A few weeks ago I decided to halt my new series, Saving Kiranthia. My apologies to anyone wanting to follow it to its conclusion. I loved, and still love writing the story, but it was becoming obvious to me that it wasn’t Arkaya’s (the main characters) story. The story ultimately belonged to my favourite character, and this was a development in her story and my inspiration for writing a book.

No matter how much I try, I always, mostly anyway, end up writing about Ariel from The Secrets of Saltlake. You could say now, she is my little obsession and always on my mind. I did try to continue her story once I had wrapped up the series on the blog. But right then it wasn’t the right time. I knew she was the one who would make me write my first book, but she wasn’t ready, and her story wasn’t there.

Finding My Way

But now it is. Thanks to Arkaya, I have finally found Ariel’s voice and know exactly who she is and where her story will develop also. It also gave me an idea of bringing her back in a new part I posted on here a little while back. Returning Home sees Ariel and Jonny a few years in the future. When it became obvious to me that I wasn’t done with my favourite couple, I needed to pull my socks up and get writing and not for a mini-series on the blog. I had plenty of other ideas for that.

So What Has Been Happening?

I have been writing a lot. So far, it is little snippets and ideas I am jotting down as if I am writing for the blog. I need to get them out whilst they are there, so I have them for reference. It isn’t looking like a book just yet. More like a mis-mash of ideas on a page that will need a timeline to join them together at some point. this is where I have the issue.

I can get the ideas out and give them all the drama you are used to getting on here, but creating the story and writing a book of their lives proves to be difficult right now. The truth is, I actually do not know how to. So I will continue to write and practise my story, and hopefully, shortly, I will be able to invest in a course to help me out along my way. The issue here is will I be able to see it through if I do take this step or will it be a hindrance to me by not finishing it?

Who knows? But I do need the extra help aside from asking one of my favourite authors for feedback – which so far is positive and highlights my complete lack of knowledge when it comes to writing and editing novels!

I am writing a book!

Right now – the book is a trilogy. I have it in my head; it has to be 3 books long. That being said, I have also cast the main characters in my head for the movie. It isn’t yet written, but I already know how it will play out beginning to end and play Jonny and Ariel.

I have the first book started, which I began last year. The second book is going to up the ante and be full-on action-packed and classic drama. The third one so far is shaping up to be the emotional chapter in the trilogy.

So far, I have my main characters, I have my notebook, and as something comes to me I jot it down to fully develop them as they reveal themselves to me, and I can then write about them. As I mentioned, it is all a bit up in the air. Is this how writers write their stories and get to writing a book? Get the ideas out and then join them together? I have no idea, and it only shows my lack of knowledge on the subject a little bit more!

I am under no illusions; it isn’t going to be easy. I feel this will break me at some point as I struggle to juggle life and writing when all I want to do is write full stop. But I know, right now, this is what I need to do. I will do it. Even if it takes a year or three and I have to recast my movies and Selena Gomez is way too old to be Ariel (have you read it? Is that who you had pictured or someone similar?).

“I had this discussion with my best friend, and my answer was she can play Ariel as we see her in Returning Home and use CGI effects so she can still play teenage Ariel!”

There may be less fiction on here. Less interaction everywhere else (ps I am always around on Facebook if you want to check-in or follow me there). But honestly, I have always been more of a storyteller than a mainstream blogger, so this is where I am and where the blog will be at for the foreseeable future!

I would love to hear any tips or advice for budding authors you may have. Or even some company if you too are in the same place and would like some support too. Keep following for my progress on writing a book and if I manage to make any progress.