Open Novella Journal 2024

Week 10

I'm at the point where the final chapters for each story are outlined, the question now being, can I get that many chapters finished in fifteen days as finishing nine stories is a lot of work.

As I outlined the chapters, I had some thoughts regarding the stories.

Cinders and Magic - Cinders and Magic will, going forward, be the easiest to write and finish and I feel I'll be satisfied with it unless something specific happens.

Free Falling II  - While I love the story, I am also not sure the story overall has the necessary umph to get past the third round, something I don't feel was apparent in the second round.

Scars and Ashes - This one is like Cinders and Magic that it will progress easily - well, sort of as I had to rethink who a POV was from for the most recent chapter I'm working on. The hiccup is there are a lot of chapters to get done on this one for it to reach completion status by the 30th.

Throne of Ashes - This one will be a shorter piece and probably doesn't have the same impact as Cinders and Magic and Scars and Ashes, but it is flowing well so far.

Buried Within II - This one is rather simple, much like the work this is a sequel to. There is more of an umph I think that Free Falling, but less than any of the others above.

Hobgoblins - This is the one where the rewrite of two chapters was needed, and I'm not sure it will have the impact I want.

Gemini' Summer Getaway - This one could, I think get messy.

The Four Interchanging Lives of Regulus Black - This one is messy, but supposed to be, with the real power behind the story starting to show during the third milestone.

Rouge-Gorge - The prompt was fun, but the story overall isn't coming together as originall planned.

And there are my thoughts on each of the stories I have to complete.