It happened on Sunday afternoon. I had started typing what I wasn’t sure would be either the Epilogue or just the next chapter. Each of the races were located where I intended them to be at the end of the book. The colorful personalities of some of them had shown themselves to be a touch deeper than originally exhibited in the book. The last thing that I wanted to do was to get one of the main characters together with one of the main characters from the first book of this trilogy. So, I guess that it was an Epilogue from the beginning.

Regardless, the second book of the trilogy is now finished. My personal next step is to read through the text and make the minor editing corrections. So, I’m inserting punctuation, correcting quotation marks, and changing certain word orders. I presume that most writers do this sort of thing. It’s tempting to scrap whole pages of text but I resist the urge. All-in-all, I’m satisfied with what I’ve written. Some of the characters have surprised even me! Who would have thought that they would do the things they’re doing?

And that brings me to the question of what I do now that I am finished with the second book. I know what you’re thinking: “Write the third book!” Yah, I’m gonna do that. But there’s this whole thing about getting an agent who will help me with the publishing of this trilogy. This is a journey that contains more frustration than I ever thought possible. I currently have over ten queries out for the first book of the trilogy. The worst part is the waiting.

One would expect that the rejections would be most wounding. My experience says no. I have been sending queries since the first of April. I have three rejections. I began the process with the thought that not everyone is going to like either the genre or the topic. So, for me, three rejections out of thirteen queries is not bad. After all, according to Emily Temple back in 2017, Stephen King’s Carrie was rejected 30 times and Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl was rejected 12 times. Hmph. I guess I’m in good company, then.

So, What do I do now? That’s easy. I write the third book, of course. I also continue seeking the right agent to support me. That agent is out there. He or she hasn’t read the manuscript yet but I know it will happen. Look out, world! I’m going to wow you with my stories. You may not know it, yet, but it will happen.

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Thank you for the privilege of your time.