Hammering at a Brick Wall
March 31, 2011
At what point does hammering at a brick wall need to be replaced with a change of route? I tried (really, really tried!) to make the first draft of Book #2 in the Fifth Sun trilogy work. I re-read, I tweaked, I edited, I changed fundamentals but I had to reach the conclusion that nope, it was completely hopeless. It was all action and no plot (much like certain blockbuster movies that I could name but nah, that would be mean) What I needed was a new direction.
Heroes and Monsters must tell the tale of the end of the world. My villain would not give my heroes a moment’s rest and he would be sneaky, devious and most of all, he would go for the throat. What is an Eagle (the good guy) to do? Fight back with fire and not go down meekly; he is fighting for the survival of all mankind after all. And what of my heroine, the ever uncertain Lord of the Dawn? Will she find her feet before the next hammer blow? I met many an awesome character in the first draft and I hope to find them all a place in the second draft alongside the key players; Alex and Andromeda, Henry and Peter.
Bear with me, dear reader! Now that I have cleared the brick wall, the road is clear and I hope to have the continuation of a great story in your hands this year!
Fifth Sun: The Awakening a Dark Fantasy novel about the Mayan prophecy of 2012. Available as an ebook and order on line.
For more information, visit www.fifthsun.ca or email me at fifthsun@telus.net
