Here we go again

Yesterday I finished proofing the galleys for The Trouble with Demons. For those of you who don't know, galley proofs look like the final book (it's typeset), but the pages haven't been trimmed to the size of the final book yet. It's my last chance to catch mistakes. My publisher has another proofreader going over it at the same time, so hopefully between the two of us, we've caught all of the mistakes/typos. If not, oh well, we tried. ; )

After I finished the proofs, the plan was to get back to work on Bewitched & Betrayed where I'd left off (the last part of Chapter 15). I planned to finish that chapter yesterday, then I'd have approx. ten chapters to go until the end.

Well . . . it's happened again. The same thing that's happened with all of my books. I've realized that I need to go back and read through Chapters 1-14 again. While proofing TTWD, I took a LOT of notes on plot twists that I set up in TTWD that must be paid off in B&B. I knew I was about to run into another wall after Chapter 15 of B&B, and the reason I just said is the reason why.

The book's basic foundation isn't strong enough (i.e., developed enough) to support the weight of the rest of the book. I've left some gaps in those early chapters with the intent of going back in later and filling them in. Well, it's officially "later." Time to fill in the blanks. Once I've shored up the foundation I can finish the rest of the book.

Yep, this plays havoc with my writing schedule, but since this happens with every book at exactly the same place, I know that the book is on track, even if it's not cooperating with my schedule. ; )

*** Next Monday I'll be announcing a fun contest with a prize that I've never offered before. ; ) And in tomorrow's blog, I'll talk about something in particular to look out for (and get rid of) in your manuscripts. (I found it in the galley proofs of TTWD).

Lisa