Out of focus

I'm working on the rough draft of IF I DIE right now, and I think the hardest thing about writing this, the fifth book in the series, is holding the tone of what I've written so far in my head, along with what I know comes next. It's really hard to maintain a consistent "feel" of a series while still pushing the characters to develop and mature.

Why is that hard? Okay, you asked for it... ;)

Writing a rough draft is like standing too close to the mirror. So close that you can only focus on one ...