If anything new comes out soon-ish, it will probably be a simple “sketch” story. \u00a0I have three series (The Lady Wore Red, Sacrifice and Testing Grounds) in the air and I need to plot them out a bit to make sure they’re solid. \u00a0So, that’s my next step unless I need a break and I write something quick inbetween.<\/p>\n
Which, by the way, I’m still keeping my eyes open for any good suggestions. \u00a0Don’t feel shy.<\/p>\n
Once I have some general outlines for the the three series, I’ll start writing. \u00a0I plan to do them in order unless something happens so The Lady Wore Red chapter 5 will be first.<\/p>\n
Out of the three, I think Testing Grounds will take the most work to figure out. \u00a0I don’t plan to have the story suddenly become a “survival in the forest” story. \u00a0I want to have the character in the city to at some degree and I want the future world to feel right. \u00a0I very very general idea of what I want to have happen in the series but it definitely needs to be firmed up.<\/p>\n
Sacrifice is the less developed out of all three. \u00a0I didn’t plan for it to be anything more than a single shot. \u00a0So, I need to do actual world building there. \u00a0Figure out a basic history and environment and decide where I want to take it. \u00a0Vague ideas pop up when I let my mind wander on it for a while but nothing solid there.<\/p>\n
I could probably write the next chapter for The Lady Wore Red right now. \u00a0Well not *right* now but when I had a moment. \u00a0I’ve already got a partial outline for that series but no clear ending. \u00a0An idea of one but not clear.<\/p>\n
I’m not the kind of author that completely plots everything out before I put finger to keyboard. \u00a0I like to come up with a premise, build the world and characters mentally and then let them loose. \u00a0I think it helps to make it a little more realistic because situations change as the characters move through the world.<\/p>\n
Over the next month, I also might post a little description of each story and where the idea came from so people can get an idea of how things happen or how I see stuff. \u00a0And maybe some descriptions on how I deal with transformations and different were-animals and things.<\/p>\n
Onward!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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