My Journey (and Occasional Stumble) Through the Woods
A new normal. I’m jumping into editing Red Hour and hoping for some beta readers for Shadow Walker. The canine writing assistant and I have been taking long walks in the neighborhood while I listen to audiobooks. Youngling has gotten into nature photography this past year and over the past several weeks, we have gone…
And reenergizing as I wake. My writing group is currently reading the final chapters of Dreamweaver, book two of the Dreamcatcher series. As I began to prep for the next critique meeting, I decided to read to the end of the book to catch any last-minute edits and prep all the final chapters for submission,…
A fantastic start to the year! I read 84 books from January to March! This is mainly due to 46 being audiobooks—way more than usual, mostly due to mood. I was mentally tired this winter and found myself wanting to listen to romcoms while working on a jigsaw puzzle or playing a game on my…
But I’ll take what I can get. The weather is still fluctuating between hot and cold, but I’m taking advantage of the sunnier days and mostly warmer weather to get back into a routine of walking the canine writing assistant regularly and for longer stretches. Youngling and I have been hitting the trails at the…
To editing. I finished Shadow Walker! I’m so proud that my first dual-POV novel is complete. This wolf and witch tale was a stretch of my writing habits and skills as I outlined more than usual to keep an eye on the balance of perspectives while creating this new world and magic system. After I…
It’s hot then cold. Two weeks ago, I was excited to only have two chapters left of Shadow Walker. I still have a chapter and a half to go though, because writing is sometimes like a fever. Hot one minute then cold the next. I wrote a few pages and then life hit. Illness cycling…
And looking ahead. I have two chapters left to write for Shadow Walker. Two! I’m so excited that this manuscript is almost done. I know generally what happens in these two chapters and just need to sit down and write it already. I already wrote the last chapter and a short epilogue, so I just…
Is still progress! January had a slow start for me due to the dreary, cold weather, the state of the world taking up my headspace, and having a college-age kid around that I love and wanted to hang out with. After taking him back out of state to start his next semester, my frame of…
And some different goals for 2026. In 2025, I read 274 books and that total includes some novellas and short stories. My top three genres were of course fantasy, mystery/thriller, and rom-com. 122 were audiobooks that I listened to at high speeds while driving, walking the pup, cooking, doing housework or unwinding with a jigsaw…
2026 edition. Happy New Year! I’m hoping to refocus this year and dive back into my writing goals! Shadow Walker: Dreamcatcher series: Red Hour: Other: Wish me luck in 2026!
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Beth Green