This week was a good week for writing. The characters are becoming more solid. I’m starting to see how the different parts of the story will connect. Ideas for new technologies keep bubbling up. The course of events of this book (and, subsequently, the set up for the next two books) is becoming clearer and clearer.
This will be the first science fiction trilogy that I’ve written since The Brief History of Humankind series. Those were my first books. They hold a special place in my heart. But, now, with thirteen more years of writing experience, it’s time to write another trilogy.
I’ll be adding anywhere from 10K - 12K words per week to the rough draft. At that pace, I’ll finish what I’m envisioning as 120K first pass somewhere right around Memorial Day.
That’s it for now.