Writing Update—Volume VII

…And I’m back! This will be short, so let’s dive right in.

Well, break’s over, and I’ve gotten back at it. My attention’s split now, juggling real-world needs for the job and writing. And let’s not forget, it’s football season, and I hate to say it, but it becomes part of my weekly intake. As a Texan, I’ve been a Cowboy fan since the early 90s, and I’ve never wavered. I know, let’s hear all the jokes. I can even agree with some of the jests. The biggest problem with my team is the owner. All else is trickle-down issues. And I’m a staunch supporter of the Texans, so I’ve got to root for them, too. But I’m also a fan of college football, so that means I’ll be watching the Longhorns, the Aggies, and the Red Raiders. I even hate-watch Alabama at times, mainly because I have a good friend who’s a diehard ‘Bama fan who “Roll Tides” every chance he gets, so I like to rib him when I can. 

In the writing world, I’ve decided to look to the future of the fantasy series, and I’ve gone on to do some heavy plotting for it—heavy being a relative term ‘cause I don’t really plot at all. That said, I’ve started writing it, too. I’ve also set some ground rules for myself. 

Limit the number of POVs for the novel. Have a set of main characters, and a subset of side characters. Majority of chapters from the main characters. Try to tie up as many loose ends as I can, answer as many questions that are left, truncate storylines were applicable.Figure out what to do with the villains/antagonists because there’s as many of them as there are main characters. Set everything up for the final book. 

As with books 4 – 6, I have a name for the seventh. There are two that are possible/fitting, but thus far, I’m sticking with the one I have. Also, like the 6th book, certain character arcs have already been written, so I’m not starting out with nothing. I’ve got about 100k words written, though I do imagine that storyline will be trimmed down once I get into rewrites and edits. 

In other writing news, Bloodbane, the sequel to Red Creek—which is due out at the end of the year—is getting its third draft very soon. May even work on it while writing volume VII. Red Creek hits the editor’s desk early October, and I hope to have it covered and on shelves in December. 

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