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Blue or Ryan? Argh! When Characters Take Over!
So I'm starting Blue's story in the next coupe of days - OR AM I?
I SHOULD be starting Blue's story, he's the last one in The Wells Brothers trilogy. But is he talking to me? Well, he's whispering. But you know who IS talking? Ryan! LOUDLY!
For crying out loud, I'm not supposed to be doing his story until AFTER I've done Blue's, but will Ryan leave me alone? No. Even when I'm out on my daily walk I'm trying to piece together Blue's story in my mind, and who keeps butting in? RYAN! FREAKIN' RYAN! I mean, what the heck is going on? Since when do the characters dictate who is next? Huh? You tell me that!
Sheesh!
Okay, so I MAY have to admit defeat and write Ryan's story first. I can't believe I'm actually contemplating it as I always write in the order of the books. ARGH!!!!!
Tomorrow I have to paint the laundry, dunny, ceiling and lounge room wall patch-up jobs (all from water damage from leaking pipes in the roof, remember?), and then I'm planning on starting the next book on Wednesday.
My biggest decision will be - Blue or Ryan?
*sigh*....
I SHOULD be starting Blue's story, he's the last one in The Wells Brothers trilogy. But is he talking to me? Well, he's whispering. But you know who IS talking? Ryan! LOUDLY!
For crying out loud, I'm not supposed to be doing his story until AFTER I've done Blue's, but will Ryan leave me alone? No. Even when I'm out on my daily walk I'm trying to piece together Blue's story in my mind, and who keeps butting in? RYAN! FREAKIN' RYAN! I mean, what the heck is going on? Since when do the characters dictate who is next? Huh? You tell me that!
Sheesh!
Okay, so I MAY have to admit defeat and write Ryan's story first. I can't believe I'm actually contemplating it as I always write in the order of the books. ARGH!!!!!
Tomorrow I have to paint the laundry, dunny, ceiling and lounge room wall patch-up jobs (all from water damage from leaking pipes in the roof, remember?), and then I'm planning on starting the next book on Wednesday.
My biggest decision will be - Blue or Ryan?
*sigh*....
Echoes is out - and other stuff
Whoo hoo! So Echoes was released yesterday. Totally stoked. I do hope you enjoy it. Any questions about it, lob them my way! I really got to like Ryan, he's a bit of a lonesome kind of bloke...in his own way...
I also finished my little experiment, so I'm ready to start plotting Blue's story. And then I also realised I have to 'move it move it move it' (as the song goes - can't remember which song, and I'd hum the tune but I'm a crappy singer) as time is marching on and I need to meet my 3 books a year deadline! (four if I can squeeze it in, but...argh! I'm trying!).
Actually, Mum agrees I'm trying - or, as she puts it, 'very trying' - but I don't think she means it in quite the same way...*pondering*...
So anyway, Ryan is done and dusted, throw me any questions, and I'm going to start plotting Blue's story next!!!
Oohh - one last thing. Thank you to everyone for their support while I wrestled Ryan! I mean wrote his story. Reading comments here and getting emails always helps to keep me smiling even when I want to throw the computer on the floor and stomp on it! *hugs* to all!
I also finished my little experiment, so I'm ready to start plotting Blue's story. And then I also realised I have to 'move it move it move it' (as the song goes - can't remember which song, and I'd hum the tune but I'm a crappy singer) as time is marching on and I need to meet my 3 books a year deadline! (four if I can squeeze it in, but...argh! I'm trying!).
Actually, Mum agrees I'm trying - or, as she puts it, 'very trying' - but I don't think she means it in quite the same way...*pondering*...
So anyway, Ryan is done and dusted, throw me any questions, and I'm going to start plotting Blue's story next!!!
Oohh - one last thing. Thank you to everyone for their support while I wrestled Ryan! I mean wrote his story. Reading comments here and getting emails always helps to keep me smiling even when I want to throw the computer on the floor and stomp on it! *hugs* to all!
Blue - you're killing me!
So Blue's story is killing me. I really thought his would be an easy write. Right? Wrong! When will I ever LEARN?!
*banging forehead on keyboard*
I had the prologue and first chapter done but was having so many problems. I didn't like the stories, the characters were wooden, no one was speaking to me (except Blue, who kept telling me to get a freakin' move on!). I was a mess, looking at the time that has passed with me wrestling him (and if you saw his cover, which I have stuck up on my desktop hutch, you'd know that's not a bad thing!), but wrestling the story and knowing it was...just...well let's be honest - crap!
So last night as I'm gloomily typing away and knowing it wasn't going anywhere, I leaned back and looked at it, and said "That's it. This is ending right now." and I put the whole bit into a special file (labelled 'Tries' but really meaning 'Failure'), and I started again - still with Blue, but a new heroine and a new story-line.
Can I just say that it is now going well? Yes, it has put me behind a lot in regards to my personal deadline, but I honestly cannot work on a book that has no heart. So this new story-line is working so much better, and I'm feeling the characters.
So right now, I'm going to stop here and do a couple of hours on Blue's book before I have to go to work. But at least the story is now flowing!
