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You're the One excerpt & other bits
Yes! Finally got the excerpt up on the website - just had to make sure first that I had the editing right *wink*.
This is the link for anyone interested:
http://www.angelaverdenius.com/YTOexc...
Okay, so since this is now all done, I have had a few days of intense DVD watching. I've watched the entire first season of Z Nation, the entire first season of Warehouse 13, and the entire season 4 of Falling Skies. To top it all off, I also watched a couple of rental DVDs. In-between, I've read my little head off. YES! Has been a great week. Except for...
wait for it...
being off work with a nasty head cold.
Yes! Can you believe it? Finally finished all the book editing and then came down with a head cold. Didn't stop me reading though - no way. I just wiped my eyes, had the little bin and a box of tissues beside me, and kept on going.
Now this is the thing. My mother always tells me to go to sleep, to rest. I can't lie there and look at the back of my eyelids unless I am REALLY REALLY sick. Otherwise I basically get bored out of my brain. I have to read or watch TV, I can't lie there. So that's what I did, curled up with my books and sniffled and coughed and read. So it wasn't all bad!
Feeling heaps better, still on cold tablets but forging on to work tomorrow. Gotta get up and go go go! (though I hate the 6am rising time...I rise, I don't shine, let me give you the tip)
I work all day tomorrow, then Tuesday have an early shift, so Tuesday afternoon I will be plotting the next book. My play time is over!!! Never mind, have some ideas that I will map out then it's the start of the next book.
Currently, at this time, book 6 will be the last in the Gully's Fall series. I have been asked if Jason will appear in the Gully's Fall series, but no, I don't plan for that to happen. Jason, I feel, has moved on and started a new life, so his story will take place elsewhere. Do I have ideas for his story? A couple which I have jotted down and filed away for when the time has come for his book.
But meanwhile, there is a hunky vet to write about - oops, did I let that slip out????
This is the link for anyone interested:
http://www.angelaverdenius.com/YTOexc...
Okay, so since this is now all done, I have had a few days of intense DVD watching. I've watched the entire first season of Z Nation, the entire first season of Warehouse 13, and the entire season 4 of Falling Skies. To top it all off, I also watched a couple of rental DVDs. In-between, I've read my little head off. YES! Has been a great week. Except for...
wait for it...
being off work with a nasty head cold.
Yes! Can you believe it? Finally finished all the book editing and then came down with a head cold. Didn't stop me reading though - no way. I just wiped my eyes, had the little bin and a box of tissues beside me, and kept on going.
Now this is the thing. My mother always tells me to go to sleep, to rest. I can't lie there and look at the back of my eyelids unless I am REALLY REALLY sick. Otherwise I basically get bored out of my brain. I have to read or watch TV, I can't lie there. So that's what I did, curled up with my books and sniffled and coughed and read. So it wasn't all bad!
Feeling heaps better, still on cold tablets but forging on to work tomorrow. Gotta get up and go go go! (though I hate the 6am rising time...I rise, I don't shine, let me give you the tip)
I work all day tomorrow, then Tuesday have an early shift, so Tuesday afternoon I will be plotting the next book. My play time is over!!! Never mind, have some ideas that I will map out then it's the start of the next book.
Currently, at this time, book 6 will be the last in the Gully's Fall series. I have been asked if Jason will appear in the Gully's Fall series, but no, I don't plan for that to happen. Jason, I feel, has moved on and started a new life, so his story will take place elsewhere. Do I have ideas for his story? A couple which I have jotted down and filed away for when the time has come for his book.
But meanwhile, there is a hunky vet to write about - oops, did I let that slip out????
Jason Is Asking for It
So I'm writing Jason's story, or supposed to be. That *&$! twerp has made me start chapter 1 three times already. I should be near the end of chapter 1, not still grappling at the beginning!
Is he hard? No. Is he mean to me? No. So what is it? I DON'T KNOW! Jason is sort of floating around, doing his own thing, watching me. I have the keys of the keyboard imprinted in my forehead from the amount of times I've smacked it down on the keyboard in frustration. Even Evie and Lily stalked off and left me to it because I kept groaning and head smacking and disturbing their beauty sleep (one on the chair, the other in my basket of paper stuff to be shredded later). My delete key is almost worn out.
And behind me, almost next to my ear, I hear this whispered 'tsk tsk tsk'.
Just keep 'tsking' away, Jason, MY FINGER IS ON THE DELETE KEY!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
I need more Diet Coke...stat...
