Last time I checked, The Warlock’s Army had reached 350 manuscript pages. That’s 95,000 words — pretty close to my goal of 100,000. I am definitely leading up to the crisis that ends the story. Not all details are secured, but I know I’ll get there.

Jeniana has been terrified that her adopted family will find out she’s written a letter to her birth mother, Mektilde. She doesn’t want to hurt them, but she has so many questions about what it means to be born a witch. But then, her father asks if it’s all right for him to write to Mektilde. So often in fantasy novels, the parents of a young protagonist seem required to be irrationally mean. I’m working on this scene to be the opposite of that.

On the other hand, Cassander and his brothers are definitely at odds with their father, Revel Breed. They’ve been grounded for days, kept away from their magical training. Revel has been favoring Cassander (in a manipulative way). That allows Cassander to access some of the family records. What he’s finding is very upsetting.

Revel, however, is going to do what he always does when things get uncomfortable: he’s going to take off and leave Cassander in charge. Oh, what shall Cassander do with this opportunity? (evil grin)

The story is going well, in other words!

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