“Always look ahead, not behind.”

This was something my dad always loved to tell me. Yet after I finally got my foot in the door as a fully published author, I looked back at some of my older stories to see which of them I may consider sending through that newly pried open door.

Hmm… I thought to myself. Let’s check out We’ll Meet Again Someday first.

But after I looked over the manuscript it basically screamed amateur louder than a cat in heat.

Next up for consideration was Heart of the Forest.

Amateur!

Next, I considered Nocturnal Obsession.

Amateur!

Digital Confessions?

Amateur!

Finally sick of being screamed at, so to speak, I began looking ahead just as daddy advised. Plotting, fleshing, thinking… Tap, tap, tap went my fingers on the keyboard, thus creating A Rainbow in Munich. It’s only 9 chapters long right now but definitely not so amateurish. It better not be, anyway, with as long as I’ve been writing!

The moral of the story behind the story – sometimes Father really does know best.