The Vault Guardian

Just over a week ago I completed the first draft for my second book. Hooray! When I finished the first draft of The King’s Gambit (TKG) , I had a tremendous sense of accomplishment. I’m not feeling that now. Maybe it’s because I’ve already finished a book (though finished may not be the best word. More on that another time). I actually think the anticlimactic feeling comes from the fact that The Scorched Earth (TSE)  isn’t really one story, but four. TSE will take the reader on a much different journey than TKG . While TKG followed Ben for 21 of the 23 chapters, TSE follows an additional 3 characters for about half the book. I’ve decided to move on from the third person limited point of view following a single, main character and switch to a rotating point of view. I’m still using third person limited, but I no longer think Ben’s journey is sufficient to tell the story I’m writing. As of now, Longinus, Arynn, and Rose all have multiple chapters written from their pe