8/4/23
Happy August everyone! Summer is really flying by. The crazy humidity is finally taking a break, so the weather isn't too bad. To be honest, it feels like autumn, which makes me worry I'm in for another slam of crazy weather sometime soon. Summer, particularly a summer like this one has been, isn't going to go away easily. I'll enjoy this lovely break while it lasts. Has writing been going well? I really wish I had an answer to that question. I finished writing chapter 10 of The Prince today. It was longer than the word count I wanted, which is good, but I'm still behind on the overall word count for this story. I've reached the halfway point in the plot, where I finally get to pull all the threads I've been building together as we head to the final battle. I'm incredibly excited to write it, but I'm also aware I'm probably going to be about 10k words shorter in this book than in book one, The Chef. I'm hoping I get some inspiration that will allow me to expand somewhere, but the opportunities for that are dwindling the further I get into the story. Luckily, I really, really like how the story has turned out, so, length issues aside, I'm happy with it. I have figured out the major plot points in the third book, which I'm calling The Spy. I am currently planning for it to be half the length of the other two, but am open to it growing if the plot calls for it. I'm still thinking up my working blurb, so there's not much else to share just yet. First, I have to finish writing The Prince, of course, but I'm looking forward to starting this book too! I mentioned I had an idea for a dungeon-style story with dragons. I wanted to give the idea a go and wrote most of the prologue and some of the first chapter. I can already tell this story is going to be amazing. I have the main character fleshed out, the post-apocalyptic setting, and some of the plot, but I'm missing the main conflict. I plan to peck at this story when I need a break from The Prince, but until I get a better handle on the bigger picture this story is still just a dream.
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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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