Pressing On

Thankfully, the Muse has not abandoned me. She's just decided to plague me with more ideas. While I wanted to dedicate all my time to submitting The Resurrected Thief and writing Fae & Fog, she feels I should be doing a bit more than that.

Both are still happening. But I've also started on the beginnings of two new fantasy books. I have little more than openings and outlines for each one. Working on multiple projects at once isn't too bad when there are no solid deadlines in sight. It just causes issues when the deadlines do appear on the horizon. And who knows when publishers will want to open the doors.

I am trying to avoid stressing myself too much with those thoughts. For now, I just want to keep writing. If I stay on schedule, I can have two new novels finished by the end of the year. The goal was to finish Fae & Fog by June, but that's flexible now. It's looking like I'll have the first half of two books completed by then instead. Which isn't really a bad thing, now is it?

WIP Wednesday!

It's always exciting to see how a project comes along. I've been working hard at Fae & Fog while submitting The Resurrected Thief. It was supposed to be a serial of about ten parts detailing Esther's time in Eastern Europe. Here's a little snippet of the scene I'm working on now:

“Why did you come to the graveyard? What did you see?” she questioned him. Keeping her voice level proved difficult. 

 “I have an interest in the more unique aspects of the fae. Earlier, I detected a strange magic and pursed it without delay. It brought me to the church, where I saw you,” Arthur replied in a crisp voice.

Into the second part, I started getting some new ideas. In a lot of my work, characters spend a good deal of their time researching. They have to read and investigate clues and records. Sometimes, this can slow down the action. This was getting more than problematic in Fae & Fog. But! The Muse and I came up with a little fix. 

The plot and mystery has not changed at all. Only the structure. It won't be a serial anymore, but a full length novel. I don't want to give too much of the twists away at this point. But I'm a lot more excited about it now. 

Since I love the serial format, I am a little let down it won't be published that way anymore. I do intend on writing more serials in the future. Ebooks are really expanding this new format, and I love it. Though, just in case, Fae & Fog can always be reverted into a serial. Just in case the publishers aren't as excited about my new ideas as I am. Or maybe they prefer serials!