With a great deal of anxiety, I posted the first chapter of The Boys of East Harbor: Michael exactly three and a half years ago--February 12, 2019. Today, I'm waiting for Chapter 52 to be posted. With that post, I'll have posted 1,635 typed pages of manuscript (12 pt Courier with 1 inch margins). That's nearly 600,000 words! The equivalent of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment four times over!
It's been a journey for me and I thank you for coming along for the ride. I appreciate your readership, your feedback, and your encouragement.
I'm excited to be working with Douglas DD on the crossover bringing our friends from Mayfield to sunny southern California for some baseball and fun! You know how much I enjoy dropping some teasers. When it comes to the end of the tournament, that won't be the end of it! Can't wait to reveal what the rest of the summer has in store for Michael and his brothers.
Stay safe. Be well. Keep reading!
P.S.: Before edits to Chapter 53, it is 80 pages! (The previous longest chapter was only 62 pages. The upcoming chapter is massive! Can't wait for you to read it!)
Well done on this huge achievement and a brilliant story!
Looking forward to many more incredible chapters ...
I'm new to this story and just finished chapter 52. I don't live in US, but I really enjoy reading and learning many different things and cultures in US. I'm not English native reader/writer hence it's a bit (all right, quite) difficult for me to read English stories especially with long chapters like in this story, but it didn't stop me enjoying the whole story.
This story captured my heart and made me cry many times. I'm also very impressed that you can describe (even expert on) so many different fields, like child psychology, soccer, music, lacrosse (quite a new sport to me), architecture, and now my favorite sport baseball! I wonder how you can manage and expert on so many different fields. That's really incredible.
Thanks for sharing this story and I'm looking forward to their further adventures!
Congratulations on an amazing achievement! 😎 This story has been a captivating treasure and such an ongoing treat for us as readers and fans. I always eagerly anticipate new chapters, and I’m especially looking forward to the summer crossover with one of my other favorite story series. By the way, this chapter was both epic and touching.