February update! GOSSIP!!!!

Well folks it has been a busy January and February is shaping up to be even bigger!
I hope everyone is enjoying the new year so far.

So. What have I been up to?
Mmm, let me think...WRITING, WRITING, WRITING, WRITING!

Ok, so I know I've shocked you (haha) but book two, as yet unnamed is coming along nicely.
So far it is quite different to O'Tura, which is basically a social science fiction with a romance component and lots of blood and guts... Writing my synopsis has proved harder than I previously thought it would be, but after much ado, it is finally done. (yay me!!)
I have also had to do a market position statement, also not as easy as previously thought, but it was an excellent exercise as a writer to think about an to produce.

So, book two I hear you ask!
This novel to me, has a bit of a Firefly flavour. It was not what I had intended when I started to write, but the characters are as gutsy as hell and I'm having  trouble figuring out who the main protagonist is now! This is a good thing I think, it will keep the readers guessing till the last minute, and I love books that tease!

One of the things I love about it so far...Chapter three has lots of gossip! Gossip? I hear you ask. Well, yes!
I have found that no one can turn down a good piece of gossip, and certainly this is true of the characters here! It is an interesting technique to employ in a novel (in my humble opinion) and a great way to reveal vital information about a character or characters that have not actually been a big part of the context to that point.

So, my advice to others...have your characters gossip about one another! It gets the readers attention, and will definitely assist with character development of both the ones doing the gossip (why they feel the way they do, how they feel about other characters in the book etc) and will introduce the other characters from the perspective of those involved and/or will expand on the possible motivations, shortcomings or strengths of all involved.
And, it's a great deal of fun! Who doesn't like a good goss?!

I do hope everyone is enjoying the writing process as much as I am. Have fun and let your fingers fly people!

KVON.