I don't know if you remember, but I'm writing a book.  Now you "regulars" are laughing, saying, "How could we NOT know.  You've been telling us about it for a year and 10 months."  Actually the book has gone through several evolutions or transformations.  Several times I've thought it was finished.  I even submitted it twice.  I once had 80,000 words, now I have 60,000 if that much.  This last transformation (in my mind) involves major changes.  I've thought it through and just left it alone for several months now, other than reading a time or two.  Today I started back to work on it in earnest. 

When I thought I was finished with the Jessie book, I started another one.  I don't want to go back to it until I've really finished - or once again, think I have - the Jessie book.  The Jessie book may be my "learning" book.  I think the beginning of the new one is better written and more interesting...but for the time being, I am determined to finish the Jessie book.  The person the male character in the book is more or less modeled after made some very disparaging remarks about the book the first time I thought it was finished.  He called it a shallow love story and commented that they were a dime a dozen.  Perhaps that would have discouraged some people. It just made me bound and determined the Jessie book would be published.  The remark made me mad enough that I changed his character completely and took out all of the sweet, sentimental stuff.    I got a new perspective on the charachter in the book and on the real person. The book is better for it and so am I.  So I finished the book again and submitted it.

I still like the story line and think it has improved with each transformation. I am more pleased with HOW I'm writing it each time I change it.  At this point, I have to put in some foreshadowing and take out some because the story has changed so much. Some scenes have to go and new ones have to be added. This one involves a major rewrite, so wish me luck!