Not a huge deal, but I have added another section to the site that will have all the various short stories posted to this site linked with brief descriptions.
Check it out if you’re looking for a quick read or two.
Envy will actually enter into the fray this time around...
I have not been updating much (I hate when blogs I follow say that…) but it’s not for a lack of work going into this.
My current book is nearly completed. I am estimating about three weeks until I enter the editing phase and possibly late summer to dive back into the publishing field. This site will be updated with characters and setting information for this book at that point.
When I was writing Master of the House, the ending was pretty much known from the outset. A few details here and there were a mystery to me but I knew what the end would look like. Writing Children of the New Potential has been a completely different experience.
I had no idea where this book would wind up (that’s not an admission of a lost narrative!). Rather I knew the outcome of the events but I did not know the characters well enough until I had written the majority of the novel. The ending of this book would really be colored by how I came to know the characters. This book is really more of a traditional fantasy novel when compared to Master of the House but as the plot evolves and the fantastic elements are uncovered, understanding my characters really lets me unleash a really epic ending that will hopefully leave readers expecting a follow up work.
The point at which it is further to go back than it is to continue forward. ^_^
My “second” book, such as it is for the moment (dependent on whether or not Master of the House is broken into two books at some point) is now over 50% complete.
I’d be lying if I said that this was easier or even as easy as Master of the House was to draft. Working within the confines of a planned length and moving through knowing that a full revision would be required have been very trying on my creative style.
I often have to accept the fact that my page count per day is around half of what it normally is due to this, but the grind continues. The biggest challenge really has been the structuring of chapters. Previously, I would write chapters under a theme that would run clearly through. This time around, chapters are presented more in a scene format with shifting to another location or into another obstacle as the call for beginning or ending another chapter.
If I wasn’t in the middle of it all, I would think that smaller bites and more concise sections would make for easier writing. Working towards creating something that is “market ready” has proven to be anything but.
That being said, sometime in June this work should be complete and I will be in the midst of editing (and more regular site updates).
As of today, my second planned work has surpassed the 30% mark for completion. I have a tentative title for this book: Children of the New Potential. That title may have to change because there’s a real chance it’s too long. I don’t mind. One thing that will not be too long is the actual length of this book. After the initial difficulty I found in getting Master of the House to market, I have carefully plotted the length of my follow up work to ensure it is what those in the industry refer to as a “marketable length”.
I really only quote that because it seems to apply only to first time authors.
Soon enough I’m going to have to open up some new space on this site and begin outlining this new book in the same way that Master of the House is cross referenced. Tomorrow will mark 21 days since I started working on this second book. 40,000 words in three weeks has left me very tired if I’m honest. I did not even notice that my pace was moving along this quickly until my buddy told me not to burn myself out. (Hi Rob)
Gotta keep moving while I have the time to do so…
I will be posting a preview section of the new book tomorrow.