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Harbor Lane
Harbor Lane is a debut mystery still being written in public. Walk the places, read the notes, and subscribe if you want the next chapter's news.
The draft
The first book, in progress
A spare key turns up on the ferry ramp. The book asks who cut it. The count below is the draft, not a promise.
Now writing
The Spare Key
- Latest milestone
- Chapter 6 drafted
- Current challenge
- The ferry timeline
Word count
18,400 / 78,000 Target
24% of target
Harbor Lane
The Town
Places and people from the draft. None of this is a spoiler. It is the world the book keeps walking through.
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Blog
From the Draft
Recent writing from the blog.
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What I cut from chapter one
Chapter one used to explain the whole town. It does not anymore. A reader will meet June at the counter, and the counter can do the explaining. I cut four pages about the tide…
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The town before the mystery
I started with the ferry schedule, not the body. Harbor Lane only works if you believe people miss the boat on purpose. This post is the map I wish I had on day one: the bakery…
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Notes from Harbor Lane
A letter when a chapter lands, a place on the map changes, or the book draft hits a milestone on the path to publication.
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