Preparing for the Next One

In working on my last novel, my editor commented: “There is more to the main character than meets the eye and I hope to encounter him again in the future.”

However, I haven’t felt the same inspiration so far.

I have, though, come up with a different idea for my 12th novel. It's a “what if?” at this stage. I don’t have a complete thriller story to go with it. It may or may not emerge.

That has not stopped my subconscious from working on it. Opening scene outlines keep seeping through to my consciousness unbidden. That’s a reassuring beginning.

I’ll give it another month to gestate then, if it doesn’t die in the womb of my creativity, I’ll start some serious work.