Is he hard? No. Is he mean to me? No. So what is it? I DON'T KNOW! Jason is sort of floating around, doing his own thing, watching me. I have the keys of the keyboard imprinted in my forehead from the amount of times I've smacked it down on the keyboard in frustration. Even Evie and Lily stalked off and left me to it because I kept groaning and head smacking and disturbing their beauty sleep (one on the chair, the other in my basket of paper stuff to be shredded later). My delete key is almost worn out.
And behind me, almost next to my ear, I hear this whispered 'tsk tsk tsk'.
Just keep 'tsking' away, Jason, MY FINGER IS ON THE DELETE KEY!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
I need more Diet Coke...stat...
It's Finally Happening!
Ring the bells! Sing 'Hallelujah!' Bounce on your toes! Jump on your bed!
Jason's story is finally happening!
I can't believe it myself. I have fought that turkey (and I mean it literally for him - YOU TURKEY, JASON!) and fought him, and wrote and deleted and wrote and deleted and tore my hair out. But now - it's working!
I had this moment of clarity where I looked at what I was writing and faced the fact that...this just isn't working. Am I going to have to shelve Jason's story for awhile and do something else instead? Definitely didn't want to do that, as I had the feeling if I shelved his story it would slip away and very possibly never be written. So I knew I had to keep going with it. But I wiped the pages clear I'd started (and started and started and restarted and - you get the picture) and thought - I have to start with something new for him, a different angle. So I did. And it worked! Not saying the story is flowing smoothly, but its progressing better than it had been.
Ah, Jason, how I love you - and hate you all at the same time!
Jason's story is finally happening!
I can't believe it myself. I have fought that turkey (and I mean it literally for him - YOU TURKEY, JASON!) and fought him, and wrote and deleted and wrote and deleted and tore my hair out. But now - it's working!
I had this moment of clarity where I looked at what I was writing and faced the fact that...this just isn't working. Am I going to have to shelve Jason's story for awhile and do something else instead? Definitely didn't want to do that, as I had the feeling if I shelved his story it would slip away and very possibly never be written. So I knew I had to keep going with it. But I wiped the pages clear I'd started (and started and started and restarted and - you get the picture) and thought - I have to start with something new for him, a different angle. So I did. And it worked! Not saying the story is flowing smoothly, but its progressing better than it had been.
Ah, Jason, how I love you - and hate you all at the same time!
Writing & Reading & Procrastinating...
So I'm writing and reading and procrastinating. Yes, I admit it, I'm the worlds best procrastinator! If they made it into a job, I'd be Boss. Head of the Pack. Number 1 Procrastinator.
Unfortunately, procrastinating isn't a job, it just means I need to get my head on straight and stop fooling around, and use my day off work wisely. Such as writing.
Jason. Freakin' Jason's story. It's doing my head in. He's the reason I've drunk so much Diet Coke that my kidneys are doing the backstroke. I thought I finally had a handle on him, but the slippery little sucker slid right out of my grasp. GAH! *kick*kick*kick*whine*tantrum*kick! KICK!
So to stop myself saying "To hell with you, buddy, you're history!" I instead blogged about Evie, aka Eve of Destruction, the naughtiest cat in our house. Here's the link if you want to check it out http://www.angelaverdenius.blogspot.c...
So saying, now I'm going back to Jason. He'll be lucky if I don't sit on him... The only ones keeping him gasping for breath are you loyal fans of his! He definitely owes you all his life LOL
Unfortunately, procrastinating isn't a job, it just means I need to get my head on straight and stop fooling around, and use my day off work wisely. Such as writing.
Jason. Freakin' Jason's story. It's doing my head in. He's the reason I've drunk so much Diet Coke that my kidneys are doing the backstroke. I thought I finally had a handle on him, but the slippery little sucker slid right out of my grasp. GAH! *kick*kick*kick*whine*tantrum*kick! KICK!
So to stop myself saying "To hell with you, buddy, you're history!" I instead blogged about Evie, aka Eve of Destruction, the naughtiest cat in our house. Here's the link if you want to check it out http://www.angelaverdenius.blogspot.c...
So saying, now I'm going back to Jason. He'll be lucky if I don't sit on him... The only ones keeping him gasping for breath are you loyal fans of his! He definitely owes you all his life LOL
I'm Loving Jason Again!
YES!!!! Against all odds, against all threats and blood and sweat and tears (okay, maybe going a wee bit far...but not too far), Jason's book is coming together.
