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I'm now 367 pages into the second draft, which is 12 pages since the last update. Yet, another week where I struggled to hit the minimum and only hit it just before writing this update. I might take a break from writing this week because my gaming subscription is ending soon and I want to make the most of it. If I do write something but I don't hit the minimum, then I will make another update per usual. For the outline, I reached page 19. There's a battle later on that I'm planning on cutting because it is a repeat of a bigger battle I plan to do later on. Like think of the Battle of Kabul in AP2 where everyone got separated. The battle I'm cutting is a condensed version of that. I don't want to repeat the whole everyone getting separated multiple times. Besides, the book already…

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.

I'm now 316 pages into the second draft, which is 10 pages since the last update. I mostly had talking chapters and then started the France finale, which I predict won't be that long. In comparison to the OG draft, the second draft is about 20 pages shorter at the same point of the story. So, this is a sign that the second draft will be shorter than the first draft.

I also struggled greatly to reach the minimum. I hate that I've slowed down so much and it has become a challenge to even hit the minimum each week. Maybe I'm being too hard on myself because I never had this level of consistency before. Even with the final months of AP4, I didn't do a weekly goal. At one point, I was expecting myself to hit 600 pages by the end of August, which is definitely not happening.…

I'm now 306 pages into the second draft, which is 13 pages since the last update. It was another week where I struggled to hit the 10 page minimum and only hit it the last minute before posting the new update. However, I did manage to finish another short segment. The France finale is coming up and then segments in Germany will begin. I think I said this before, Germany took up at least half of the book in the first draft of AP3. So, it will be similar in the second draft.

It is unfortunate that I've been struggling a lot more lately compared to the high productivity I experienced writing the Brazil segment. Like I said before, my mental health is tied to how much or how little I write per week. So, barely hitting the minimum each week has been hurtful for me. At least I reached…

I know the last post was more rambling than I usually do. No one really reads these posts, but doing these updates help me keep track of my progress and help me put things into perspective. The Draft2Digital debacle really hurt my options for self publishing and made me feel more boxed in. As I said before, Amazon is the only thing keeping me around as a publisher. If they copy Draft2Digital, then I will quit publishing for good. I'm putting so much time and effort into AP and I need it to feel worth it in the end. The Raid of Hotel Laurier barely moved units, despite it being very cheap. If AP3 does similar or worse, then it would feel like I wasted so much time for nothing. Me going out of my way to hit at least 10 pages a week is something unprecedented for me. So,…

I'm now 293 pages into the second draft, which is 14 pages since the last update. I dropped the ball this week and almost didn't reach the minimum 10 page goal. I wrote some pages hours before this update, which I've never done before, and because of that I hit 14 pages. I felt more tired and procrastinated more. I did manage to finish another short segment and set up another one. I think I have a harder time writing chapters that don't focus on characters from the first two APs. Also, my mental health declined because I wrote a lot less. It seems my mental health is dependent on how much I write in a week. During the Brazil segment, my mental health was a lot higher since I had consistent good writing weeks. Before the weekend, I didn't hit the 10 page minimum and I almost felt like…