MURDER IS HARD, ACTUALLY | I finally finished my book

You haven't heard a writing update from me in almost a year because I WAS WRITING THE WHOLE TIME. This book tried to kill me but now it's "done." Kind of. Almost. I'm sharing a tl;dr overview of finally finishing this darn book and why it took me so long. Also I'm into cruises now? 00:00 Introduction 02:21 Life Update 05:32 Why this book took so long 10:19 Plot changes & compromise 13:15 Turning in 75% of a draft 14:53 Missing deadline & being bumped 18:58 Getting stuck/fixing the mess 24:20 Character work & final rewrites 31:30 Turning it in 35:48 Where TBE fits w/ my thrillers 37:25 Am I a Cruise Person now?/Conclusion Add Pretty Dead Queens on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57121698-pretty-dead-queens Add The Ivies on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48896122-the-ivies MERCH https://alexa-donne.creator-spring.com/ +BUY MY BOOKS+ Buy The Ivies from your favorite book retailer!: https://bit.ly/3mkxyYj Buy The Stars We Steal from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): https://www.bookdepository.com/Stars-We-Steal-Alexa-Donne/9781328948946?ref=grid-view&qid=1603728315664&sr=1-3 Buy Brightly Burning from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): https://www.bookdepository.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/9781785659423 Buy BRIGHTLY BURNING on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/dp/1328948935/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1500334638&sr=1-1 Get Brightly Burning on Audible.com! https://www.audible.com/pd/Brightly-Burning-Audiobook/B07H41CPVC?asin=B07H41CPVC&source_code=AUDOR2220912189OII AFFILIATE LINKS: Shop Clever Fox Planners: https://cleverfoxplanner.com?aff=54 Use my code "ALEXA10" to save 10% on your order! +LINKS+ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16817128.Alexa_Donne Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexadonne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexadonne/ Newsletter Sign-Up: http://alexadonne.com/newsletter/ Website: http://alexadonne.com/ Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/alexadonne +FILMING SPECS+ Camera: Canon 90D Mic: Rode VideoMic Pro+ Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit Editing Software: Magix Movie Edit Pro