Publication of my second novel

 I have published the second novel in my urban fantasy series on Amazon. The title is 'The Arabian Conspiracy'. The plot involves a murder mystery. Members of the Guild of Magicians are being murdered. The assailant is using magic. But the characters in the novel take a long time to realise that the incidents are linked.

The novel introduces a new character, a 13-year old girl named Constance. Her original purpose was to be the subject of an exposition, so I could explain my magic system to the reader. But her role just kept growing.  

I will not be able to produce the novel as a paperback until the cover is available. But as we are stuck in lockdown, I will not have any opportunities to sell paperbacks at conventions. 

Revision of a work in progress

 I have decided to revise the third novel in my 'Magicians' series. A key point in the story involves a man being abducted. I decided that the episode should occur earlier in the story, to draw in the reader. 

I thought it would be simple, but that minor change forced me to re-shuffle a dozen other episodes in the story. The man is introduced to a schoolgirl during a school holiday; the abduction now takes place during the school holiday instead of after it. I could have deleted that interview, but it helped to show how likeable the abducted man was. I decided to keep the interview, but that forced me to make a couple of other changes.

I think the end result makes it all worthwhile.