Pat Nichols
In March 2019, I was deep into writing Willow Falls series book three. The second book had been edited and approved for an early 2020 release. All we needed was a title and back cover copy.
Then in one heart-wrenching moment, everything screeched to a halt.
My managing editor moved on to new horizons and the new editor informed me the manuscript needed one, perhaps two substantive edits. My first reaction? Disbelief. Followed by frustration.
How could two professional editors have such different opinions?
My writing journey began following the tragic passing of a young woman who had drifted in and out of our lives for twenty-five years. As a cathartic exercise I started working on a fictional story based on her life, but with a happy ending. During the process something amazing happened. God planted a seed that led me to come out of retirement and launch a second career as an author. It didn’t take long to discover that seed needed a ton of water and huge quantity of fertilizer.
