Writing Update: Ocularum & the Freewrite

So, it has been a really long time since my last real post. I'm still writing the first draft of Ocularum. I have had some personal issues to deal with in the last eight months that put me off track, but I am approximately 50% through the first draft and currently screaming along. When I started this series, I only envisioned four primary Artifacts, but I have had some amazing ideas during the last year, so I am incredibly excited to share some new Artifacts and inventions as well as new characters with everyone. If you missed it, I posted an excerpt of Chapter 2 on my primary website, so check it out! It introduces Aja, a character only referenced in passing in Compendium, who is just back from a ranging expedition.

For anyone who has read previous blog entries, you are aware of my love for Scrivener. Well, I still love Scrivener, but they have been INSANELY slow in getting their mobile solution together, so I have recently been converted by Coe Booth, FDU professor, YA writer extraor…