Another Trilogy
I've started writing another fantasy trilogy. This one is based around dichotomies.
A couple of things are going to be different about this trilogy than the others I've written - and from others I've read. Because each book will be the story of one of the main characters, written about their quest. And each book will have the fulfillment of the quest in it, from the perspective of that main character. I've never read a trilogy where the final part of each book tells the same ending from different perspectives. I think it will be an interesting - and difficult - challenge.
So far, I've been writing the books in parallel - taking up the writing in a book each weekend. The first book, about Kymri, has the most chapters, at three. The second book, about Hallas, just got its first chapter today. The last book, about Tyagi, has one chapter, as well. Each of the first chapters is written in first-person narrative, to establish the character's perspective before we move onto an omniscient narrator for the remainder of the books. I like this device - it's different.
I've got the basic layout for each book. I have a map of this world, which is always an important plot device - along with the places each of the main characters will go as part of their individual quest. (The map will be included in the books, though without the overlay of each quest.)
Because the endings will have to all tie together, obviously, I'm considering continuing to write all three books in parallel. At the very least, I probably have to write the end of each book before publishing the first one. To make sure the ends of the stories work to create a cohesive end to the overall quest, albeit one from three different angles. It might behoove me to write the ending from no one's perspective, and then tailor it to each main character? That's an interesting thought, too.
In 2023, I published three books. I've never published so many books in one year before. If I do decide that I have to write all three parts of this new trilogy at the same time, in parallel, then I likely won't publish for at least a year and a half, possibly two. Generally speaking, it takes me about nine months to write and edit a book. So, three books would be 27 months - or more than two years. I'm not sure I could stand to wait that long.
But it's an interesting question. And a heck of a challenge.
Welcome 2024!
A couple of things are going to be different about this trilogy than the others I've written - and from others I've read. Because each book will be the story of one of the main characters, written about their quest. And each book will have the fulfillment of the quest in it, from the perspective of that main character. I've never read a trilogy where the final part of each book tells the same ending from different perspectives. I think it will be an interesting - and difficult - challenge.
So far, I've been writing the books in parallel - taking up the writing in a book each weekend. The first book, about Kymri, has the most chapters, at three. The second book, about Hallas, just got its first chapter today. The last book, about Tyagi, has one chapter, as well. Each of the first chapters is written in first-person narrative, to establish the character's perspective before we move onto an omniscient narrator for the remainder of the books. I like this device - it's different.
I've got the basic layout for each book. I have a map of this world, which is always an important plot device - along with the places each of the main characters will go as part of their individual quest. (The map will be included in the books, though without the overlay of each quest.)
Because the endings will have to all tie together, obviously, I'm considering continuing to write all three books in parallel. At the very least, I probably have to write the end of each book before publishing the first one. To make sure the ends of the stories work to create a cohesive end to the overall quest, albeit one from three different angles. It might behoove me to write the ending from no one's perspective, and then tailor it to each main character? That's an interesting thought, too.
In 2023, I published three books. I've never published so many books in one year before. If I do decide that I have to write all three parts of this new trilogy at the same time, in parallel, then I likely won't publish for at least a year and a half, possibly two. Generally speaking, it takes me about nine months to write and edit a book. So, three books would be 27 months - or more than two years. I'm not sure I could stand to wait that long.
But it's an interesting question. And a heck of a challenge.
Welcome 2024!
No comments have been added yet.
