Read it here: https://www.wattpad.com/763381796-the-mechanical-crown-climbing-the-steps Throughout the book we’ve had these tiny glimpses of Tranton’s past, without ever fully indulging in a flashback, or a focused thought, or a spoken explanation. He’s a private man, even to himself, and there are aspects to his past which he is very determined to […]
Writing in a weekly, serialised format sometimes throws up odd challenges. In this chapter it was a particularly morbid one: remembering that Pienya’s crumpled body is lying in the corner of the scene. The flow of the action across the chapters means that what we have here is a swapping […]
You can read this chapter of The Mechanical Crown over on Wattpad. This chapter turned out to be very easy to write, with it forming itself onto the page in a single evening. Getting to that point was extremely difficult, though, mainly for structural reasons. The issue I had was […]
You can read this chapter of The Mechanical Crown over on Wattpad. This is another case of me having to remember Who Knows What. With the action accelerating it would have been very easy for me to write this chapter without Holst referencing her previous encounter with Kraisa. It’s the […]
You can read this chapter of The Mechanical Crown over on Wattpad. Juggling all the many characters of TMC has been one of the major challenges of the book, especially compared to my previous which was very lean in comparison. Now that we’re at the finale, though, it’s proven to […]
You can read this chapter of The Mechanical Crown over on Wattpad. The positioning of the characters here is relevant, in that it always had to be Tarn who aids the prisoners in the machine rooms. I didn’t want someone from outside to come in and be the saviour, regardless […]
Returning to the machine rooms brings the story full circle, which is a nice bit of linking. For all the epic journey that the characters have been on, ultimately they’ve returned to exactly where it all began – especially Tarn, of course. Especially eagle-eyed readers might find the description of […]
Read it here: https://www.wattpad.com/741949616-the-mechanical-crown-sisters It’s another one of those spoilery titles! I went back and forth on this one, as I doubt most readers will expect a (slight) return of Pienya after the Arc 6 finale. I think the rush of excitement/anticipation at seeing the chapter title is worth it, […]
Read it here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/88905112-the-mechanical-crown This chapter is all about layering in additional challenges, on top of the main threat of Kraisa. Interweaving logistical difficulties such as the prisoners in the mesa prison adds a level of accountability to their decisions, so that it’s not a simple matter of Find The […]
Holding to the pacing of my plan for Arc 7 is already proving quite tricky. I’m very aware that this is the final arc, and consequently anything I want to be in the book needs to go in NOW. At the same time, I want to make sure that the […]