I broke my writing vows. Like I have so often in the past fourteen years, I started producing a new novel long before I said I would.
Last week, while resting between vacations, I decided to gather my notes, outline a story, and put my figurative pen to paper. I typed the first chapter of Let Time Fly, the final book in the Stone Shed trilogy.
I am now five chapters in. If I have learned one thing in publishing 25 novels, it is that stories, even in the middle of a season devoted to leisure, can't wait. Like grapes on a vine, they need attention.
This book, like the last, will continue the tale of Noah and Jake Maclean, two time-traveling brothers from 2024 who find love, purpose, and happiness in Philadelphia during the American Revolution. It will put a cap on a family saga that spans decades and even centuries.
In the novel, set in the war's final years, Noah and Jake will shine. Like Abigail and Rachel Ward, their love interests and the spirited daughters of a furniture maker, they will dive headlong into America's fight for independence. They will lay the foundation for a future in the past.
Because of my early start, I hope to finish the first draft by December. I expect to publish a final version of the book itself in February.
