Book 2--Debts is at 22, 451 words.
Had a little writing splurt. A scene wanted to get out. Not wholly satisfied with it so I'll probably edit it until I am. But it is written.
Debts introduces some new characters and brings back some old--from the first book. All have debts, whether to pay or to collect. No one is clear of them. The debts will be brought forward and played, bringing out some uncomfortable truths.
Meet the MCs of the Ghostwolf Series. MCs
The second book of the Ghostwolf Series is now officially called Old Debts. I've done a cover, but with me you never know. I might change it again.
Debts is at 20, 543 words.
I've been reading instead of writing but I'm getting back on track. I downloaded an Agatha Christie inspired novel on my phone and kept coming back to it this week during my writing time. But now it's finished and I'm not tempting myself with the other books in the series. I need to get my own book done.
Detective Hanlan now has a deadline for catching the killer or a rogue Ruv will take the matter into her own hands. Consequences of the killer's madness/actions are being felt by Hanlan from both the human world and the Ruv. He is going to have to up his game if he is going to win against this crazy but cunning killer and keep the rogue Ruv out of the play.
Check out their journey in Raven Manor. Book
The book is at 20,146 words.
The killer has stepped on another villain's toes. Not a good idea. There will be consequences.
Hanlan has another incredulity to think about, a Mulo. The Ruv version of a ghost.
A Mulo is a Ruv that should not be alive yet is and appears out of seeming thin air. He or she is accorded the respect a human god would receive from followers but is taken warily. They can be tricksters and have their own agendas. A mulengi dori or deadman's string(A knotted cord or ribbon) is often given to a person/being who is under their protection as a sign of that protection and a contract of the deal made for it.
Obsession is a re-occurring theme with me. A lot of villains have obsession toward their idea. They are right, the hero in their minds, and everyone else is misguided, the villains. Some of those we would call heroes are obsessed as well. It is not just a bad trait that villains have.
So expect some obsession to show itself in book 3.
And maybe not only in the villain.
Check out Book 1 of the Ghostwolf Series. Raven Manor Book
The Detectives finally meet the villain.
Over two dead bodies!
She gives them the slip right then, but Hanlan gets an up close and personal meeting not too long after. He realizes that though she may be crazy, she is also very clever and has an almost hypnotic hold over most men. It will take an ingenious plan to capture her without more bloodshed.
Second book is at almost 19,000 words.
I've been messing around with the title and cover again. The new title I'm thinking about is Old Debts. A lot of the things happening are happening because of old debts among the characters. Blood Legacy is fitting as well, though more so with the third book. I like both titles. Both covers are good as well.
I think I'll go with Old Debts for the second book and Blood Legacy for the third.
Raven Manor
Check out this introductory read. book
Hanlan wasn't a by-the-book detective but he didn't believe in fairytales, until he met a creature out of one.
The detectives have still not met the killer in person. But she is definitely a presence. I want a little anticipation, tension building before I reveal her physically to them. Though they have seen a picture of her, her physical presence will have an impact. Female serial killers are unique.
My Ghostwolf Series is an exploration of society's fringes and myths. Werewolves and female serial killers. Both myths or just hidden amongst the mundane insanity of our modern society? Female serial killers are real, though rare, so why not werewolves. Or at least the Ruv.
Blood is almost to 18,000 words.
That idea is still percolating and until it fully drops I won't make a lot of headway through the book. I've planted the seed of the idea and I'll move along at a slow pace until the next bit drops. The idea is revealing just bits at a time when I come to the right spot. I got the gist but my brain's being cagey with the details. I'm a pantser so I'm sure it's just coming up with the details as I write and percolate.
Writing is a form of magic to me. It requires attention and work but the end result, the book, is spellbinding.
Raven Manor.
Enter the hidden world of the Del Mulanti Ruv. Humans are not the only intelligent beings that inhabit the Earth. They have lived among Humans for millennia but make no mistake the Ruv have not been tamed. But then neither are Humans.
Meet the Main Characters. MCs
