Armored Piercing Operations

I'm now 355 pages into the second draft, which is 10 pages since the last update. I wrapped up the Australia segment and finally got started with the Germany segment, which, as I said, will take up a huge chunk of the book. The first Germany battle is done and I'm about to start a new mission with the core group. It was another week where I really struggled to hit the minimum. The video gaming is slowing down my progress, but like I said, it will be temporary. I think September will be a more productive month. I know the end of the book is still a long ways away, but every week I get closer no matter how small the progress.

The one year anniversary of finishing the first draft of AP4 is in a few days. I don't think I will make a blog about it, but it's still crazy to me that I actually finished the book after 8 long years. That journey was a messy one but I'm glad I pulled through in the end. AP3 isn't out yet, so I can't give any teasers about what happened in AP4. However, if you enjoyed the battle scenes of the first two APs, then you will likely be blown away by the ones in AP4. And the ending is quite shocking and unexpected, and it sets up a very interesting scenario for AP5.

The best way for any fans to celebrate AP4's anniversary is to share the posts from this group and my blog and share links to the two books on Amazon and Kobo. If you bought the…

I'm now 345 pages into the second draft, which is 12 pages since the last update. I only wrote on 3 separate occasions this week because I spent a lot of time gaming. However, I did write a decent amount in comparison to slow weeks where I wrote almost every day. The Australia segment is almost done and the first Germany segment will begin after that. I'm also on page 18 of the outline. I think I will struggle after finishing the Australia segment. And since I'm gaming more, it may increase my struggle more. The increased gaming is a temporary thing because I'm using a one month subscription service to play games and I want to make the most of it. As for reaching the 400 page mark, it's more likely to happen in September if I continue barely passing the minimum each week. Progress might be slowing down,…

I'm now 333 pages into the second draft, which is 17 pages since the last update. I finished the France finale and started a segment in Australia. I was able to hit the minimum before the weekend, which is a huge step up compared to the last few weeks. So, my mental health got a boost. Like I said before, my mental health is tied to how much work I get done per week. The weeks where I struggled to hit the minimum lowered my mental health, while the weeks where I easily surpassed the minimum increased it. It's not healthy to have it tied to my performance, but it doesn't seem like it will change anytime soon. I guess I should be happy that I made more progress last week. I'm also on page 17 of the outline and after the Australia segment, Germany chapters will begin.