Keep it Interesting

I talked about outlines yesterday, and I am glad I am following one for Killer Eyes, but as I write, I find myself bringing in so much more than what is on that outline.

For instance, my MC, Trent Smith, was trained in Japan by a man I revealed in my first book, Killer of Killers, to be a World War II veteran. Yes, he is very old now, pushing ninety, but still healthy and active, and although his appearances in KOK were in flashbacks, he has an active part in Killer Eyes.

What I didn't know until just now, however, was that he was at Nanking those many years ago. Yes, a Chinese Kung Fu expert, a woman, and one of the antagonists in Killer Eyes, (actually it is she from whom the title is derived,) has just infiltrated the Tokyo Dojo and attacked him, revealing, in her dialogue, that he was there, at Nanking, and she is not happy about it.

And all this time, I thought Shoji was a real nice guy with a sterling past. Goes to show what even an author may not know about his own characters until the sequel is written. Hoo boy.