Winding like an ancient river, the time is now again

Ceiling Unlimited - Rush

I finished The Archmage tonight. After shelving it at 95% done more than three years ago, it is no longer hanging over me like a 26-ton weight. It's a sequel, so I'm not going to put in much more effort on it until I sell someone on the Just Cause series. Up next, I've decided to write Canyonlands on my own and King For A Day with my dear friend Allie. Since she is my primary editor and I am hers, we've spent so much time slogging through each others' stuff that we've developed very similar voices. When I suggested we work together, we both got really excited at the prospect.

So in the meantime, Canyonlands it is. I've plotted through the first four chapters. I'll try to get myself a decent skeleton of plot and then start cranking it out, because I'm ready to write something new instead of all this editing for a change.

Oh, and my next post is #700. Anyone have anything special they'd like to see? A freebie story? An in-depth discussion on something? Something different from my usual fare? Let's hear your thoughts.