More Pondering and Plotting

Last Sunday's pondering and plotting worked out very well. I have a firm storyboard and outline for Dragon Hunters worked out now, and a good start on the first part of the story.

Now I am working on Tycho Station, which needs a lot of revamp, as the other stories and the main storyline has sort of twisted around it. I've already moved one character up to Dragon Hunters, to introduce her earlier and give her more time to do what she needs to do in Tycho Station.

I've also managed to clean up a number of other story issues as well. But you'll have to read the book to find out what I mean!

Back to work!

Pondering and Plotting

No writing today. Maybe.

I met an author whose books I really enjoy reading last night. Her name is Kim Harrison and she writes an Urban Fantasy series about a witch, Rachel Morgan. Last night she was signing copies of book 9 in the series, Pale Demon.

She and the other author at the signing, Patricia Briggs, talked a lot about their writing. I think I like Kim's style, because it fits in with what I have tried to do. She talked about plotting out her stories, then when she starts to write, she knows what she wants to do and just lets it all go.

If you have been reading my blog, you know in the past I have had problems with storylines going awry. So today I will do some pondering and plotting, try to nail down the backstory and make sure that Dragon Hunters is on track. After all, it is the first story. Everything else has to flow from here!

Check out Kim Harrison at http://www.kimharrison.net/. And if you want to read some good books, get yourself a copy of Dead Witch Walking, the first book in the Rachel Morgan series!

Cheers!

Dave

Quick Update

Well, the block broke and I am writing again! Accomplishing a lot lately mostly on Dragon Hunters (Book 1). Not speed but quality progress. A lot of rearranging of bits and pieces. Shifting chapters around.

I like the way things are shaping up!

Writing again!

I've had a tough few weeks fighting off a cold. Fortunately it was not the flu. Just a bad case of the galloping crud.

This weekend I worked on an important chapter of The Dragon Hunters. It's the chapter where Elias Hawkes meets his future wife, Annie Tolen. Very important chapter. No Elias and Annie, no Morgan, no Great Dragon! I will post some of it when it is finished.

Thanks for reading!

Dragon Summer

I am afraid, Dragon. The boy finally said. Afraid of what I know. And what I don’t know. But I have to learn. And you are the only one who can teach me.


Fear is good, DragonHawk! The Dragon replied. It tempers your eagerness and keeps you wary!

The Dragon Dream

A new page tonight, a page for Dragon Summer. The Dragon Dream is the prologue to the story. Hope you enjoy it.

A New Website

I have a new website tonight, as I work to expand the marketing of the DragonHawk Saga, and my writing skills in general. You can find it at http://www.starhawke.com/.

A lot of behind the scenes organization going on this weekend, working on backstory issues and the Master Timeline. And some writing as well. I have been jumping back and forth between Dragon Hunters and Tycho Station, trying to make a little progress on both, rather than what I was making: No progress on either.

Enough excitement for now.

Cheers!