Profiling my villain and showing you how the map is progressing

Profiling my villain and showing you how the map is progressing
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I am still working on my map and will show the progress so far at the end of this post. But I also continue to write the novel and research ideas relating to it. Indeed, in respect to Tempting in Shade I have reached 411 pages and can perceive that it is likely to end up almost double that. Will my mid-2015 deadline fall? I would not be surprised if it did. Having said that I want my first novel to be the best it possibly can be so that readers will come back for any future novels. So if it takes longer then it takes longer.

Kerphulu – my villain

In a previous post I discussed constructing my principal villain. I spoke about actors and the roles etc. they played and their influences upon my character development for the villain. Well currently I am rereading for the third time an old favourite of mine called Mind Hunter by John Douglas, It is the autobiography of one of the key players in the FBI

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  1. Wow, that is quite a map. My inner geologist, though (I’m not actually a geologist, but did some at college level) wonders what kind of geological formations look like that? It looks like it might be very recent igneous rock, so perhaps the landscape is still influenced by volcano activity…. just a thought?


    1. Thanks 🙂 The funny thing is that I am uncertain that I really like those formations. Having said that, an extinct volcanic landscape with ancient vents and lava tubes would fit parts of the series arc as yet unwritten. Thanks for reading and commenting 🙂


        1. A few years ago I was at one of those big fan-oriented science-fiction and fantasy conventions (Supernova in Sydney) and I attended a panel discussion involving artists. They discussed the fact that some of their art has nothing to do with the contents of the story. I raised a hand and asked them whether their art had ever impacted an author’s subsequent writing. They thought me mad. I tend to believe that all forms of art can and should interact to build something greater than the sum of the whole. When I create art for my stories the art can give me an insight into that story. It’s like a feedback loop that runs both ways. 🙂

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