I feel like Frodo. It's done!

I finally, finally, finally, reached the top of Mt. Doom

The last novel in my 5 book space opera series FINALLY has a complete draft. The last stretch felt like climbing up the sheer cliff of Mt. Doom with a thousand-pound weight around my neck. The first four books sailed by like a breeze but I stumbled at the end. However, the detours and roadblocks helped make it better than I originally planned. Worth it!

A Breakthrough in Quantum Mechanics

I hit that breakthrough moment when I watched this video. Mind you, to even understand a fraction of quantum physics I had to watch this at least six times. What is science fiction without taking scientific concepts and turning them into pure fantasy?! I got a lot of inspiration from the video, especially regarding wave entanglement and faster-than-light communication. So interesting!

With a completed draft of all five books, I can now move onto the revision stage. I needed to know how it was all going to end before I could go back to the beginning. I think my OCD might be kicking in. I wonder if JK Rowling or Tolkien knew how their epics would end from the very first page? They must be better outliners than I am!

Queens Are Killers

In other news, I’ve almost finished the first revision of my second murder mystery novel. Title reveal time!

Queens Are Killers.

Muwahaha! I love this one so much. I had such a blast writing it. My cousin once told me that I have an obsession with stories about evil matriarchs. She’s not wrong.

The cover art is just about completed. I can’t wait to share it with you. The setting of the story very much looks like this 👇👇

I’ll be lost in the forest of revision for a while, but it’s better than climbing Mt. Doom.

Happy Spring to you! I hope you get to enjoy the real forest too!

Nikki Root