A. F. Kay
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April 22, 2023 - Update
🕑 Added 2023-04-22 06:49:43 +0000 UTCHi!
My productivity is getting better, as despite the numerous responsibilities I have, I still managed to get four chapters completed. My hope is this coming week I can improve on that.
The chapters this week created issues that slowed me down. The first centers around Lylan and how I wanted information about her to be revealed. The way it happened was not what I had expected but it feels right to me and I’ve learned to trust my intuition. This is what delayed the third chapter last week.
The second speed bump came with a conversation between Hamma and Ruwen. I really really like parts of this chapter, and think I did okay in the other sections. These types of chapters are the hardest for me to write. Some animosity toward Hamma has arisen for reasons I didn’t expect or intend, and this scene was a perfect place to address those concerns. I know this is all a bit vague, but you’ll understand better once you read the chapter. I’m interested in how you think it turned out.
What I want to accomplish in the last half of book eight is ambitious and it makes me a little nervous in the sense that I hope I can tie a bunch of things together as neatly as they appear in my head. If you’ve every tried to write your own book or paint your own picture you know exactly what I mean. What gives me confidence is that I have always succeeded in the past. Plus, I know you will let me know if I go too far off the rails.
I opened up chapters 22, 23, and 24 to Root.
I opened up chapters 25 and 26 to Harvester.
I added chapters 27, 28, 29, and 30 for Step Master, Blapy’s Favorite, Divine, and Axiom.
Enjoy!
As I left the coffee shop and walked to my car after a writing session today I thought about how I wouldn’t do any of this without you. It’s only worthwhile when the stories find others that love them and resonate with them like I do. So thank you for being here and supporting the series. You make it all possible.
Take care,
AFK
Comments
Samuel Strode
Their Easter eggs in yours story it reads fine without HLP but it’s fun when you know the backstory you can introduce them a few books later like with sifts assistance getting the book for Ruwen
A. F. Kay
I am a little worried I am referencing it way too much. But I enjoy doing it. I am probably going to need to urge people to read HLP before reading book 8.
A. F. Kay
Thanks for telling me! I'm glad they serve a purpose other than my venting. haha.
Samuel Strode
You are juggling three stories two you wrote yourself and one that was written for your universe I had wondered how drinking tolerance could be increased rally was the answer but doubling her tolerance was in that anthology and what the last 10-12 chapters have all referenced HLP— on a side note read the book it’s great thank you BRB for writing it. You are weaving the story nicely
Justin Zaun
Thanks for doin what you do. Your worlds are part of my escape. Your pains and struggles in creating them directly translate in to my enjoyment and relaxation. I’m sure it’s that way for a lot of others too. So, thanks 😀
A. F. Kay
Thank you so much! So happy you are here!
Jonathan Crandall
Hope all goes well at home! Love your novels
