The Work in Progress

I’m in trouble, you guys. It would seem that this book isn’t going to write itself.

So far, I’ve constructed the plot as well as several setting and character profiles. I still feel like the prewriting isn’t done yet. I’ve done a lot of work but the story is still mostly trapped inside my head. I’m currently in limbo, that weird stage halfway between planning and actually writing the first draft. For those watching the progress meter on Leviathan’s Descent, it’ll be quite some time before you’ll see any changes but have no fear, I am making progress… however slowly.

The thing is, I’m really looking forward to actually writing this story. I dream about the characters and their escapades. My notebook is full of random notes and fragments of scenes. It’s slow going. Every day, I open Scrivener and review the plot and add notes. The complete story is taking form inside my head, little by little, day by day. All I can think at this point is that I certainly have my work cut out for me.

It will be quite a while before this book is nearly ready to be published–before I’ll even be ready to post an excerpt or two. A part of me is impatient and just wants to get to it already. The other part of me wants to take things slowly. I want to write a truly good story. For that to happen, I think I will need to take my time.

In the meantime, I’ll be releasing the occasional short story—hopefully getting them published somewhere. Speaking of which, my short story “The Darker Side” will be published in Tachyon Node Magazine very soon. I’ll make an announcement when that issue goes live.

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