I have decided to change the way I produce the on-going adventures of Lady Ann and her family. This will be excellent news for some and may perplex others. As far as I’m concerned it will improve the story overall and point me in a better direction to produce the entire epic in a more structured and cunning way.Lady Ann’s Folly
The book I’ve recently been releasing as an online serial was set to be about 900 pages long and though it’s going well, it has proved somewhat unwieldy. As a result I’ve decided to break it down into more manageable chunks. The first chunk is now complete.
At some point in the future I’ll be releasing this as a book but will be making some pretty big changes to it before then to make it stand on its own two feet. I’ll be tightening up the storylines, building to a proper climax, giving each character a more organised story arc and filling in gaps where characters haven’t been given the page-time they deserved. You may have noticed that Burt and the now adult Reggie have barely had a look-in and the new maid Nellie could have done more. Every character’s story arcs will be improved.
So Lady Ann’s Folly is now over. I’ll be starting a new Lady Ann book (the sequel) in six days. This will carry the story seamlessly on as we find out what happens next for everyone involved. The goal here is to craft much better tales that hang together properly and keep every principle character in focus for more of the time.
The new book will have a new name (that I haven’t decided on yet) and will hurl the characters into new challenges as they struggle with their new lives.
Lady Ann’s Holiday
In the fullness of time I also intend to go back to Lady Ann’s Holiday and expand it further (I know, I’m mad!). I just love that story and have always felt there wasn’t enough detail, even though it’s really long already.
As I expand it I’ll be breaking Lady Ann’s Holiday up into a series of smaller books. Each book will weigh in at about 250 pages so overall there will be a lot more to it. Eventually there will be a very long series of books. I have 11 planned at the moment but you never know, it may just go on forever!
Or until my untimely death.
