It amazes me how easily this can sometimes come together. What gets me even more is that it falls into place with perfect symbolism, even when I had no intention of writing it that way. Either I'm just lucky, or I've got destiny on my side.
I finally managed to bang out the outline of the first major plot twist, but had problems with the chapter as whole. Id been frustrated with the middle part, and this frustration caused me to dawdle around with the outline for a week before finally deciding to move on. I was trying to force some story to lengthen the chapter, but ultimately decided that I should let it be the length it needed to be, even if that meant short-changing a newly introduced character. I'm going to have to figure out somewhere else to grow her background. Either that, or on my second pass of the outline I hope to bring a fresh look and think up some stuff to put in the chapter to lengthen it naturally and solidify her as a character and not an archetype.
Speaking of archetypes, I realized that even though this is "the beginning" of the series, Im still going to have to think up some details of certain characters' pasts to make them a bit more three-dimensional. History. Why they are the way they are. Even if its just a few sentences, I need to provide something extra for readers to go on. The main characters wont be a problem because theyll be fleshed out over the course of the first novel, but the secondary characters are going to need some special loving until book two rolls around.
Anyway, now the book starts to get fun. The next chapter contains the first real action sequence, and from here on out it will be a wild roller coaster ride. Looking forward to it.
Chapters Outlined: 8 (Includes Prologue)
Rough Word Count: 8504
