It’s a lot of fun writing. I find myself thinking about it in the middle of the night (”Wouldn’t it be cool if…”) …sometimes to my annoyance.

One of the most fun thing about writing, as least as far as the way I do it, is the characters. When I create a character, the basic information is in place… but as I write about them, I learn more about them, as though they’re people that I’ve met and are getting familiar with. It feels like their personality traits are discovered, not created. Granted, these characters are pulp characters; they’re 2 dimensional rather than fully fleshed out, but they become “real” to me as I write them.

Anyway, as an update: a basic skeleton of Isle Of Blood shows about 20 chapters (perfect pulp length), plus a prologue and 3 origin flashbacks (”Interludes”). I’m finishing chapter 4 (”Suspicions and Departure”) now, after overcoming a weeks worth of stalling and direction-seeking.

Back on track, now. It’s all good.