Last week I talked
about some of my sequel writing woes, but sequel writing isn't always
difficult. This week I want to talk to you about some of the joys
I've experienced with writing Iridescent's sequel.
I think my favorite
thing about starting Coalescent was how easy it was to start. I
already had a little bit of chapter one written before Iridescent was
published, so I could include it as a sneak peek at the end of the
novel. The differences between writing the first chapters of these
books is amazing to me. With Iridescent, I had to introduce
everything. Who is Aly? What is she doing here? Why is she here?
What's going to happen? With Coalescent, I didn't have to do that.
Sure, I did have to reintroduce her, but it felt easier this time
around.
I didn't know who
any of the characters were when I first started Iridescent, which
could be a little frustrating. I would keep getting stuck on
chapters, because I didn't know how to move forward with a particular
character (most often Leo). Now, I know these characters. I know who
they are and where they're going. I'm still learning new things about
them, but it's knowledge that's adding onto their characters, not
changing them to something completely new.
At least in most
cases.
There are a handful
of characters that are changing to me. It's like they've went, “Hey,
I get what you thought about me, but you're missing a few things
about me. Let me see if I can give you a new outlook on who I am.”.
And it's great!
Characters I didn't
originally have a lot of ideas for, I now have new directions I can
take them in.
I love getting to
explore my characters and getting to discover new things about them.
In the first book, I created these characters and started them on
their journeys. In the sequel, I'm getting to see how they're going
to grow and change along the way.
It certainly adds a
fun experience to sequel writing!
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