by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
I’m really beginning to enjoy the ability to bounce around these five novels I’m working on at the same time. The last few days, I’ve been running kind of hot creatively and the idea of pretty much starting from scratch with the second novel is a relaxing way to flip the script and stay in-universe.
I’m beginning to toy with the idea of going through and figuring out the plots and outlines of all them before I go back to writing. That would be a way to come back to the first novel with fresh eyes after without wandering off into a new story.
As I’ve said before, I’m really digging deep into my personal history to write these five novels. Should I sell them and they become popular enough that a lot of people read all five, oh boy. I’m kind of running emotionally naked through these books and it will be kind eerie to hear people talk about different elements of the series knowing they’re pretty much critiquing my personal life.
Anyway, like I said, I was kind of in danger of wearing myself out, fixating on the first three chapters of the second draft of the first novel. So, I’m going to switch gears for a little while and figure out the plots and outlines of the other novels before I come back to the second draft of the first novel again.
And, of course, I really, really, need to read a lot.
