Today I completed the read-through of the first draft of "The Siblings Come To Power."

The good thing is that I like the story and most of what I've written. In fact, as it is, it's probably quite a sweet story. But it needs to be more. It's a little rushed at times, and the rigid structure of the narrative can upset the flow of the story. I know a lot needs to be edited out but what and how much I haven't really yet decided. I also know that I really need to strip it back and basically start from scratch again. But because I like so much of the original work I don't think I'm going to have to re-write as much as I first thought I would.

To be honest, I haven't yet decided how I'm going to set the book out. The structure needs to change but to what I'm not sure. I'm going to think on it for a few more days, maybe start it to try out a few ideas, and hopefully have it all sorted soon. I really want to start work on the second draft properly. I really do like the characters and the story and am still very excited about the book.