Sooo…for those following along at home, I’ve started writing a new novel. (When the Moon Over Kualani Comes)

I really, really kind of wanted this to be a single novel. I’ve got too many other novels planned, sequels and such for already published works, for me to be taking on yet another trilogy or something.

However, the muse wants what the muse wants. And at least two, maybe three books with these characters, are what she’s demanding.

I’m only about 4700 words into the novel so far. The honeymoon is so very much on right now. I love the world, the mythologies, all the bits and bobs and pieces I’m discovering about the characters. I knew somethings about the characters before I started, but for me, a big part of the writing is discovering more of these things as we go along. Some people start with character, and sometimes, I do as well. But this time, I’m starting with the world and figuring out the characters as I go along.

I’ll be drafting this novel fast, creating the first draft fairly quickly. Then I’ll take my time going through the second and third drafts, adding in all the things I forgot or missed in the first pass.

This book feels “bigger” to me than my most recent books, more like 80,000 than 60,000. But we’ll see how long it actually ends up being. It has the one major plot and two really strong minor plots, which I’ve found are what makes a book bigger, as it were.

I’m not going to do some kind of counter, because that would imply I’d be checking in or posting more regularly, which I’m not likely to do. (It’s the holidays. CRAZY TIMES HERE.)

But I will post now and again about the progress I’m making — or not.