A funny thing happened on the way to book three

When asked, I will tell you that I am a plan ahead writer. I write from an outline, and I have a very good idea where a story is going before I put the first words down on the page. My characters don't surprise me because I already know them better than they know themselves. Before I've finished the first three chapters of a book I already know what the ending scene of the novel will be.

Back when I was writing romances, this worked well for me. But once I switched to writing multi-volume fantasy series, reality crept in, and I had to adjust my technique.

( Click here for musings on what to do when your original outline isn't working )