and so far I’m on pace for my goal of 22000 for the month. But it is pricing harder than I thought it would. It just goes to show that just because you’ve done something once doesn’t make you an expert.

The advantage I have now over last November is that mentally I know I can do it. I find it very similar to running. I may not run a 5k very fast but I know I can finish one. The mental aspect of the challenge is gone.

So even though I haven’t yet gotten my words in today, I’ll get them in before bed.

After seeing the immaculate blog layout of one of my new reader/writer acquaintances,  I realized that my blog wasn’t really optimized for people to navigate, especially their first time accessing the site.

So, I have moved to a new theme that allows a better static starting page and have made the menu easier to navigate while reading the book.

The menu now has a section for all of my writings (as I plan on adding more of my work here, both for critiquing and for reading) and the pages for the novels will have the chapters listed for clearer navigation and finding the next chapter.

I hope the changes improve the site and make it easier to find your way around.

Welcome and thank you for your interest in providing me with critiques from Critters.org.

The chapter posts are  password protected to prevent “first publication” disputes and to limit access to the manuscript. To obtain the password, please fill out the form below and I will email you the password.

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Here is the link to Chapter 1 so you don’t have to hunt through the archives.