For those who don’t follow my @serial_nomad.writes YouTube channel, I just posted the 100th video of my memoir writing journey, which began back in May of 2014. To celebrate the milestone, I put together a 6-minute montage of my 2.5-year first draft journey, documenting the highs and lows of that initial struggle using my fingers rather than my feet to reach the northern terminus of the PCT.

To put things into perspective, a typical memoir usually sits around 80,000–100,000 words. My first draft was 250,000, which is why it has taken 10+ years to whittle the story down into something more digestible, though I still love the first draft as much as my current one.

In regard to my writing, I’ve had some very interesting developments take place this past week. The agent who I mentioned in my previous post actually got back to me and asked for the first 50 pages of my manuscript. In agent terms, this is called a “partial request.” I was so overwhelmed I burst into tears, and if you begin following @serial_nomad.writes, I’ll be posting a video of my reaction to her email next week! (Now if that doesn’t get a few new subscribers, I don’t know what will). ☺️

I had started moving in the direction of self-publishing, with the hope of birthing this book in 2026. But now that I’ve had some professional interest, I’m planning to wait the 3–4 month period it could take her to review the first 50 pages and see what happens. You’ll be the first to know if and when I hear anything more! Fingers crossed! 🤞🏻