Are we there yet?

 If you have children you know those dreaded words “Are we there yet?” In my case, as I am home schooling, I also dread the words, “Is the food ready yet?” I use this continuing theme to help my little ones, aged 8 and 6, to work on their time telling skills. So they have to come and tell me where the big hand and the little hand are on the clock. This tactic only marginally assists me in getting some peace and I feel more like a caterer than an author. 


But I have to admit I feel the same way about my third book. Whenever I see my editor has made another comment or suggestion I think, “Really, are we not done yet?”


I still need to get the ISBN number and complete the cover. But I am stuck on the title and that influences all the other bits and pieces. 


Then the big thing that we are currently debating is that there are two “parts” in the book that initially seem like two different stories, but that link up in the end. Someone suggested putting a break in the book “PART 1” and “PART 2” to show the distinction between the two elements of the book. 


What do you think? I would love some feedback to see if you find this helpful in other books.  I am not yet sold on the idea because I don’t feel like it is my style. But I am open to suggestions.


I suppose this challenge of “Are we there yet?” lies in the mind of both my villains, King Radolf and Nadine. King Radolf has been waiting quite some time to raise a dragon army, and he even has a spymaster and a turned Dragon Whisperer helping him. But that army just does not seem to form and they still don’t have an egg and Nadine keeps on interfering with his plans.


Nadine just wants to find the eggs, rebuild the dragon societies and get on with her life. But time and time again, there is King Radolf and his desires for world domination. I am sure in her darker days, she may be thinking, “Can’t someone just go and assassinate this king already?” I am sure some of my readers are asking, “Why can’t the dragons just go burn him up?” Well if that happened, I guess there would be no book 4 and I am not yet ready to let the series go. So my readers and Nadine will have to put up with King Radolf for a while longer. 


Having said that, I hope you are well and that you are “getting there” with whatever projects you have on the go in your life.

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