What are you working on next?
The second book in The Brassbright Chronicles, "Down The Tubes" is being edited. It's a challenging task as it's a tricky plot involving four different pairs of main characters, plus a few other troublemakers. My job is to make sure the reader can understand and enjoy the four interweaving plotlines without becoming confused. Time (and the readers!) will tell if I've done my job well.
I hope to have everything untangled in time to write the third book, "The Hidden Doors" during the annual Nanowrimo challenge in November, 2014. I love Nanowrimo! I can't wait to dive into the madness! If you aren't sure what that is, visit http://nanowrimo.org/
What is your writing process?
Not sure I'd recommend my process, but it goes a little like this: A concept occurs to me, and before I can talk myself out of it, I dash off a few thousand words, starting directly at the beginning. At that point sanity takes over and I pause to see what I've done, and where it might go. That's when I outline what I think will be the scenes needed to take the story through an ending. Then I start writing again and my headstrong characters do whatever they like, sheesh. When I'm done, I take the story through multiple re-writes to tame the loose ends and smooth the flow.
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