Refocused...

After working on the section leading up to Léon befriending Franz in hopes he'll agree to become a Blood Angel with him, I realized it needs to be broken into four parts. In and of itself.

Part one is Léonidès feeding on a murderous German soldier, then finding Franz tending to his horse and sensing he shares Léon's lineage. So he takes him back to a chateau he's bought near Metz and discusses helping Gregory get permission to change Meron, his familiar, into a vampire companion. At the moment, this is just under 17,000 words.

Part Two is Léonidès seducing Franz into being with him, even though there are indications he's not geared towards men. This becomes viciously evident when he becomes a Blood Angel and turns out to be a real bastard. Only his high-born manners kept him in check. Now they're gone.

Part Three is Léonidès seeking out Gabrielle, his sister, and offering a swap: Franz for her BA mistake, Dmitriy. She sort of agrees but cannot be trusted. Their meeting is in Korea. Léonidès finds an American soldier to feast upon, Ian, but instead decides to make him a familiar, until Prior Pious shows up. This part is pretty much written and is nearly 19,000 words.

Part Four, would be Gabrielle realizing Franz is a real handful for her, too, but she is cruel enough to tone him down. She keeps Dmitriy, as well, to use against Franz.  Léonidès gets the feeling Franz is not so much controlled as biding his time, and does wind up tricking Gabrielle into releasing him...then vanishes.

The section that comes after this is set during WW2, beginning in Poland in 1939. I already have 10,000 words written on that. I think it will be a single part.

After that is New Orleans in 2005, after Katrina. I'm shifting my screenplay into this, focusing on Gabrielle and her desire for a young jazz musician named Tristan Lee.

And then, modern day, when Leonides goes head to head with Franz and maybe the Oiym. But that is way down the road.

Not sure how the last one will break up, while Katrina looks very much like a 2-parter. I'm doing them all in ebook, only. Once they're done, I'll decide on whether or not to make a paperback. If I do, it'll be Stephen King sized. So that or I do each section as a volume...which I don't really feel great about.

But as I said, that's a long way down the road.