Adele Sims

Continued drafting beyond Chapter 2—developing the Carla/Simon dynamic and pushing the early consequences further into play. The structure is holding as the story deepens. How much do you give away in the first few chapters? Too much and there's nothing left to reveal. Too little and I'm scared it will be too bland. Well here goes anyway. I once told Ann Cleeves that I like fast paced action and not so much of the slow intro. I joked that that's why she's 'mega' (for want of a better word) and I'm....... still trying.

Continued drafting beyond Chapter 2—developing the Carla/Simon dynamic and pushing the early consequences further into play. The structure is holding as the story deepens. Tone remains dark and controlled. Still behaving badly.

Mapped out the core structure and character arcs. Wrote Chapter 1 and about half of Chapter 2—establishing Rochelle’s opening impact and setting up Simon and Ashanti’s storyline. Tone is settling into something darker and more controlled. Strong start—characters already behaving badly.

Refining of Character Outlines and more work on Ch2

Edit Ch 1. Halfway through Ch 2

Complete plot outline; character summaries; chapter outlines; mythological outline and the interweaving of thematics and motifs. Chapter One done.