That’s it. The paranormal thriller is done as far as a first draft and I’m taking a step away from writing until Monday. (Outlining and notes are still allowed.) I’ll admit that I’m glad to be away from this project. All of it was strange. Once I got into the last chapter section, I felt my mood lighten and more energized. Not surprised since this was a draining book to write and I’m not even sure how good it is. Let me just explain how rough this was with a story I kept out of the Monday post:
There’s a scene where a character has to be driven to the point of vomiting. Pressure and stress build as he freaks out over something. Well, this is the scene that told me something was wrong with me while writing this. Care to guess why? No details, but I was too successful in driving the character to the correct point. Got a little too close there and it might explain why it felt like I was pulling back after that point. We’ll see what happens when I let people read it.
Anyway, the beast is dead and I get to look toward greener pastures. After some errands . . . and appointments . . . and a birthday party on Saturday . . . and another on Sunday . . . and laundry at some point . . . and cleaning my pollen-coated car. I swear, I’ll get an hour of rest even if it kills all of my enemies. Whatever it takes to get myself back together in time to tackle Book 11 on Monday. Been away from Windemere for far too long.
Some other things to remember from this side of reality:
Ichabod Brooks & the City of Beasts Cover Reveal this Friday!
Possible TWUBS Chat from 8-11 PM EST on Saturday, May 30th!
Now I’m off to bike, shower, and bide my time until the pizzeria is open long enough for me to get the stuff I want. They don’t always have the gourmet pizzas ready upon opening, so best to give them an hour or so.
Enjoy that pizza, Charles, as a nice interlude to return to Wildemere. I am very intruiged by the scene you are describing.
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Thanks. It’s a late scene with spoilers, so I don’t think I can put it up there. I’m letting my editor and alpha reader look at the story before I even consider other people. So fingers crossed that it can make the cut. If not then at least I tried.
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I hope it does, if that is best for the book. Often times I think I go overboard with my ‘writing’, so I let someone else take the rein because I am often most fond of the scenes I wrote that other people find unfitting or uncomfortable.
But, at least we ‘let them out’, ey? 😀
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Good point. At least this one is out of my head and no longer a ‘what if?’ scenario. Clears my mind for other stuff.
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Deserved rest.
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Definitely. Though I really should work on the blurbs for ‘Merchant of Nevra Coil’. Just don’t feel like it and the overall story is hard to explain.
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Oh Charles. I’m glad that book is done. Wow. You really went through something, didn’t you?
I assume that you’ll send a file along so we can share in the cover reveal on our blogs?
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For Ichabod Brooks? I sent the file earlier this month. Let me know if you need it and I’ll send it along again.
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I never got it.
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Just sent it again.
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Enjoy your treat and a brief rest.
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Thanks. Hopefully the rest is just the right amount of time.
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Enjoy your break. 😀
~SAT
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Thanks. Though it seems to be getting busier until next Wednesday. Oh well. Most of it is fun stuff.
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Enjoy your time off and find the time to re-energize. I can’t wait to read more of your work. 🙂
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Thanks. Think these few days off may turn into a week, but we’ll see what happens.
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Good for you. I am finding that I have to take breaks, otherwise I lose my creativity.
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It definitely helps me shift gears. The only downside is that people assume my break means open season on my time.
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Congratulations on winning the battle! Enjoy your down time 🙂
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Thanks. I hope to. Working on a brief project that might go up for 24 hours tomorrow. Testing blurbs for the next book. 🙂
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Cool, I’ll look forward to reading those 🙂
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Let me know if you need a beta for the thriller 🙂
As for the cover reveal, it’s scheduled. Looking forward to tomorrow!
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Thanks. Actually, I just found out that the link to my blog doesn’t work in the file I sent. As for the thriller, I’ll let you know when I get to the beta reader part. I think it’s a project that I want to put away for a while. Wouldn’t be releasing it until next year anyway.
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Lovely job! Congratulations. Enjoy your Pizza!
Cheers
MTM
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Thanks. The pizza was yummy. 🙂
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