Book 4 28k Progress

I had a good streak today. I wrote about 4000 words, giving me a grand total of 28k for book 4. The great thing about being a writer is that while I sit here with an outline of where I want the story to go, sometimes the characters tell me I’m wrong. Today a lady came out of a crowd of people and sent Liam and Victoria on a different course for this chapter than I had penciled in for them (always use pencil).

Also, I did some research into where the military would fortify themselves here in the Midwest. We have so many large rivers, it seemed natural they would use one of them, or two of them, as a secure border against the zombies. Sure some might find their way down the river, but as a rule zombies don’t walk out of the water en masse to attack the living. OK, yes, I know. It happened in the Land of the Dead. That movie broke the rule.

Cairo Illinois sits on a narrow peninsula at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. I’ve been through there many times, though I was never on the lookout to use it as a location in a book. And yet, it is a great place to hole up.

It is mostly secure from 3 sides (it has two rickety bridges on the south side that I don’t count). On the north side it has a huge floodwall gate you have to pass through as you enter or exit the town. It would make a formidable barrier for the zombies.

But…there’s always a but. It’s hard to think of a book where any fortress was 100% secure, forever. They always fall in the end. Don’t they?

And, thank you to my readers! I have 19 pre-orders for book 4. I’m driven to give it my all in writing this. There are already 19 people who trust me enough to deliver a great book. How incredible is that?

EE