This particular project has been one that has been on the backburner for quite some time now. I wrote The Larsen Strain back in 2007 to 2008. The idea started in the early 2000s after a conversation I had with my brother. We were talking about UFOs and the new government planes, and I remember jotting down some notes. I know what you’re thinking: How do you get viruses from government planes and UFOs? You see, I’m not a lateral thinker. One thing doesn’t always lead straight to another. Sometimes it pings off of other ideas and I get an A-Ha moment out of the blue. Sort of like this.
Anyhow, I wrote the book. It was a huge undertaking. Much of it I wrote by hand. Some typed. It took me 8 years from concept to publishing. Once published, I got a bad review. And you know what? They were right. I removed the book from market and set out to fix the issue. In that time, I practiced… a lot! I wrote… a lot!
I am happy to say that I have finally sat down and refreshed The Larsen Strain. I fixed the character issues that the reader had with one of my characters. I repaired a few plot holes that seemed disconnected. In other words, I overhauled it to make sure that it read the way that it should.
I am currently in the process of doing a final proofread and revision so that I can put it back up on the market. The goal is to have it ready by September 1st. Of course, as a full time teacher, I’m also limited by time, so I have to find every spare moment that I can to work on it, so that sort of slows down the process. In fact, I’ve been so busy with the teaching aspect of my life that I haven’t had time for anything creative. For example, I usually write my blog posts on Saturdays and schedule them to publish during the week. Today is Sunday as I write this, and I still have school stuff to work on.
Just keep an eye on the website or social media. I’ll let you know when The Larsen Strain drops.
