Update 9/23/24- DS 5, WtMV 6, CC 5, LiE 7, etc...

Okay so here we are. I'm supposed to be putting out chapters of Dragon Sorcerer 5 today.

Problem- I'm not done with my prep work. When I switch from one series to another I always do some of that, reviewing where I was at and the threads that I need to keep working with, etc...

That isn't very difficult when I alternate between two series every 4-6 weeks. It becomes harder when it's been 10-12 weeks since I last worked on a series and even harder when it's been 9 months.

That is the case with Dragon Sorcerer 5. I last worked on that in December 2023. Here we are in Sept 2024. Ugh...

I also feel like I lost the thread of the story a bit in Dragon Sorcerer 4 and want to rectify that. This means that my prep-work is far more comprehensive- including but not limited to- a quick reread of all 4 books plus the 42,500 words that are already written for DS 5.

I'm through book 2 and that's on me. I ended up having more to do this weekend than I thought including a surprise slumber party that my wife had planned for our daughter who turned 9. Little girls can be loud. And if I'm being fair, the appeal of college football was stronger than I'd anticipated.

So where does that leave us.

I'm still going to attempt to get something written on DS 5 before the end of the day- but I'm not going to promise.

Most of today and probably tomorrow will be continued prep time. I wish I was faster, but I won't apologize and don't think any of you want me to apologize for taking the time to get it right.

Nico's story deserves to be told.

Because Contention ended up being 20% longer than planned and with family issues took 2 weeks longer than planned, I am already behind.

The plan is to finish DS 5 in the next 3-4 weeks.

Then because I'm behind schedule I'll shift to Crystal Core 5 and write that.

The plan after that is still to finish Life in Exile 7- but it will be back into December by that point.

WtMV- at the moment, my plan it to put out a chapter periodically on this just to keep my head in it and make it smoother when I fully shift back to it in later December. Book 6 (Control) doesn't come out till February so I've got some time on it.