Today is the tenth anniversary of my webserial, Awakenings. Ten years ago today, the first post went up. Back then, it was a twice a week update, one that changed a few months in to three days a week. Other than a couple of breaks and a few missed posts, it’s been at least 900 words (often more) a week unleashed upon the world in the form of what’s basically an open draft of seven full books–with an eighth currently in progress.
777,000+ words so far and counting.
It was one of those projects that pops into your head out of nowhere, something that lived in my brain for years before I actually started writing what would become Awakenings. In truth, the first seven books are almost a prequel to what’s being written now–backstory for the post-apocalyptic Arthur story I’d always wanted to write.
Now that story’s happening and five books need editing, polishing, additions and cleanup, even rewriting in some instances, to get the flow right.
It was something I started posting on the suggestion of a friend after I’d finished writing my master’s thesis. It wasn’t something I’d expected to still be doing now, but I’m not sorry that I am.
Ten years has been a ride. But it’s not over yet.
Stay tuned, world. Stay tuned.
