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I'm also glad to have finally reached 400 pages. I was hoping to do so in August, but better late than never. I will likely make a second update on my blog. I hope to hit 500 pages next month, but I will need to keep up the pace. Sometimes, I get fatigue writing AP3 because I've been working on this series most of the time for these last several years. I was working on another book before posting the last update and I wrote 6 pages in a few hours, which is a lot in a very short time. Some days, if I write 6 pages for AP3, it's over the course of the day. This other book has nothing to do with AP, so it felt more invigorating somehow to work on it. I love Sipho Morgess, Snake Wilard, and the rest of the AP crew, but it…

I'm now 401 pages into the second draft, which is 15 pages since the last update. I also got to page 21 of the outline. I was able to finish two missions, one in England and another in Germany. For the England missions, there are about 2 more and then no more in that country after that. The team dealing with England will then move onto Poland. For the vast majority of the remainder for the book, Germany will be the main place where missions happen. One team will be focused in other cities while another will do many missions in Hamburg and Berlin. There's a betrayal coming up that will kill a core character. For me, I'm most excited for Hamburg missions to start because it was so fun to write them in the first draft and I made interesting changes for them in the outline. It is also…

I'm now 386 pages into the second draft, which is 19 pages since the last update where I actually wrote something. I wanted to hit 20 pages so I could make up for not writing anything last week, but 19 is a good amount. I hit the minimum before the weekend. I also got to page 20 of the outline and finished two missions. I'm getting close to hitting 400 pages, which I was hoping to hit by the end of August. It's good to be back on writing and I suppose I got a boost this week. I hope I can keep this up because the end of the year is coming up. If I don't finish the second draft this year, it reduces my chances of publishing the book next year. I really need to get content out there if I want to drum up more interest in…

So I didn't work on AP3 at all this last week. It was nice to take a break but it's also a little sad that I broke the writing streak I started since I began the second draft. I did at least 10 pages every week since the end of March, which is almost 5 months. I haven't had that much writing consistency in a very long time. Also, it is not that bad to not write for a while because I have a full outline this time around. With AP4, I would be confused whenever I came back to it after a long hiatus. Though, I have changed many things from the outline while working on the second draft.

I will likely return to writing this week since the gaming subscription has expired. However, I've been thinking about working on a new novella and getting it published before the…

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.