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Plotting for my next book almost complete...

Working on the plot for my next book. This one is really challenging the old nogging. Why do I do this to myself?
I come up with a good idea, then think "but what if we add a little complexity here", then think on it some more "and a little complexity over here as well"... before you know it, it's like juggling 20 balls at once. Still haven't had that "click" moment where everything fits together just perfectly, but it's getting there.
A little peek behind the curtain: this book is going to be about how people cope/react when something unthinkable happens in the world (hint: it's not a disaster, something else). I'll say no more on that :)
For this book I had been going back and forth on the degree to which I wanted to write to market. Which isn't to say tropes, but more playing with things I know would work but which are a tad formulaic. Which I did a bit with Obey and A Manufactured Mind but not with The Fall of Man trilogy. Obey and AMM are great stories (I think) but they weren't expansive in their scope.
I'm glad to say I've definitely resolved that and this next novel is going to be expansive in nature. Which is to say, it may turn out a mess, or it will be really good. Either way, it will be a story without compromise or constraint.
Exploring a multitude of themes isn't too hard in a trilogy, but it's a huge challenge in a standalone novel. But I think I can do it. I can say this much, no one is going to be able to guess how it will end until they reach the last page. :)

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