Last week did not go as planned. Errands kept cropping up and then my son had an asthma attack on Wednesday. He had to come home and simply wouldn’t understand the phrase ‘You can barely breath, so stop running around!’. He’s good now and we got an inhaler for them to keep at school. Came with an aerochamber that he claimed as a toy and took some negotiation to accept that it stays with the nurse. I think the worst part of this event was that he was bawling when they brought him into the nurse’s office. He didn’t want to leave his friends or miss gym. Had to calm him down a bit before walking out and a lot of silliness was needed on my part to get him to laugh as we went to the car. Anyway with this adventure, I still have 60 pages to edit on Merchant of Nevra Coil. Family gathering today means I might not finish until Tuesday.
And that’s not all I want to tackle. My wife has been reading the older books to find typos and she has some stuff for Prodigy of Rainbow Tower. These are just small things that I and a few others missed. Figure it doesn’t hurt to get it checked again and this gets her in a better mindset for reading the other books. I also need to edit Ichabod Brooks & the City of Beasts. That should take a day. So that’s 3 editing projects in a week and I’m still considering tackling the start of Charms of the Feykin. Unless this new idea takes over.
The new idea is not a fantasy book and probably won’t be released until early 2016 because I need time for this. I spent last night designing characters and a basic outline that’s already getting junked. Not even comfortable talking about this one in public. All I’ll say is that it’s kind of a paranormal thriller, which means my love of action scenes may have to be curbed. It’s another experiment and will hopefully go smoother than my attempt at a gory horror with Catalysts. Part of me wants to write it NOW, but I think it would work better as a break between writing Charms of the Feykin and the summer editing run. Gives me more time to review the idea too.
My head is still spinning and I’m not really sure how I’m still walking. Feels like so much kept battering me and my son’s issues really made it hard to sleep. It sucks that I have to keep him inside when it’s crisp because that’s what sets it off. He wants to run around and do random stuff like talking to a scarecrow that my dad put to keep the birds off the grass seeds. FYI- The robins practically shake their butts at the thing. Hopefully this week goes smoother and I can get these projects done. Still torn between Windemere and the new thing. Maybe take today to do more outlining and thinking to get the new one flushed out. It’s going to be maddening at the family gathering (a christening) with nobody to bounce ideas off of.
So what are the goals?
- Finish editing Merchant of Nevra Coil. Should only take a day or two.
- Add edits to Prodigy of Rainbow Tower. All grammatical and spelling, so no story changes.
- Edit Ichabod Brooks & the City of Beasts. Should only take a day.
- Work on the NEW IDEA! Aim for an outline and character list.
- Choose cover for #3 and send cover reveal info to volunteers. STILL TAKING VOLUNTEERS!
- Cooking and biking. Duh.
- Finish this outline that I’ve found next to the TV. Honestly, I still need a series title for Sin’s adventures.
- Make an updated book idea list even though it will probably be changed within a few months.
- Possibly write the prologue for Charms of the Feykin. If not this week then next week after a day with the kid being home. He has the dentist on Monday, so he couldn’t go to school
- Think up a few posts for June.
Legends of Windemere 
That’s a lot to tackle. I hope you have a great week and achieve everything you set out to 🙂 Enjoy the christening.
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Thanks. I hope I get at least half of the stuff done. Seems that something always goes wrong. Is a Christening something to be enjoyed? We’re the Jewish side of this event, so I’m not sure what’s going on.
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It’s a family event at the very least!
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I’m there for the food. 😛
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Wow, you have a lot on your plate. I hope everything goes smoothly and I’m glad your son is feeling better!
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Thanks. I might take one of the smaller projects and get it done tonight after everything else.
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Glad your son is doing well. Sounds like it was more traumatic for the parents. Good for you for engaging in silliness! You sound busy, but in a way it’s wonderful and exciting…all that creativity coming to fruition and new ideas pushing their way forward. Stay rested if you can and enjoy it.
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I’d say more frustrating than traumatic. I knew he’d be fine, but the kid just wouldn’t rest long enough to catch his breath. Hoping to sort all the creative projects and clear my mind for the next big book.
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I also have asthma and can relate to the little guy’s problem. There are a lot of things that can’t be done when the temp is low. Good luck for the week.
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Thanks. Though it’s starting to look like it’ll be another disaster like last week. Just caught wind of a few loud events going on here, so concentration won’t be happening.
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Earphones
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If only it was that easy. Think I need a weekend of isolation.
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Hey if it makes you feel any better, I did almost the exact same thing yesterday (and mind you, it infected today’s plans as well): instead of editing and wrapping up, I started a new thing and I have already decided it will be a series -_-
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I just hope I can start this one soon. Needs extra time for editing and test reading. Seems I have such limited time and things keep getting in the way.
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I wish you the best of luck, wtih the admirable work you already do, seems like the only thing you sometimes miss.
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Thanks. Head is already spinning.
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Oh dear 😦 What a week you’ve had, Charles. I’m so glad to read that your son is just as chipper as ever and unwilling to accept defeat as he’s ever been 😛
I like paranormal stuff. I’ll be interested to see what develops with this.
Hope your week goes well…
Ellespeth
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I wouldn’t have minded if he accepted a slight defeat since that wheeze was really bad. 🙂
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“It’s going to be maddening at the family gathering (a christening) with nobody to bounce ideas off of.”
I’m reminded of something I often mention in my interviews; how I always have a voice in the back of my head going, “wouldn’t you rather be writing right now?” whenever I’m not doing so. Of course, I have a day job to juggle, so I get to hear it a lot 😉
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It was weird when I had the day job. I had a notebook that kept me at bay, so I didn’t feel so blocked off from the writing. The few times I’ve had one at a family gathering, I later heard about how I was anti-social. So I stopped bringing them.
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Lol – that’s how the rumors about authors get started 😉
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I’d be happy to push the one that says we’re always creating.
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Like your new picture. Good luck with the books!
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Thanks. Work, work, work as usual.
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Oh man! I hope your son is feeling better. It’s so hard when the weather is nice and he can’t go outside.
Wow! You have so much going on. A paranormal thriller sounds really fun! It’s great that you have projects all lined up.
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He’s doing better. Still needs the nebulizer and inhaler. The crisp air and bad allergy season are not letting him breathe easy.
I’m hoping I can wrap my head around the paranormal thriller. It’s so different in structure and pace than what I’m used to. I have a friend looking over the outline to see if I’m going too far into ‘epic saga’ territory.
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This has been a terrible allergy season!!!
Glad you have someone looking at your outline. I would have no idea how to write a paranormal thriller. I haven’t read many of those these days. I used to read books by Robert Ludlum and Frederick Forsyth back in the day, though they were thrillers, rather than paranormal thrillers. Then I turned to Jim Butcher. I recently discovered Elliott James.
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The real test is going to be how I write everything. Fingers crossed that I get the other projects done and can start it at some point on Wednesday.
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