Joely Sue Burkhart

Still grinding away on the end of The Fire Within, up to 31,431 words, now.  I need to revise the last section I worked on last night (835 words) because it’s not quite right.  I have two very real threats going on at the same time, which are really the same, if that makes sense.  One is in the dream world; one is a very real dragon.  But they are the same.  Making this all tie together smoothly and make sense is a challenge.  I’ll also need to go back and make sure everything’s believable and well-established before this dream battle.  What happens in the dream, happens in real life too, and I need to verify that’s clear before hand, not just something I spring in the last quarter of the plot to make it work.  I know I’ve established this sort of thing in the BloodRose world before, but it might not be clear in this particular novella.

Dreams can kill.  I need to make sure you believe it, know it, when Zahak chooses his battle.

The Fire Within:  31,431 words

Sven Total:  37,212 words

My plans for this week: keep on trucking until TFW is finished.

How about you?