Witches and Warlocks, Oh My!

Writing on The Warlock’s Army continues to go well. I’m over 25,000 words, working on chapter five. A lot of things are still developing so it’s looking more like a novel than a novella. We shall see.

On the boys’ side, Cassander and Aysli are scheming to get information about their sisters. There’s a boat race coming up. Aysli hopes to use their sailing practice as an excuse to get off their island and ask some questions around the lake. Their father, Revel Breed, is excited about the race and trying to take over the project.

Meanwhile, Cassander by default is in charge of training his younger brothers. He’s decided to encourage teamwork instead of all fighting against each other, so he put them in teams and challenged them to get a pine cone from the top of a tree. But one of them got scared and Cassander did a heroic rescue!

The girls don’t have as much to do in this stage of the book. However, Jeniana discovered a benison — a magical plant that gives witches and warlocks their abilities. She’s trying to decide whether to keep it for herself or share it. She also realizes that she wasn’t taught how to use a benison, and she’s smart enough not to rush into anything.

The main thing I’m still pondering is the kids’ moms, some of whom are also witches. Breed managed to keep any of them from putting the pieces together. That is very likely to change and things will get exciting!

As typical for me, I’ll write a scene and then have to stop and think what happens next. This is kind of weird, since I usually run my life by to-do lists. So far, though, words are continuing to flow when I sit down to work. I just have to trust my muse.

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