While the countdown to Hidden ticks away (only a week and a half now) I’m spending nearly all my time thinking about Alex Verus #7. For this book, I’m intending to go back to the model I used for Chosen – planning things out from the beginning (at least the first third or so). For Alex Verus #6, I just made the whole thing up as I went along. While it was kind of fun to do – it was pretty much the same way I wrote Fated and Cursed, which made it feel like a bit of a blast from the past – it was also really stressful. I’d like to have a slightly more relaxed time of it this turn around.
Structurally, I think AV #7 will end up being most like Chosen, in that it’ll be a shake-up book that changes things. Hidden and #6 have been a bit quieter in terms of major developments – while there’s been a lot going on, it hasn’t changed the landscape of the series in any obvious way. I think I’ve done enough long-term preparation now that I can start messing with things. Which should be fun!
Both my son and I have read the four available books of Alex Verus….we are engrossed. We can hardly wait for “Hidden” to be released! Science Fantasy is not what I would normally gravitate to but the Camden setting is so familiar to me that I decided to give it a go,so glad I did.There is definately a lot of mileage in this series.
Great blog! Do you have any hints for aspiring writers?
I’m hoping to start my own site soon but I’m a little lost on everything.
Would you propose starting with a free platform like WordPress
or go for a paid option? There are so many choices out there that I’m totally overwhelmed ..
Any tips? Cheers!