A Few Milestones Before the New Year
Hey everyone! It’s been quite some time! After my first batch of updates the first week of September, I barreled down a few major milestones almost back-to-back! Here are a few key notes I wanted to share:
Submitted my final editor draft to my editor on ~9/19/25 to get grilled on the developmental aspect of the book!
Went to Iceland mid-October and got married in an insanely beautiful setting!
While there, my editor sent back her feedback! Oh boy, 16-page writeup and over 250 in-line comments in the manuscript itself.
Spent the next three weeks working through major plot points, clarifying, expanding, and if my editor would have it—cutting back the manuscript. (Spoiler Alert: it actually grew about 75 pages, oops.)
THEN, I got my final-beta draft over to my typesetter/page designer to lay out the manuscript in a clean, readable format for beta readers. He got my final layout done around ~11/18/25.
I printed a small number of personal, non-published beta copies as gifts for a few trusted readers…Will solicit feedback from a handful of family and closest friends to see where it lands to folks a little distant from the project!
Where I’m at now: As the year wraps, I’m taking time to reflect on what I’ve learned and consider next steps for the project. When beta notes come trickling in, I’ll reflect on those and see how to make Theo, Kai, and Ava’s journey all the more cohesive and engaging!
Appreciate everyone so much along this journey! Happy Holidays and all that jazz, be well and love one another!
Best,
LFR
Búðakirkja, ísland
