I’m back from my European vacation (my celebration for finishing up the Emperor’s Edge series this summer, and the first time I’ve taken more than a few days away from writing in the last three years!), and I’m excited to get rolling again. I might have even started something new during the bus and plane rides of the last week….
So, for those who are curious, here’s what the writing schedule is looking like for the next few months:
- Finish a contemporary romance/mystery/adventure story set on the Olympic Peninsula (it may very well be the first love story involving a nefarious mushroom plot :D).
- Write 3 or 4 short story/novellas set in Nuria (I wrote most of the first one on my trip). I’m planning to do a trilogy that takes place over there, and I’m thinking of these as prequels. I’m testing the water with some new characters (we’ll have cameos from familiar EE-verse figures, and someone’s relative will be a major character in the trilogy — nobody you’ve seen yet, but you’re welcome to make guesses!)
- Finish the half-written Claimed, the fourth Flash Gold novella.
- On November 1st, for National Novel Writing Month, start Republic. This one should (I hope!) make EE fans happy. I’ve plotted most of it out, and it’ll be set in the capital, a few months after the events of the Forged in Blood books. I’m going to break the mold here and have several point-of-view characters. I don’t think Akstyr and Basilard will be in town for this one (though I’ll figure out a way to work in updates for them) but Amaranthe, Sicarius, Maldynado, Sespian, and Mahliki (the eldest Starcrest daughter) will all have stories to tell. I’m still deciding whether the last POV slot will go to Tikaya or Yara. I’m not sure how long the novel will end up being, because there’s going to be quite a bit going on, so I’m not going to throw out a publication month yet, but I’ll keep you updated.
Future projects (later in 2014) will include a second R&R book and the aforementioned Nurian trilogy.
Also, for those who enjoy writing and are thinking of participating in NaNoWriMo this year, stick around, because I’m going to give away some prizes to help encourage people to stick with it!
That’s a full ‘to do’ list. I am doing NaNoWriMo too this year. World War 2 espionage plot. See you there…
I love that you like your characters enough to not put them on the shelf. I don’t think I could ever get enough of reading about the EE gang. Thanks for keeping them alive.
It’s so hard to say goodbye… 😉 Maldynado, in particular, is demanding more resolution (okay, mostly his statue).
Haha, I can completely see that. It’s fun to have characters sitting in your head and demanding things.
Of course each year I consider NaNoWriMo, but I’d have no idea what to write with my guys since they are currently occupied.
*plot plot plot*
Really looking forward to Republic, thank you so much for continuing the story.
I love Yara but would find Tikaya’s POV a little more interesting at this point in the story, after all she has very good reasons for viewing Sicarius somewhat sceptically.
Her perspective on Amaranthe and Yara would be fascinating as well, especially since imperial women don’t really feature in any experience of Tikaya’s that we’ve seen up to the start of Forged in Blood.
If she held on to any misconceptions about delicate flowers of imperial womenhood…it’s pretty safe to say that Yara and Amaranthe neatly disposed of them, but it would be interesting to know if that really was the case.
Thank you for the comments, Annamal. I am leaning toward Tikaya. I think we’ll need some insight into what’s happening in the Stumps equivalent of the oval office. 😀
My duct tape and I can’t wait for EE 8!
So glad to see that Amaranthe and Sicarius will be paying a return visit to the EE Universe. That entire crew are just too interesting to stay on the sidelines for long.
Look forward to any and all of your stories. Just finished reading TORRENT and hope there is more. 🙂
Well this is–Woohoo!
That’s sounds super awesome! And I cannot WAIT for the contemporary romance/mystery/adventure story. I’m so psyched for it!
Haha, I wasn’t sure folks would go for something without magic and monsters. 😀
Definitely in and planning to follow your NaNo advice from two years ago (thanks for that and the rest of the awesome advice in your blog).
Just picked up “Emperor’s Edge,” too. Hoping to finish it before NaNo picks up in a few weeks! 🙂
Thank you, Scott! Good luck with NaNoWriMo!
That is a really full calendar.
I really want to do NaNoWriMo. I have a novel I have been poking at and want to just get a lot further on it. Finding the hour or two a day to write is going to be the challenge for me. We shall see. Sleep is less overrated than I had previously thought.
Looking forward to reading more of your books this winter too.
Have heard only rumors about NaNoWriMo. Is your advice still available somewhere on your blog? Clearly you know what you’re talking about.:-)
Hm, I don’t know if I know all that much (:D), but here’s a post with some tips from a couple of years ago:
https://www.lindsayburoker.com/ebook-writing/nanowrimo-success-tips-have-any-to-add/