Sunday, May 28, 2017

The End Approaches?

After dealing with a temporary case of writer's block, I can now see the finish line. I have about three more scenes to finish, or basically half of one chapter and the end of the book. I have about three poems to write as well, which may prove to be the tricky part. Frankly, I think the additional poetry I added to the first book was so good that I'm not sure I can top it, but we'll see what I come up with. Luckily, the climax of the story is already written. I am basically leading up to that point in the story and easing out of it. I have also updated most of the book covers, completely changing the first two. They are very different from what I first created a few years back, capturing a bit more of the themes in the stories. I find myself going back to look at them again and again. The pictures will get posted here once everything gets published.

Sunday, May 14, 2017

An Update

The first draft of the rewritten first book is complete. All that's left there is the proofreading/editing, which I am receiving help for at the moment. Revisions to the second book have been underway, though it appears that a new twist is developing. I had originally planned for two more scenes, one detailing an event in Almyros and the other aiding in the book's ending, but now I've figured out the basics of an important conspiracy that I hinted at in book one but had yet to develop fully. I believe it would involve three new scenes, but I am still unsure how it all ends. I'm thinking this could delay the book's completion by at least a week, but my personal deadline was the beginning of June. Guess I'll see how it all works out.