Here you can get a glimpse of how I ‘do it.’

That first Word file contains a detailed synopsis and outline of Book Three – The Gathering Fails. The files that follow hold finished 1st-draft chapters. The first two books of The Last Elf Series contain 52 chapters (52/4=13). I plan for Book Three to have 65 chapters since it introduces a number of new characters.

I vary in my method – sometimes writing in chronological order, sometimes not. (Yesterday, I drafted a chapter in Book Four – The White Lily. Yes, the last three chapters of The Last Elf Series have been written and modified several times).

If you look closely, you’ll see chapter numbers with triple digits. Consider those as jigsaw puzzles pieces on the table awaiting their insertion into the correct location.

When I begin the 2nd-draft, I’ll string the chapters together into a manuscript which goes to my editor for a first review.

Love to end this with “Ok, back to work.” But, it’s time to give Pepper a trim and a bath.