Took a break from Killer Eyes. It's not something I normally do. When I begin something like a book, I keep going til I'm done. But the vacation, the songs, the blog, the kids, the wife, now my brother from Hawaii is here. Still got some done. I'm at 27,000 plus words, and on page 98. I realized I had to veer from the outline. I got some new ideas and I wanted to put them in, so I have been reworking the outline first to see how it pans out in the big picture.
When you realize you have other elements you can put into your story to improve it, I recommend to put it in your outline first, and then you can see how it impacts other elements in the outline. Otherwise, those things that need to be changed to accommodate the other changes might get overlooked. At least until a read through, and then you'll probably catch it, so it probably doesn't matter in the long haul.
This is my second novel I'm writing from an outline, and I still think it's the best way to go. I want to get back into Killer Eyes. I plan on having the first draft finished by the end of summer vacation. I will spend less time browsing through other peoples' blogs. Nathan Bransford asked once do you read more or write more. Definitely, I write more, unless it's reading what I wrote, then it's even. That's how I answered the question on his blog.
I hope to get a buyer for Killer of Killers and even The Vase sometime soon. I would like to see Trent's adventures continue beyond book two. But just in case it is his last story, I will write the ending I have planned for the end of the series right now. If it shows up in Killer Eyes...so be it.
Heck, what's with this negative thinking? I'm usually more optimistic than that.
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