This means I have the whole rest of summer to work on nothing but TBS5. Thank you so much for your continued patience with me – this is arguably the most important book of the entire Bone Season series, bringing together lots of threads and defining the second arc of Paige's journey, so I want to make sure I get it right.Ħ June 2022: I've finished my copyedits on A Day of Fallen Night, which means the book is pretty much done – just proofreads to go. With the foundations in place and fortified, I'm looking forward to jumping into Part II after I've done my copyedits on A Day of Fallen Night at the end of May. I always find it hard to make progress on a draft if I'm worried I haven't got the opening quite right – but after doing that structural work, I couldn't be happier with Part I, which now feels considerably stronger. While this means I didn't move forward, I think it was a good decision that saves me having to backtrack later. Now I have a better roadmap, I should be able to make good progress.Ģ7 April 2022: I decided to use the month I'd set aside for TBS5 to do a complete structural edit on Part I (Chapters 1-13). I now have just over a month to do as much solid drafting as I can before I get my copyedits back on my Priory-related project. Having taken the time to consider each beat of the plot, I'm really pleased with the result, and fortunately, I can still use most of what I've already written. TBS5 has always been the most daunting stage of the series, in my mind – there were a number of directions I could have taken it after The Mask Falling, so I'm having to hold my nerve and convince myself that the path I've chosen is the right one for Paige. I can't wait to take you on Paige's next journey.ħ March 2022: I had a bit of a wobble over the synopsis last week and ended up reworking my plan for the second half of the book to make it stronger, to avoid hitting the same stumbling blocks I did with The Song Rising, which was the toughest instalment to write. I will, of course, aim to get it to you as soon as humanly possible – I know I left you on a brutal cliffhanger. I really can't believe I'm finally drafting Book 5 - this one has felt so far away, for such a long time.Īs with The Mask Falling, I will keep you updated on my progress. Thank you, as ever, for your immense patience in waiting for each instalment of the Bone Season series.

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon