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Bella and Rami - Is it a fish, a fowl or a platypus? Namaskara (Hello)

Namaskara (Hello) fellow traveler,

The last weeks have been busy and productive ones. I am deep into revising the manuscript, reshaping the structure, rewriting some sections, adding new material here and deleting bits there.

You might think that I would have done these things in the six months since “finishing” Bella and Rami, but I needed a gentle push from my developmental editor, Bryce, to get me going.

Several people have now read some or all of the manuscript and this has been...

The journey so far Namaskara (hello) fellow travelers,Thank you for joining

Namaskara (hello) fellow travelers,

Thank you for joining me on my writing and publishing journey!

My debut novel - Bella and Rami - will be published by Atmosphere Press next year (2026).

Some background... I began writing Bella and Rami in January 2024. I did so in order to understand events that had happened long in the past. I wrote it as a fiction, not a memoir, because it just seemed easier that way. I also wanted to work my way forward, not look back in time. I finished the first draft...