Hi all!
If you follow me on social media at all, you might be aware that I've finished the first draft of The Severed Pantheon!
My final word count is...
73,227 words!
I had a lot more fun with this book than I thought I would, I loved being able to go back to write a horror fantasy!
This book follows Imara, a blessed of the goddess of Death. She is an outcast in her community due to her blessing, and many town people don't trust her. Because of this, her and her family aren't allowed to live in the town and are often denied access to most of its services.
The book follows Imara and her three sisters following an attack on their town, supposedly by the goddess of Death. They meet Luca, a blessed of the goddess of Life who enlists them in his army. He wants Imara to kill the goddess of Death for her crimes and have her power shared amongst the remaining goddesses.
There are five goddesses in this book:
Tenebra - goddess of Death.
Vivacia - goddess of Life.
Turbida - goddess of Sky.
Silicea - goddess of Metal.
Consolatrixa - goddess of Animals.
Imara needs to deal with her feelings regarding helping to save a world that hates her, and possibly dying in the process.
For the most part, I stuck with my original outline for this book. It did go on its own path in some areas, but it still stuck with my original vision. This is also the first book that I've written based on a song I heard - Free by Mother Mother.
Every time I listen to the song I imagine Imara and her struggle. I always knew there was going to be a big battle in this book and the music fits so well with it. When it's eventually published, I hope you'll know what I mean!
I'm not sure what I'm going to write for my next project yet. I want to finish the first draft of Cloud's Core by the end of the year, so that is not likely to be my November project.
Overall, I had a lot of fun with this book and I'm so glad that it's finally written after five years! Once Cloud's Core is finished, that means that all four of my original standalones are now written!
That's it for this week, see you next Sunday!
