Elliot Kessler

Last week, I finished reading the second draft of my latest book “Empty.” It’s a detective thriller set in the near future with sci-fi concepts. I love the idea of the story, and I cannot wait to share it with you guys. But this project might end up taking a while.

This isn’t going to be a brainless action story written purely for excitement, and adrenaline rushes. This will be a personal, character-driven story about what it truly means to be happy. Because of the direction I want to take this story, it requires much more thought behind every sentence and every word. This story has taken about two years to get to a 30,000-word second draft, and it still has much more work to go through.

After reading through the second draft, I immediately began working on the third draft based on the notes I took while reading the second. I think I lost the story’s core, and taking a step back will help remind me of what I hope to achieve with this book. I need to look at the bigger picture and remember the goal I’m after.

So, because of that, I’m taking a break from “Empty” and focusing my attention on the “Liar’s Legacy” rerelease and (maybe) a new project. I have a lot of ideas I can’t wait to share with you guys. It feels like my journey as an author is only just beginning, and I am so excited to give you guys as many fun, thrilling, wonderous, and fantastic tales as I can. I have been delaying projects and taking breaks from some of my books for quality concerns. I want to give you the best I have to offer, and that has led to a lot of pushes on deadlines I set for myself.

With all that being said, there is a line I keep crossing between trying to make a story good and searching for perfection. I almost decided to rewrite “Liar’s Legacy” from scratch before my Aunt talked me out of it. If I’m constantly trying to write the perfect story, I’ll never finish any of these projects, and you’ll never get to read them.

I hope to get some more projects to you soon! I realized recently that I hadn’t written a short story in a while, so I might do that soon. Next month will be pretty rough for me, and I won’t be able to write blog posts for a couple of weeks, so I’m thinking of writing a short story and serializing it for you guys. This isn’t some scheme to squeeze multiple blog posts out of one. Okay, it kind of is. But I also think it might be fun for you guys. I’m unsure why, but I’ve always liked serialized stories, like TV shows. I enjoy the anticipation for the next installment. I don’t know if the feeling is mutual, but I will make you sit through it anyway! Mwahaha!

Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy the story I write, and I hope I can make these books as great as they can be!

Thanks for reading! Have a fantastic day.