The worst thing a wannabe writer can do is to keep changing the story. I have been doing that for a while. I kept twisting and turning Alexa’s life around as mine did and never could get to a point where the novel was as I liked it. A few weeks ago, I got a smashing idea and weeks later I still believe it is doable. Therefor I decided to lock this storyline and keep writing, no more changes. I have to believe in it first, so that other people can believe in it later, when it’s written.

The story will have three parts. Depending on how it develops, it will be three different books or a novel with three parts… For now, the general idea is that there will be three separate books. And I will start writing right in the middle! There is a Romanian saying about starting in the middle and a comparison with hens that are in the habit to jump in the middle of any pile of anything, from food to dirt, but I will ignore it for now.

So here is the main sketch I’m working on:

• Book 1 – Title in the works. Alexa is a supporting character
• Book 2 – The Road to Hell Is Paved with Bad Relationships. Alexa is the main character.
• Book 3 – Title still work in progress – Alexa is the co-star

The order of writing will be 2,1,3.

The second book of the series will explore life as it is for many people – relationships are not perfect, and we need to learn that. Just as we need to learn to get up and try again after a romantic failure. No, it is not like in the novels and in the movies, sometimes things don’t work out but it’s still going to be OK after a while. But there are no guarantees that the next tries are going to be better . That’s the beauty of love, you get burnt so many times and you still believe in it.

It will of course still be a fantasy novel. I am still very much fascinated by vampires and I will write the vampire book I think all vampire fans need.

As the novel progresses, I will publish bits and pieces of it, just to give you a taste and feel of how it’s going to be. I still plan to self-publish and self-promote, but if someone in a shining armor will have a better offer, I will probably consider it.

And without any further  delays, here is the first paragraph of the first draft of Book 2, The Road to Hell Is Paved with Bad Relationships:

As I was staring into the lake, with a wild duck coming dangerously close to the bench I was sitting on, I started analyzing the lyrics of the song pouring into my brain from the headphones plugged into my old MP3 player. Yes, the Wind of Change does come and transforms everything – you grow out of being trapped in a child’s body although you forcefully grew up too fast, you change from the weird teen girl that acts more like a boy and never realizes just how hot her boobs really are, you grow out of being a silly and crazy twenty-something that wastes time on people and activities that hardly justifying the investment. You finally become a young adult (or not that young cause you’re fast approaching your thirties), with a defined personality that can be analyzed and turned to pieces, but there is no guarantee that things are ever going to be better. They actually are worse, as you experience more failures and add more days of sorrow and despair to your collection.