GALLIF OF STARPOINT MOUNTAIN WEEK 15

I'm approaching the end of the 2nd act. I was worried about one of the plots not finishing as well as I'd hoped. Another great moment when the sky opened up and this surprise twist landed on the page. Love it when that happens.

GALLIF OF STARPOINT MOUNTAIN WEEK 14

I've been working on this book for 14 weeks now. I finished the third book in the same amount of time but I haven't written as much. I averaged out about 15 pages a week with that book and doing about 10 a week with this one.
It's a lot harder and more complicated than the third book and I mean that in a good challenging way. I'm finishing up some of the characters and sub-plots and it's difficult to do without making it seemed to rushed or simple. I've done that with one of the bigger threads and I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. I work hard to make it a satisfying but surprising solution that the reader won't expect.

GALLIF OF STARPOINT MOUNTAIN WEEK 13

Had a very productive week again. Have everything set up for an exciting second act that, if I did my job right, will be a big surprise. Should have the first half of this act done by the end of the week. The big challenge is to come up with twists that the reader doesn't expect but are one hundred percent believable.

GALLIF OF STARPOINT MOUNTAIN WEEK 12

Did a lot of jumping around this week. Lots of starting a scene than restarting it and having trouble getting in to the flow. I think it was because there was such a big shift in tone from the first act that this part of act two took a while. The first half of the second act follows three characters returning to a place they've visited in 'Shadows of Starpoint Mountain'. I was having trouble blending the three characters together and kept jumping back and forth. Finally decided to just stick with Blinks during the first chapter and called it 'The Art of Being Me." Once that felt good I it really started to roll.

"There are five of us and one of you," their leader threatened him.
"Well, actually there are six of you but I have something you don't."
"You're bluffing."
"No, really, there are six of you."

Once it was clear that there was a new tone for a a while the second chapter was quick and I able to spend some time with the other two characters.