Beginning

I’m off and running with the beginning of the second book in my new series. I recorded a few notes about plot points I intentionally left open from the first book, as well as a couple of general ideas about the new one. It’s funny, because I’ve not scoped out the characters or their journeys yet, but I’ve written a couple of chapters already and so far the characters are developing themselves. Is it the best way to write a book with over a dozen characters? Maybe, maybe not. It’s similar to how I wrote the first book in the series and that turned out okay. One thing I learned from that first book is giving more personable, relatable traits to the characters earlier. In books like this you end up getting to know three or four characters well, but that doesn’t mean the others can’t have something that clicks with the reader. It doesn’t have to be much and anything is better than putting an automaton in the book for a chapter or two. It also doesn’t mean that I can’t create a character sketch with details I want to use before I write about him or her. That’s the beauty of writing. I can use several different methods of creating characters within the same universe. And on that note, it’s time to write.