WHOO HOO HOO!!

I just finished the first draft of my 6th 'alt sci-fi' novel. It's called "The Music of Dreams." I pride myself on the fact my novels don't summarize well, but the story is based on the idea of a society where Music is treated the way religion is- and different types of music are like different religious sects. The story starts out with a little girl named Sarah who's dog runs away. Sarah lives in the Bluegrass town called the Folken on an isolated island peninsula. This simple act sets her on a path to be exiled from her home with her brother and set out into the world. Sarah starts to have dreams about music unlike anything she's ever heard and she follows the path her dreams set out before her- even when it brings her great tragedy. This book is the 3rd "official" book in what I'm calling the "Incarnations of America" series. The 4th will be started after I take my requisite 2-3 week hiatus during which I plan to write a short story about this freaky photograph I have in my kitchen from a Dead show in 86 when I was 8 years old- yet you can clearly see me in the photo as I look now as a 30 year old. Even my own mother pointed me out in the picture and asked if it was taken last year. Anyway, the best part is I've got that fantastic feeling of relief and satisfaction that comes at the end of a long writing project where you finally know that your doubts you had 1/2 way through that there wasn't enough story to carry you through were wrong. I'm also amazed at how each book I write gets easier as I learn to feel comfortable in my own style.