The finish line! I think I can see it.
Wow… Has it really been over a year since I last dropped an update on book four? Well no, now I see the last one was intermixed in a post from 2019. Go me for being on top of things or something… what was I talking about? Oh yeah!
I only have two more plot lines left to go and my brain is being a brick about it. So, what does one do in this sort of situation? Outline the living hell out of it. And that’s what I’ve done. The plot points are fully mapped out and I am halfway through the first of them. It’s not pretty and reads like someone (me) threw words on a page but it’s another step closer to a completed first draft.
Writing these novels has been an interesting experience in different writing starts. I’ve gone from a minor idea, full-on “seat of the pantsing,” and now to completely outlined down to what transpires in the dialogue. And, to be honest, “seat of the pantsing” is the most fun. When the characters take you by the hand and lead you down a bunch of rabbit holes you didn’t know were there is seriously one hell of a trip. This full outlining is cumbersome in comparison. It’s like pushing a boulder uphill and realizing you need to build stop gates every six inches.
But I wouldn’t be where I’m at without it. Every day is a little bit closer to completing it even if I only get a paragraph, a sentence, or an outline down.
Now I can finally see the light! Man, I hope it’s not a train…
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