Let's try this again

Life took over, as it tends to do. I wish I didn't struggle so much, but here we are. No matter what goes on or how much easier things would be if I let go of the idea of becoming a published author, my characters won't let me. And to be honest, I won't let me. I love my characters too much.

So, this month I made a goal of setting up my Scrivner document with everything I need for my story. I have notes and research notebooks in a million different places. It's to the point that whenever I try to sit to write, I have piles of material to go through. It's overwhelming to say the least. If I can streamline my world-building and story details in one spot, maybe I won't feel like I'm drowning.

In May I want to begin redrafting the series. Book 1 has been done and Book 2 is mostly finished, however, I decided to change some things around to make the plot stronger and hopefully, to have the whole thing come together nicely.

Part of the delay has been not being happy with the beginning and feeling like the end was a sad grasp at straws. Neither made much sense.

I'm still not sure if this will be a trilogy or duology, but that's part of what I need to work out during this phase.

I'm also playing around with the idea of vlogging the process. I'm not sure why this has been an interest. I'm not a social person. I don't like cameras and the idea of having to listen to myself speak is weird.

Either way, I'll document the process here and share anything that is useful.

Wish me luck!