... But I think I might finish redrafting Wild today. I know! I actually don't know what I'll do when I'm done. My brain will probably just implode.
Or I might just start working like hell on SILVER KISS promo. That's probably a better idea. I need to start thinking ahead to Bad Dogs in any case. I've got a rough idea for the plot, but it needs fleshing out. Although I tend not to plot ahead too much, I am thinking ahead in terms of world-building. See, so far in the Urban Wolf world, we only have werewolves. But I've left the possibility open for other supernatural creatures to be out there too. I definitely plan to bring at least one more on-stage in a future book, but I'm hesitant about more than that.
I'm not a fan of the "no paranormal left behind" movement that affects some urban fantasy series. Sure, there's no reason why you can't have vampires, shapeshifters, elves, fairies, goblins, gargoyles, ghosts, zombies, witches, demons, and angels all in the same series. I don't think that means you should. Especially if you then break it down into werewolves, werelions, weresquids, dark elves, light elves, archangels, cherubs, imps, warlocks, and hobgoblins too. It gets messy. Particularly if you're writing a "monsters-under-cover" type series, in which your various paranormal species are supposed to exist under the radar. Seems unlikely they'd manage that if every second person is a werehyena or whatnot.
The Urban Wolf novels are a "monsters-out-of-the-closet" series, with the werewolves living opening alongside humanity. I've hinted that once upon a time there may have been other shapeshifter species, and as I said, I plan to bring at least one of these on-stage later on. But do I really want to infest my happy little werewolf world with every other type of paranormal beastie under the sun? Or moon? Nah, not really.
I don't know what other people think - do you like having a whole ton of mythological races in the same series? Or does a book work better if you just focus on one or two at a time?
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