Monday, February 4, 2013

Two Down, Infinity More to Go

January has been the busiest month I can remember (I'm scared of what that might mean for the rest of the year). But I feel it's also been one of the most fruitful, especially because I completed Conduit's sequel! *tosses confetti into the air*

It's been exactly a year since I finished Conduit, and writing another story has been as exhausting and thrilling. But I also feel more of a sense of loss. Maybe because I got to know the characters a little more this time and saying goodbye (for now) is very nostalgic. I can't imagine what it will be like to be at the end of a series. Possibly awful, at this rate. I can see why some authors like to take it up to 10 books in a series: it's so hard to let go.

When I wrote Conduit, I had an audience. There was pressure, not just to upload on time every week, but to keep reader interest and to write chapters that make people come back for more. There was none of that with Aspect. It was a solo project, which made it all the more terrifying. And in some ways, I kind of liked the pressure. It kept me on my toes--which isn't to say that I slacked off with the sequel. But it's different. One thing I did like about writing the sequel is that I could afford to skip ahead, write scenes out of order, or to change them up without the risk of confusing readers. I did confuse myself often though.

In all, very pleased with the end result and excited to start on another project. There is never any rest for a writer. Worlds left to be explored, stories to be told, and all of that.

8 comments:

  1. Infinity more to go, indeed! And I expect each one to be better than the last, just like the first two : )

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    1. Really glad you're here to put the pressure on! :D

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  2. Congratulations on finishing the sequel! I was an avid reader of Conduit while you were uploading on Wattpad. (The kind that ran around the house with each cliffhanger and checked every hour on Saturdays for the next upload.) I can't wait for you to be able to publish Conduit (partially because I REALLY want to read it again)! :D It's really impressive, too that you have time to finish TWO WHOLE BOOKS and still be in high school. I love to write but it's almost incomprehensible for me to imagine writing SO much in SO little time and still leading a full-fledged teenage life. CONGRATULATIONS!

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    1. Hi Suzanne! Happy to hear you were able to read Conduit the first time around, and I hope you'll get to do so again soon! Crazy as it is, I miss those Saturdays too, mostly because I loved making my readers happy by giving them a new chapter. I'm actually past high school age, so that probably makes the two books a little less impressive, haha. But I'm still proud of myself. Trust me, one book seemed craaazy a few years back. Thanks for commenting and please keep in touch!

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    2. Oops, sorry I got the high school thing wrong. :P But don't short-change yourself! It's still incredibly impressive. Life is busy and to be able to write TWO novels in the middle of it is still an accomplishment. :) And no problem, will do.

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    3. No worries! And thank you, really. It's definitely something I'm proud of.

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  3. I was absolutely obsessed with Conduit when you published it in Wattpad, i would like to know when are we going to see this sequel so many are dying to read? You're an excellent writer, congratulations from your nÂș1 Argentinian fan!

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  4. Are you going to publish Conduit and Aspect? I remember loving Conduit so much.

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