Faith Gets Ambitious: 2024 Writing Goals (When Are My Writing Goals Un-Ambitious?)
Hello all! It's me, back again with more goals for 2024. This time, we have a thousand books we're going to write. Or at least try to write. Let's figure this out.
Working Title: Dragon Tales
First off: We have Dragon Tales book 1. That's my actual current WIP at the time of writing this post and it's a hot mess, but I love it. I ended up having to start over, even though my first try was at 70k. Why was this? Well, let's discuss.
Normally, I write books with a TON of POVs. The original form of the Pentegreens series? 7 POVs by the end, including 2 villain POVs. Holding Up the Sky? 7 POVs. My Greek mythology book? Going to have 5 POVs. I was very used to this concept and I enjoyed it. I loved these big, vast books that delved into so many characters' heads. I was fully prepared for 6 POVs in Dragon Tales.
And then I realized: Dragon Tales was too complex.
I think books need to start out with less complexity, even if they're planning to get there eventually. Lord of the Rings doesn't start with the POVs of all 9 companions; it starts with just Frodo and adds in subplots and side quests and other POVs as the story progresses and widens. And THAT is what I needed. Not a book with so many spread out people. That will come later. So now, I have gone through and cut out two of the POVs and an entire subplot. We have actual MCs. We have an actual main plot. Things are tight and that is good.
My goal for this year: Finish this book, clean it up, and send it off to a second pair of eyes.
Working Title: Family Feud
