https://escapewindow.com/tags/mystery-project/ Recent content in mystery project on Escape(Window) Hugo -- gohugo.io en Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2026-10-01-q3/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2026-10-01-q3/ Still in limbo Our large project will stretch into next year…close to a two year project. There are plenty of other distractions as well, some self-inflicted. HOWEVER, I am proud to say that I am well into… Draft 6.5 I outlined the trilogy, including various arcs from planned followup books, to the point where I felt comfortable diving back into drafting book 1. I re-started the sixth draft, similar to how I re-started the second draft after significantly changing the outline. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2026-06-29-q2/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2026-06-29-q2/ Chasing focus time It’s all about making the time. Not about waiting for it to appear. I had pinned my hopes on a magical date. A milestone at the apex of the craziness, after which we could take a breath. Recover. And I would be able to dive back into the book full time. But we kept hitting new complications. Maybe I had misjudged, and we needed to hit the milestone after. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2026-03-24-q1/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2026-03-24-q1/ A lull Massive amounts of progress in the new project, which is on track. We hit three major milestones in the past three months, the last two back to back in consecutive weeks. We’ve spent the last few days in a lull. The next milestone will likely come in early April. I’m finding it difficult to switch gears back to focusing on the book… I need to keep context around the new project in mind, which eats into my creative headspace. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-12-31-q4/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-12-31-q4/ Busy busy busy The new project took a sharp left turn in early December. In its new configuration, it’s maybe only two-thirds as difficult and complex, and our time frames are a bit more flexible. In theory, we should have tons of extra time, energy, and headspace to focus on other things, like my book. In practice, we’re still reeling from our earlier intense push, and we’re just focused on making a little progress each day as we recover. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-10-01-september-in-writing/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-10-01-september-in-writing/ Baby steps To cut to the punchline: I didn’t get anywhere near as much writing as I’d have liked to this month. I even debated whether to publish a blog post at all. Why publish a blog post that says “Not much to see here, not much happened”? But a lot has happened. And I’ve established the cadence, and until I officially change it, I should stick to it. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-08-31-august-in-writing/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2025-08-31-august-in-writing/ So much to do, so little time I finished nearly all of my draft 6 outline refactor, but progress has slowed to a crawl. I’m going to start writing and address the rest as I go. Ironically, mid-month I was champing at the bit to get to drafting. Now that I believe I’m ready, life has left me distracted and unfocused. Part of this is the fundamental disagreement I have with my developmental editor that strikes at the core of the book.