The Word of Godbey

Here I sit. Another early morning, the sun still waiting somewhere below the horizon, tucked into my writing corner in the nerd cave. It’s not a dedicated writing cave. More of a small corner surrounded by shelves of books, collectible figures, video game posters, and all the other things that make it feel like mine. Normally, this is where I sit clacking away at the keyboard while the cats take their positions around me, standing guard against whatever imaginary intruders might threaten my concentration. I hammer away at whatever novel I happen to be working on. Except now, I’m not. The first draft of On Days It Rains is finished. It feels a little strange to write that. The truth is, I started writing it almost as soon as Beyond That Starry Sky went into proofreading, editing, beta reading, and polishing. I had read somewhere that if you want to be a successful author, you should start your next book before you finish your current one. So I did. And it worked. In fact, I also manag...