Artifice of Power Update #3: Book 2

Okay. This week looks a lot more visibly impressive and was a lot of fun. I got so far ahead I decided to take Friday off just for the sake of not getting myself 3,000 words over my weekly goal and burning myself out (I’m still 2k over the weekly goal). And I’m excited to see things moving and the sides of the book starting to directly influence each other, which is great build-up toward the first major turn in the book. Very exciting stuff. Here’s my updated “outline”.

Chapter 13; scene 1: I said things were moving. This is only half the chapter, but the scene’s done. Also, Arkaen, your sister is doing the best she can. Stop yelling at the poor woman. It’s not her fault you tore the province apart.

Chapter 12: New POV character! How exciting! Oh, but, uh…that’s looking real bad for stability.

Chapter 11: Oof, Niamsha. You’ve got some trauma I’m gonna have to weave back into those earlier chapters. Now some of your wandering off point makes sense! Sorry I got snippy…

Chapter 10: Okay, Sayli. I know we talked about that scruffy guard when we were still drafting and you’re allowed to think he’s a bit cute, but thank you for acknowledging that he’s super self-important and annoying, though also highly useful. That definitely won’t turn into a crush or anything when you’re forced to work with him a lot over the next several in-book months. Right?

Chapter 9: No, seriously, Arkaen…I’m sure your encyclopedic knowledge of that magical creature will be super interesting some other time, but right now, you have shit to do. Shut up and get a move on.

Chapter 8: Uh-oh, Lasha. That dead townsperson is probably gonna come back to bite you…

Chapter 7: Dammit, Niamsha! I said follow the plotline, woman! Not that you’ve done anything wrong, but what, precisely, are you even up to!

Chapter 6: Now we’re getting somewhere, Sayli. Time to make some plans to fix this mess Arkaen left you.

Chapter 5: Kaen, Kaen, Kaen. I promise, it’s okay to enjoy your birthday, man!

Chapter 4: Kilasha’s first chapter. He’s, uh…not doing well. But at least he’s easier to write than Niamsha. It’s a low bar, but I’m happy to have crossed it.

Chapter 3: Niamsha’s first real chapter, and man, that woman needs to stop running off and start listening to the plot I have set out. Why are you hanging out with the blacksmith? That was NOT the plan!

Chapter 2: Saylina is really coming into her own, building her own base of power instead of relying on that of her family and supporters. I’m excited to see where she goes in this book.

Chapter 1: I’m really happy with this one. It’s from Arkaen and I think it does a great job of bringing him back to the world after the injury and loss he suffered in book 1

Prologue: This one needs some edits. It’s from a unique PoV (as in, one you’ll likely only get here) and it’s been tough to get the feel right. It’s a work in progress.