List of Items on the Revision Plan for Murder in Heliopolis

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What Will I Be Revising for Murder in Heliopolis?

As you may know by now, Murder in Heliopolis is the project that I will be focusing on for 2024. I'm hoping to complete the entire book and have it in its final form by the end of the year. I think that's a reasonable goal, but you never really know these days.


 

I've been going through my manuscript and breaking down its building blocks: characters, settings, unique worldbuilding that plays a significant role in plot, and significant plot points. The following is a list of all of the items which I plan to tackle and refine over the next couple of months:

  1. Heliopolis
  2. Police procedures in Heliopolis
  3. The Hills
  4. PATET Analysis Cases
  5. Slates
  6. PATET Identity Database
  7. Greenland Farm
  8. Vertical Farms
  9. Toma Pom
  10. The Floats
  11. Nymphaeales
  12. Fleur Verdi
  13. Laith and Warda's apartment and daily life
  14. Warda Yazidi
  15. Slate Applications
  16. Olivia Fox
  17. Crime in Heliopolis
  18. Why were Cassia and her husband on bad terms?
  19. Cost of living in Heliopolis
  20. Aquarius
  21. Afan
  22. How did Cassia get to where she is, professionally?
  23. The Official Quarter
  24. Rinvestigators
  25. The Ruins
  26. The Gunman
  27. Novus Atlantis
  28. Inter-City Cooperation
  29. X-letters
  30. A-Lines
  31. The Forest
  32. Education in Novus Atlantis and Heliopolis
  33. Crime in Novus Atlantis
  34. Farm Hands Machines
  35. PATET HQ
  36. Grot Antrum
  37. PATET Specialists
  38. Audra Haize
  39. Ulv Lebben
  40. Emerald Farm
  41. Bone Bouquet Cafe and Eatery
  42. Heli-Goth
  43. Currency in Heliopolis
  44. Corruption at PATET HQ
  45. PATET Security Measures
  46. Central Hospital of Heliopolis
  47. Character Relationships
  48. What really happened to Aster Lockwood?
  49. Patina Grove
  50. Kalkos Mogador
  51. Fraser Zamarad
  52. Pheonix Zamarad
  53. Moorland Zamarad
  54. Ivy Lebben
  55. Ferin
  56. Amir
  57. Orken
  58. Invidia
There's certainly a lot more that will be tackled - these are just the items that I've picked up on as I read through my manuscript and jot down what I would like to develop in more depth. If interested in any of these items, please don't hesitate to send Qs! I'm sure it will help me strengthen my worldbuilding.

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