8/26/23
First off, I am amazed at how positive the response for Witch has been. Every review has had something good to say. I'm sad that Kana's story is complete because I loved writing him so much. Unfortunately, Kana doesn't have much more to say. He has his newfound family and his community and his happily ever after. Maybe one day I'll be able to write another story set in this world with a different main character, but for now I'm happy to focus on new characters running off on totally different adventures. Speaking of which, I have been on a roller coaster writing The Prince these last few weeks. I was so certain I had reached the middle point of the story, where all the build up was done and I could move into the final battle and the climax. And then I wrote myself and my characters into a literal corner. Or, well, up a cliff if I'm actually being literal. I could not figure out how to get them down from the top of said cliff, and if they weren't on ground level I couldn't start any kind of battle. Rewriting everything also wasn't possible as the setting for this scene was codified in The Chef (book one) pretty much from the first page. I had zero idea how to fix this. Luckily, my sister got married. For a long, wonderful weekend I got to watch her be happy and I only thought about family stuff. The ceremony was beautiful and now she's off on a well-deserved honeymoon. And I returned home with my characters still at the top of the dang cliff. Except, the time away somehow allowed the story to percolate and when I sat down to start writing again I had a thought. "What if this isn't the climax at all? What if this is the last bit of the puzzle I need before my characters reach the climax?" Epiphany. They're finally down from the cliff and the plot is moving forward again. The best part is this change will require at least another full chapter of preparation, possibly even two. The final battle also promises to be even more epic so will take even longer to write. For a story that has consistently fallen short of my word count goals, this is great news! There's a ton still to write, but I finally feel like I'm rounding the final turn and the homestretch is definitely going to be worth it. In completely different news, Twin Elements, my upcoming standalone story, has completed proofreading. There's only two steps remaining before this book is ready for publishing: a cover and ARCs. What this means is it's very likely you'll see this book in 2023, probably in the last quarter. My best estimate is November or December, which will be here before we know it. The editing process for my next book, You Can't Sell A Dragon's Heart, should begin around the same time, and I really hope to have The Chef submitted for consideration at NSP by then, so things will continue to move along in my writing world.
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April 15, 2023 AuthorMell Eight is an author writing with NSP. For more information about Mell and her writing, please visit her website: http://melleightfiction. Tags
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