THE PAIN OF WRITING A TRILOGY

Alright, here’s the weird thing. I was finished with my second novel at this time a year ago. Because my first publisher closed their doors, I was searching for another publisher. An enterprising young editor suggested, Hey! Your book’s pretty lengthy. Why don’t you cut it in half?… Alright. It seemed like a good idea at the time. So I tried it. Oh my God! The problem was I simply couldn’t just stop the action and write “To be continued,” like some tv soap. I had to rewrite things like character arcs, plot development, and lay down character back story in the final book… all in order for the 3rd book to make sense as a stand alone title. Anyway, it’s now completed. I’m sending it in to my editor/publisher today. It’s called “Mask of Bones” and it should complete the 3 part “Chemist” trilogy. They will still have to design a new cover, etc… but it should be hopefully out in 6 weeks or so. To anyone ever planning on splitting a story in half? Two words: good luck!