Hello cosmic fam,
I know that I am still very new to writing books, but I'm a fan of outlines. Outlines allow me to see the overall structure of the story before I start working the details. It might just be that I'm a visual learner and I generally like to see the big picture.
In any case, I have already begun writing the sequel to Hunting Artemis, but this week marks the first time I have really seen the whole shape of the story fill out. Obviously, much of it is still in a fluid state, but the outline I have now (4th? 5th?) seems to fit snugly. I'm energized by it.
As I might have mentioned elsewhere, I've wanted to make books in one form or another since I was eight. I'm still learning how I go about making any book, let alone a series, but I'm delighted to have the opportunity to write for you all. I'm excited to see how this story evolves.
I want to honor both my inspiration and my readers by what I make. I want the story to live in your head separate from the page. When I fail at this, I will learn. If I succeed in this, I has happy face. Let me know either way so I can learn what I need to and smile when I hope to.
As the shape of my sequel takes form in my mind's eye, so too the first sights of the general structure of the rest of the series. The idea of Hunting Artemis struck me like a bolt of lightning while I was trying to write the group of short stories that would later become my short anthology Cherished Convictions. I wrote Isisa's story as it poured out of my head more or less, and I knew the big picture but never saw it take form in an outline until now. Now that I am beginning to see the lay lines of the landscape and I'm excited to share it and learn from the journey.
I can only hope that the story weaved is interesting and entertaining to those of you who would honor me by reading it. To those who have read my work, and to those reading this here blog, thanks! I appreciate your support and patronage. Have a terrific day!
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