Steven Boers

Got a new cover for A Game Of Pawns!
          Very happy with it. Would love all kinds of feedback if you're willing. 
          I technically have also edited the book a lot, but haven't uploaded those changes here. Honestly, Wattpad hasn't been much on my radar. 
          Anyway, hope you all like the new cover!

You know what I've learned? Being online consistently is hard. I've never been one to go on Facebook, or Twitter, I've never been on Instagram, or pretty much anything else. And when I'm committing to writing, finding time to pop online is just not a high priority. Even when I remember and think, "Hey, I should go on Wattpad and say something," I don't. 
          
          How do you guys do it? Is it something that comes naturally? Do you have to work at it? Or like me, do you rarely bother?
          
          A quick update on my work:
          -What I find MOST EXCITING: I have begun the process of paying someone to create book cover art for my Ruination Game series!  I will be self-publishing it. If any of you have experience self publishing, I would LOVE to hear any advice you have - especially with advertising. I have a plan on how I want to release the series, but that's pretty much all I have so far. I need to do a lot of research, and I could use all the help I can get.
          - I've finished the first draft of my alien book - not that it's all on here at this time. Some of it is. Maybe later I'll add more, we'll see.
          -I'm working on a new book - a LONG book. Currently 37,000 words in and I'm not even half done. It's got 3 POV's, and will be an epic fantasy with some Urban Fantasy elements. Unfortunately, I do not intend to put on here. The format wouldn't go well - chapters are intentionally very long.
          
          Hope you're all doing well. Sick-season is upon us and I, for one, hope to not get sick - which is unlikely since I have a 5 year old going to school, and who is already getting a cold :/

I've been on a bit of a story-plunge recently. Doing less writing, but experiencing other stories. The process has been ok. I've been wanting to write different things, but I do need to get back in the headspace of writing what I've already started.
          
          Speaking of, I'm putting off the 2nd draft of Manipulating Like Mentalists until I've completely finished Speaking Like Sorcerers. Looks like a lot of changes are going to happen and I'll need to adjust MLM so the continuity stays right. Meaning, I'll be working on my alien book, Geff and the Purified Undorbious Sacks, until then. Hoping to finish the 1st & 2nd draft before we're done with SLS. I'll have to remember to post those chapters here. I've been pretty bad about that so far

Vacation was great! Colorado Springs was absolutely beautiful. If you ever get the chance to go, I highly recommend it. Just be careful about altitude sickness. But even if you do get it, the view alone is worth it....probably.

Going on vacation soon. Trying to get as much work as I can done before then

Does anyone else not like time change? Springing forward takes a toll on me.

About half done with editing the 1st book - A Game Of Pawns. It's weird going back. I recently finished the first draft of book 6 and I'm realizing just how much I've developed the characters since then. But it feels good and I'm definitely finding things to improve. Makes me feel good about myself as a writer - like I'm getting better.

Working slow and steady on editing A Game Of Pawns. Feels a little weird to get back in that headspace, but also good. It'll probably be a while before I update it here though.

I've been listening a lot to Brandon Sanderson. Mostly podcasts or interviews, etc.  He's great, and he's very inspiring. Something about how he talks about writing is contagious and makes me want to write too.

And I'm back.
          I'd like to be more present here - including with updates like this. Maybe not daily, but at least something SOMETIMES, so no more multi-month breaks for me. Sorry for anyone who thought I just gave up - I didn't. Some of the break was due to a family member getting some bad medical news and my heart wasn't in it, but I was also feeling a bit frustrated on this platform for various reasons.
          
          Still writing though. Currently working on the 6th book in my series, The Ruination Game. It will be called: Manipulating Like Mentalists. I'm nearly done with the first draft - still lots to do though. If you're interested, please take a look at the first couple books I've done, starting with: A Game Of Pawns