9/17/23
Right now I'm celebrating the Jewish New Year, called Rosh Hashanah, which translates to "head of the year". It is a lunar new year, since the Jewish calendar is lunar. We celebrate by having large family dinners featuring apples and honey, and attending synagogue for special services where the shofar (carved rams horn) is blown. I baked apple bread and traditional honey cake and had a great time celebrating with my family. For anyone who celebrates, L'Shanah Tovah! May you have a sweet and happy New Year! Next we start preparing for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which comes ten days after Rosh Hashanah, and is the most important holiday in the Jewish tradition. I have a few days before that, though, so I'm trying to get some writing done! The Prince has reached 32k words, which is excellent! I have some really fun scenes left to write, and then an epilogue that will hopefully help set up book three. I do think I'll reach 50k, but it'll be close. However, I am hoping that when I go back and edit, I'll be able to increase the word count by expanding some scenes. I'm still only on the first draft, with two or three editing rounds to go before I will send it for submission, but I'm really liking how it's turning out so far! Speaking of editing to increase word count, there's a call for spring-themed stories and I immediately thought of my short story Hadash Aviv, meaning New Spring, that was never republished. Hadash Aviv is one of my few contemporary action/adventure stories. I've always really liked it and was very disappointed I couldn't figure out a way to republish it. Of course, the call is for stories a minimum of 15k words, and Hadash Aviv was originally written for a call for stories less than 10k. I have begun expanding this story, with a couple of new scenes and more description in the existing story. I basically need to double the length of the story. So far, I've added over 1k, so I only have 6k more to write before I can decide whether it's worth submitting. I'll keep everyone updated on my progress! I got to see the first draft of the cover for Twin Elements, which comes out in exactly a month on October 17th, and my jaw dropped. I can't wait to share it, because it is amazing! Aside from that, it's been a quiet week, but I hope to have more good news to share very soon.
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April 15, 2023 AuthorMell Eight is an author writing with NSP. For more information about Mell and her writing, please visit her website: http://melleightfiction. Tags
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