And if Blue decides to give me more problems later, I have the DELETE key! Just sayin', Blue, just sayin'...
*banging forehead on keyboard*
I had the prologue and first chapter done but was having so many problems. I didn't like the stories, the characters were wooden, no one was speaking to me (except Blue, who kept telling me to get a freakin' move on!). I was a mess, looking at the time that has passed with me wrestling him (and if you saw his cover, which I have stuck up on my desktop hutch, you'd know that's not a bad thing!), but wrestling the story and knowing it was...just...well let's be honest - crap!
So last night as I'm gloomily typing away and knowing it wasn't going anywhere, I leaned back and looked at it, and said "That's it. This is ending right now." and I put the whole bit into a special file (labelled 'Tries' but really meaning 'Failure'), and I started again - still with Blue, but a new heroine and a new story-line.
Can I just say that it is now going well? Yes, it has put me behind a lot in regards to my personal deadline, but I honestly cannot work on a book that has no heart. So this new story-line is working so much better, and I'm feeling the characters.
So right now, I'm going to stop here and do a couple of hours on Blue's book before I have to go to work. But at least the story is now flowing!
And if Blue decides to give me more problems later, I have the DELETE key! Just sayin', Blue, just sayin'...
Those Days...and Blue's Progress
You know those days...you get forewarning the water will go off for 6 hrs, you write the note to remind everyone, you fill 3 buckets just in case, do everything needing water early, turn off the main...then you try to wet a cloth, can't figure out why, then are so glad no one is home to see you being a twit... You also do a general update to inform everyone on Goodreads of this and realise it's been done in the book update...Ooops. DARN IT!!!!
On a good note, Blue's story is clapping along nicely. I'm two thirds of the way through it and hammering it like crazy. Not quite sure how I feel about the story-line - yeah, I know, I do this all the time. I'm just a little concerned because of all the stops and starts this book has done over the last few months, and I've had to get my 'mojo' back twice between surgery rather than the full-on writing I usually do without stopping until it's completed. Never mind. I will continue to forge onward.
Another great thing is that I have 3 weeks off work starting Monday. I know, 3 weeks off that ISN'T sick leave! Mum is having an eye op so I'm her driver/nurse/cleaning lady etc, which is all fine, I'd planned for that. Also awesome is I have some horror DVDs waiting for me to watch and a stack of ebooks and paperbacks, and I intend during these holidays to hammer this book. My aim? I want to get this finished by the end of August, maybe sooner, depending on how things go. Like today, when it's my day off but I need to go in to work for several hours for meetings...gah! Okay, pulling up my big girl panties (flowered ones, in case anyone cares), I'll hammer Blue before I go and when I get home.
So yes, aiming to finish Blue's story by end of August, maybe sooner. I'll do my very best. Then the re-read and editing and fixing up mistakes and adding or deleting as necessary. So I can't promise it WILL be finished by end of August, but I can promise I WILL do my very best!!!
On a good note, Blue's story is clapping along nicely. I'm two thirds of the way through it and hammering it like crazy. Not quite sure how I feel about the story-line - yeah, I know, I do this all the time. I'm just a little concerned because of all the stops and starts this book has done over the last few months, and I've had to get my 'mojo' back twice between surgery rather than the full-on writing I usually do without stopping until it's completed. Never mind. I will continue to forge onward.
Another great thing is that I have 3 weeks off work starting Monday. I know, 3 weeks off that ISN'T sick leave! Mum is having an eye op so I'm her driver/nurse/cleaning lady etc, which is all fine, I'd planned for that. Also awesome is I have some horror DVDs waiting for me to watch and a stack of ebooks and paperbacks, and I intend during these holidays to hammer this book. My aim? I want to get this finished by the end of August, maybe sooner, depending on how things go. Like today, when it's my day off but I need to go in to work for several hours for meetings...gah! Okay, pulling up my big girl panties (flowered ones, in case anyone cares), I'll hammer Blue before I go and when I get home.
So yes, aiming to finish Blue's story by end of August, maybe sooner. I'll do my very best. Then the re-read and editing and fixing up mistakes and adding or deleting as necessary. So I can't promise it WILL be finished by end of August, but I can promise I WILL do my very best!!!
Blue's Book Cover is Up!
Whoo hoo! Blue's book cover is up on my website for you to drool over - I mean artistically appreciate. (Did I say 'drool over' out loud?). His picture has been watching me from my desk hutch the whole time I've been writing his story. Thank you for the inspiration, Blue!
I can tell you that his story will definitely be released by the end of August. I'll keep you updated as to the release date and when you can pre-order the book.
I hope to get the blurb and excerpt up soon, so I'll let you know when I get it done. Meanwhile, pull out your artistic appreciation and enjoy the study of the reclining hero... - www.angelaverdenius.com
I can tell you that his story will definitely be released by the end of August. I'll keep you updated as to the release date and when you can pre-order the book.
I hope to get the blurb and excerpt up soon, so I'll let you know when I get it done. Meanwhile, pull out your artistic appreciation and enjoy the study of the reclining hero... - www.angelaverdenius.com
