I’m half-way through the first draft of my current work-in-progress, so I thought I would share just an unorganized list of thoughts that have crossed my mind in the process:

• I’m not following the Three Act structure close enough.
  • That’s okay; God wrote this story…kinda…well, the original version.
• Does the story spend too much time in the harem?
  • Well, it sets up everything else so, I guess not.
• Ugh, if my readers turn Xerxes into a ‘bad boy’ romantic architype, ima be disgusted.
• Woof, am I making Mordecai too self-centered?
  • Meh, makes his redemption better.
• Is this story too dark for the YA Christian genre?
• Is this story too religious for the YA secular genre?
• Just keep writing. Worry about that later.
• The greatest struggle for a Christian writer: figuring out how to have characters curse without swearing.
• Wow! There are so many amazing self-published authors out there!
  • Do I really want to pursue traditional publishing?
  • Why do I want to be traditionally published?
  • Have I made an idol out of being traditionally publishing?
    • (insert repentence.)
  • So do I still want to be traditionally published?
• Just keep writing. Worry about that later.
• I should read some of my other books to inspire myself!
  • I have grown a lot since writing The Keeper. Woof.
  • No, be happy about what you have accomplished!
  • Should I unpublish my Eviryia books?
• Just keep writing. Worry about that later.
• Yay! I finally get to write an action sequence!
  • That felt kind short.
• Are people gonna hate me for this plot point?
  • Nah, they should be used to me killing off major characters at this point.
  • (If you aren’t used to it, you haven’t read any of my books: read one now!)
• I can’t wait to kill that character.
  • And that character.
• What am I going to write after this? I don’t want my writing muscle to go flabby again!
• Just keep writing.
• Worry about all of that later.