Writing Update: Villain-y Ducks
What happened?
I mentioned in the last update that I’d found a way to make the antagonist more formidable, terrifying, and pervasive. Much of this last quarter was devoted to incorporating this change. This included:
Re-working the foundational mythologies of my world
Shifting around some of the world’s historical events
Updating the antagonist’s backstory, motivations, and personality
Mapping out new reveals through the protagonist’s POV
Re-outlining the ending with this new set of variables (setting, magic dynamics, antagonist motivations)
Teasing out the implications of these changes in existing chapters
In short, I got my villain-y ducks in a row. There were…a lot of ducks. They required a lot of wrangling. But it was worth it. My mind is now fully wrapped around this massive shift, and I have resumed the rewrite, continuing on into Act 3.
That’s where I am now: in the midst of Act 3.
What’s next?
I will be charging full steam ahead. I won’t take my eye off the finish line. It feels close. Stay tuned!