I swear, his has been a roller coaster ride. I'd like to say it's because the book is a tear-jerker, a heart-rendering piece of fantastic fiction, but that would be going WAAAAY too far! *guffaw*
No, it's more that the book is finally coming together. I'm belting along, and am three quarters of the way through it! YES! I'm on that home run, baby! If I had a week off work and was able to write for fourteen hours a day, I'd nail it by the end of next week. Alas, I have to work for a living as well so that time is cut down. But nevertheless, I'm working on it before and after work, and on my days off. Today is a day off, so I'll be working on this book today.
Meanwhile, Evie is snoozing on the desk right in front of the computer screen, touching it with her paws and making things appear and disappear, the dog is sprawled in the kitchen, the cats are lying around inside (Abby is lying on her back beside my chair), there's a hot wind blowing outside, the wild birds are flopped under the Frangipani trees drinking from the water bowl and eating the seed Mum puts out for them, and I have an icy cold tin of Diet Coke by my side. Bliss!
Except for the heat. I prefer rain. Rain would be nice. :-)
I swear, his has been a roller coaster ride. I'd like to say it's because the book is a tear-jerker, a heart-rendering piece of fantastic fiction, but that would be going WAAAAY too far! *guffaw*
No, it's more that the book is finally coming together. I'm belting along, and am three quarters of the way through it! YES! I'm on that home run, baby! If I had a week off work and was able to write for fourteen hours a day, I'd nail it by the end of next week. Alas, I have to work for a living as well so that time is cut down. But nevertheless, I'm working on it before and after work, and on my days off. Today is a day off, so I'll be working on this book today.
Meanwhile, Evie is snoozing on the desk right in front of the computer screen, touching it with her paws and making things appear and disappear, the dog is sprawled in the kitchen, the cats are lying around inside (Abby is lying on her back beside my chair), there's a hot wind blowing outside, the wild birds are flopped under the Frangipani trees drinking from the water bowl and eating the seed Mum puts out for them, and I have an icy cold tin of Diet Coke by my side. Bliss!
Except for the heat. I prefer rain. Rain would be nice. :-)
So After Jason, Now What?
Firstly, thank you so much to everyone who has read and enjoyed Promises. I was really nervous about writing Jason's story, everyone had been waiting for him for so long. Nerves with writing aren't a good mix!! But I knew I had to write him from the heart, how I saw him, how he unfolded on the screen and in my mind, and so there he is, Jason in the buff - I mean in the flesh. (Geez, does that sound any better?)
So it's probably a little early to be having this discussion - or big reveal - or probably not-so-big-a-surprise now, but I've had a few queries so I thought - why not?!
Which leads to the whole So After Jason, Now What?
Yes, Jason's 3 cousins will have their story. In fact, The Wells Brothers is the new trilogy I'm working on. Luke's story has been started. Yes, I know, starting with the middle brother is like a what-the-heck kind of thing, but it just kind of happened. Probably because this fruit cake kept popping up in Jason's story so much, I couldn't help but start with him first!
And *cough* his cover is pretty *hot* too! LOL Now that cover is inspiring!!!
While I have started Luke's story, Aaron's will be next, and then finally Blue's. At least that's the plan, whether Aaron and Blue agree I have no idea, but that's what's tapping away in my brain at the moment. We'll see if it happens in this order!
I know Luke, I kind of know Aaron, Blue is a complete mystery lingering in the shadows of my mind. Time will tell...
So it's probably a little early to be having this discussion - or big reveal - or probably not-so-big-a-surprise now, but I've had a few queries so I thought - why not?!
Which leads to the whole So After Jason, Now What?
Yes, Jason's 3 cousins will have their story. In fact, The Wells Brothers is the new trilogy I'm working on. Luke's story has been started. Yes, I know, starting with the middle brother is like a what-the-heck kind of thing, but it just kind of happened. Probably because this fruit cake kept popping up in Jason's story so much, I couldn't help but start with him first!
And *cough* his cover is pretty *hot* too! LOL Now that cover is inspiring!!!
While I have started Luke's story, Aaron's will be next, and then finally Blue's. At least that's the plan, whether Aaron and Blue agree I have no idea, but that's what's tapping away in my brain at the moment. We'll see if it happens in this order!
I know Luke, I kind of know Aaron, Blue is a complete mystery lingering in the shadows of my mind. Time will tell...
