The Plan
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The Reality
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1
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Art
to take over as narrator.
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Yes,
Art tells the story. It’s been a challenge for me to get to know him because
he’s lacking in self-confidence, but he has a kind of quiet determination
that’s very appealing. One of my beta readers sums it up by saying that Art
is much more of a Darius than a Jax!
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2
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An
extended timeline for the story. Matched in Magic happened over just
four days, and I expect Engraved in Magic to be longer.
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No.
I’m pretty sure Engraved in Magic is going to be around four days too.
There seems to be a lot happening in Vayl since the sponsorship model was
overthrown.
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3
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Galen,
Serena’s brother, to get the chance to help the Ricard family.
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Not
exactly. The Ricards and mage-sickness are definitely a part of the story.
But it’s not Galen who takes the lead.
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4
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A
new villain.
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Yes.
I always try to introduce a new villain/threat with every book, although the
identity of the villain is proving a little difficult to pin down this time.
I’ve changed my mind once already.
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5
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Character
development for Xavic Dantail.
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A
little. There is the potential for Xavic’s story to be part of a future book. He's popular with beta readers, so we'll see.
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6
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A
meeting with Darix, Art’s brother.
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Yes.
In fact, Darix is a bigger part of this story than I expected.
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7
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Different/new
magic either in the form of spells unique to Xytovia or something invented by
Galen.
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There
is a lot of brand-new magic/history revealed in this book, but it has nothing
to do with Galen. Sorry, Galen… but you did get Surviving Magic all to
yourself!
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8
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No
significant new characters except for the villain.
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No.
This didn’t work out as I thought it would because a new character turned up
early in the story almost from nowhere, and he grabbed the limelight immediately.
His name is Kellan.
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9
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Art
to become more familiar with using magic.
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And
then some! Art discovers that he’s not an ordinary magician in a way that
dramatically changes the course of the story.
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10
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Art’s
and Serena’s relationship progresses.
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Yes.
They made a promise to stay together at the end of Matched in Magic,
and I’m trying to make sure they keep it. This story is not about Art and
Serena breaking up.
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