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Thanks for all the feedback on this. I found a way to weave in some other POVs to break up the summit plot so readers don't spend the first quarter of the book forgetting all the other things happening. The epilogue from book 1 has a bit of a time and place jump for one of the primary POVs, so...

Thanks. Travel times aren't my big concern on this. My biggest issue is that there is a good amount of political theater happening in the lead up to the a lot of the action leading up to the summit is focused on just a couple POV characters and a whole mess of important side characters who we...

I'm starting to outline my next book and am running into something that may or may not be an issue and would love some thoughts on how to address it. Ensuring I had a clear, realistic-enough timeline of events in my first book was super helpful when I was organizing how to present the material...

I've actually been reading it aloud to my wife and kids. Definitely picking up on a lot of my crutch words and phrases, weird syntax, and some other bits. It's been helpful to hear it for sure.

I just went through this myself. I was able to cut down in some areas that definitely needed it, but other spots felt sparse on context. So I ended up adding in 6 short interludes that focus on non-POVs to give the reader more understanding of everything that was happening outside of the three...

Just wanted to add an update to my last post, but I finally made it through the last of my main POVs and did a first-pass edit of the completed manuscript. I've sent it to some folks whose opinions I trust to get some real feedback. It feels strange to be "done," at least for now. I'm so tempted...

This is exactly how I felt throughout writing my book. I went through three complete re-writes. I changed major character personalities/archetypes entirely. Added a whole new layer of motivations to side characters. I barely got through the first quarter of the book on the first draft before I...

Finally feel like I'm over the hump on my novel. It consists of three primary plot arcs that are happening more or less in parallel. While the primary characters do not specifically interact with one another directly, they are all moving toward a shared north star, and the actions the others...

I don't want to say my story has "gods," but there are characters who exhibit godlike characteristics and do eventually become worshipped as gods. There is a group of inter-planer beings who were drawn to the world in my story by accident and now remain trapped there. They have supernatural...

Jumping in to add to the chorus saying just start writing. Don't worry about the specific output, especially this early in a project. It's best to get as much of the ideas rattling around in your head out. Start putting words on the page, whether its narrative, outline, background, etc. Just...

Building something like this has been super helpful to me. I have a document called "Economies, Social Structures, Histories, Religions" that cover the various kingdoms in my story. The breakdown of the existing hegemony, often times along historical cultural and economic divides, is an...

Do you envision future volumes of this work, or is this all self contained in one entry? With multiple installments, you can use the "incomplete map" and keep the lost city excluded. And then in future installments, you can have an updated version of the map that then includes the now...

I had similar issues early on in writing my story. When I started the reread and editing process, it just didn't feel right. A lot of action with little reflection or emotional stakes for the characters. Looking back at what my characters had said or wanted early in the story helped ground their...

pmmg Diana Silver , thanks for the warm welcome!

Yeah, you're telling me. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: But it's been a fun process. It felt really good to draft the complete story arc of one plot in full. About 25% of the way through the second. Progressing at a decent clip. But it's been hard to get the ideas out without getting sidetracked...