Still working on A Band of Dogs - for a book I only intended to be 100 pages I am on page 71(?) and Annie and Bobby still haven't made it to Washington State, which is really where the story begins. And with every mile they travel, the rating on the book goes up. It started out to be G, then went to PG, and now I suddenly have it at PG-13...and there it will stop for sure. I find I must add some thematic elements to fill what would otherwise be gaps in the story. So now I will be releasing at ages 8-10 with adult oversight, or then 12 and up if reading alone.
I am going to be hard-pressed to get this one done by Christmas as planned...I was supposed to have the first-round draft finished by now.