Melissa R. L. Simonin

…or maybe not last words, although I suppose they could be. “There’s nothing to worry about,” are words that characters would be wise not to use in that order, and I need to stop saying “It’ll be done soon!” when it comes to writing a book. I’m not superstitious, but that seems to be a […]

“Lochlan Museum” is going to be longer than I thought, since it’s on page 346 and has yet to end. It’s close though. On the last chapter… or maybe next to the last. At the moment, I’m reading it through for the first time. I’ve found all sorts of loose ends that need tied up, […]

Two chapters, and Lochlan Museum will be complete. That’s roughly 25 pages, as nearly as I can estimate. I haven’t re-read this book from the beginning multiple times, as I usually do when I’m writing. I’m not working on several books at once, either. That’s probably why it’s been easier to keep track of the […]

Two-hundred and fifty pages. That’s where Lochlan Museum now stands. The end is in sight, and I’m sure everyone in the household is thankful for that. I promised I will clean the house once it’s done, and before starting another book. Or, getting back to the other one that’s half-written. This guarantees it’ll be the […]

Lochlan Museum, in spite of its many pages of notes, had a slow start. Then it had a total restart. But, the second time around, it started out on the right foot and kept going. It’s on page 136. Disengaged, third in the Terms of Engagement series, is on page 115. Failure to Engage is […]

Finishing Failure to Engage just about wiped me out. I’ve been sleeping a LOT compared to December, when I sometimes missed entire nights. I also had to give up coffee, which sadly, was causing all sorts of health issues. I had no idea at the time, but I’m feeling better. I got up early this […]

“Disengaged,” third in the Terms of Engagement series, is on page 25. “Lochlan Museum” is… on page 1 1/2. Once “Disengaged” stalls out–assuming it does–then I’ll get back to Lochlan. I’ve got so many pages of notes written on Lochlan, I feel like I already know the characters completely. It feels as though their story […]

…and a wonderful end to the old one, because “Failure to Engage” is, and was, completed on the last day of 2016. It’s now available for preorder, with a release date of… the end of February. I don’t remember the date. But it’s finished. Now maybe I can start catching up on all that lost […]

That’s really all I have to say, because “Failure to Engage” has taken off, and the end is in sight! I am so excited by this, because it has been a difficult book to write. I love the characters, I love their story, but I’ve also felt tremendous pressure to do justice to the theme […]

The Ninja coffee brew system really is worth trying, after all. Brad didn’t care for the Keurig, so the Ninja was on his birthday wish list. That was back during the summer, which is also when he got said Ninja. It’s just taken me this long to try making a latte with it. Although I […]