I finished incorporating my editor's comments. Now I just need to address the dual timeline issue. I can't recall if I mentioned before that one of the plot lines in the sequel takes place in the past. Often times, authors using dual timelines will employ some simple techniques to help the reader understand that what they are reading is taking place in a different time than the rest of the story. For example, they might place time stamps on each scene/chapter, or segregate the alternate timeline scenes by chapter.
Unfortunately, these techniques will not work for me. Since I haven't place any time stamps on any of the story to date (other than to say 20th Year of Fallon)...this would be difficult for me to do (and possibly annoying to the reader given that I'd have to do it for each scene...thereby interrupting the flow of the text). Segregating the different timelines into separate chapters would be inconsistent with the way I've written the books thus far, with multiple plot lines interwoven in each chapter.
That said, I don't want the reader to become confused...so I feel I must do something. I came across an interesting blog post the other day that mentioned using different fonts for different timelines. I think I am going to try that. I know it would translate well in print...my primary concern remains the electronic book. I know from my first book that many of the special fonts I used did not translate on the Kindle. It is something I need to look into. Hopefully, I can resolve it within the next week.
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