I've spent today finally getting back to doing some writing. I'm working on the next book in the series after 'The Shadow Miner'. It is interesting getting back to the characters again. I think that this novel is probably going to focus more on Sara, although Miri will still play a big role too.
I've planned it out, in a very similar way to the way I did the last book. I think though that this time, I probably haven't gone into as much detail. I know that last time, having such detailed planning made the writing process easier, but the more I wrote the further away from the plan I seemed to get.
The biggest change was probably the character of Mikel. Originally in the planning he was supposed to die, but when I got to the point, I liked him too much to kill! So he stayed, and I had to change the narrative to allow him room to be part of the story. In the end, I was glad that I did because I think that it actually helped to keep the plot together and made it a better book.
It will be interesting to see how this next novel evolves. Cross fingers it all works well!!
I've planned it out, in a very similar way to the way I did the last book. I think though that this time, I probably haven't gone into as much detail. I know that last time, having such detailed planning made the writing process easier, but the more I wrote the further away from the plan I seemed to get.
The biggest change was probably the character of Mikel. Originally in the planning he was supposed to die, but when I got to the point, I liked him too much to kill! So he stayed, and I had to change the narrative to allow him room to be part of the story. In the end, I was glad that I did because I think that it actually helped to keep the plot together and made it a better book.
It will be interesting to see how this next novel evolves. Cross fingers it all works well!!