Book thirty is moving along nicely

Warrior Prince currently sits at just over 32,000, or, to put it another way, ten chapters complete. According to our publishing calendar, I’m right on schedule. (Or should I say ‘write’ on schedule?)

I always find it tricky to start a new book in a series. This has nothing to do with the plot; it’s trying to find the best way to begin. The opening scene in a story is important as it sets the tone, and if it’s a later book in a series, it needs to gently remind the reader of where they are in the overall story.
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This becomes readily apparent when watching a new season of a TV series that you’ve been waiting a year for. It also happens to be why they have those ‘previously on…’ clips at the beginning. Of course, it’s a little difficult to do that in a book, so we, as authors, must come up with more inventive solutions.