I need to apologize to all my readers for the delayed
release of Sacred Breath #5. I was almost sure I could finish it by the end of 2012, but some unexpected obstacles have slowed me down in these past few
months. =( However, I promise that I will give it my everything, all day, every
day for the next several weeks until it is completed. I really want to dive
into the world of Adlivun and lose myself there. Abyssal Zone will be a hard
act to follow, but I want this book to be amazing. To push myself harder, I’m
going to say that I want it finished and edited before the end of January.
To be honest, I have been a bit nervous about Visola. After
such a huge victory, I was perplexed by figuring out how to write her character
in peacetime. I thought that I would no longer be able to relate to the
general. I understood her when she was constantly on edge, distrustful of the
men closest to her, and making lewd and inappropriate jokes to promote an air
of confidence and distract from the fact that she was miserable. But Visola
happily married with wonderful young children? How could I possibly understand
that? Has she really become a soft and satisfied person? I must have driven
around aimlessly for dozens of hours, stressing over this question. How will
the events of the last book change her? Could it be that I don't know her
anymore?
Then the answer struck me. Visola doesn't know -herself-
anymore. If I'm uncomfortable with this peaceful world, then she is even more
uncomfortable. Visola doesn't forget, and she doesn't forgive. This woman was
separated from her husband for two hundred years. Her daughter was murdered. It
doesn't matter how many years go by between the end of Abyssal Zone and the
beginning of Book #5-- Visola is still on edge, and in fact, her anxiety is
increasing with every second of tranquility. Here's a snippet of what's to
come:
"I'm so happy. I've never been this happy in my life. Frankly, I’m freaking terrified. I just know that something’s going to go wrong at any minute and rip him away from me.” Visola turned and gestured to the two children on the beach who were building an elaborate sandcastle. “Or rip them away from me.”
I got this! =) And I think I’ve also got my title: Tides of
Tranquility. What do you think?
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