"How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?"

- Dr. Seuss

 Aloha All,

It’s almost impossible to believe it’s been over five months since my last update on Lost in the Fog.  But here we are.  Working with a development editor has been an amazing and enriching experience, and my novel will be so much better for it.  But it’s also been mind numbing how long it’s taken me to finish!

If I didn’t have a full-time job that consumed most of my time, I would have completed the final version of Lost the Fog months ago.   I am certain of that.  But of course, that is just a convenient excuse, and I know I could have carved out more minutes, hours, and days to work on it.  Playing the role of Sigmund Freud, maybe there’s some perverse part of me that doesn’t want to be done . . . this is, after all, a book I’ve been working on for more than a decade.  Finally letting go of it is both exciting and terrifying. 

But I promise you I will, and very soon.

My editor Caroline completed her second round of edits back in March, and I’ve been working (slowly, as explained previously) on my final version of the manuscript ever since.  This weekend was a big one for me, and I made significant progress.  My goal is to turn Lost in the Fog to Inkshares by the end of the month.

From there we have the final copy edit by the publisher, the galley proof revisions before the book goes to the printer, and the cover art and publication process.  I’m still hoping for late 2018 for you to get your hands on Lost in the Fog, and once I have a better idea of the actual date, you’ll be the first to know. 

As always, thank you so much for your support!  Mahalo! 

-Mike