New Book 1 Chapter 4

After a week and a half of pulling my hair out the new chapter 4 is done. The hardest part of this chapter was trying to make something out of nothing. Originally this chapter had been mainly a filler – a way to move a small part of the story plot along. Upon reading the noted from my editor, I realized the original chapter simply lacked a lot of substance. I struggled for several days trying to figure out how to make this chapter be more interesting and meaningful. Several times I thought about leaving it out and skipping it. But then I realized this was an opportunity to go a little more depth into Thomas’ current state of mind. I decided to show him in a way that made him seem very different from the way the people in town were used to seeing him. It also gave me the chance to hint at a few things that are later developed in Book 2 and Book 3 in the series as well as later chapters in Book 1. In the end the results justified the extra time and now this part of the story has a lot more meaning that it had originally. I hope all of you enjoy it.