Paddy Eger's Blog - Posts Tagged "book-trilogy"
Marta's Story Continues
Having the story of 84 Ribbons continue, is a mixed blessing. It gives me space to explore Marta's recovery from her ballet injury but it requires me to "grow the story" and not get too carried away.
When I 'met' Marta. she was a tiny whisper, an itch that wouldn't go away until I wrote about her. Of course I edited down her adventures to complete her book one, but I found she had more to say. That's where book two slid into my thinking. I couldn't leave her injured (but no one wants to carry around more than 350 pages!). When the Music Stops-Dance On, provided a way to continue her growing up struggles and give her a chance to dance in a new way. It also gave her time to date different guys, come to a closure with her diet pill problem and reconnect with her mother. It eased my mind since I didn't want readers to feel I hadn't completed my promise.
Next, Lynne stepped in and provided a way to share her dance and romantic adventures while giving me time to discover why Madame Cosper doesn't like Marta. That's remained an unsolved mystery to me. You may laugh, but Madame is not very communicative as a character; she keeps to herself and doesn't share her life even when I try poking my nose into her experiences. If it weren't for Herbert, she'd have stayed a mystery. Now, while writing book three, Letters to Follow, all the loose ends are getting tied up. Marta and Lynne and Steve and Madame will soon move on with their lives without my interruption and intervention.
Questions? Send me any questions about the trilogy, writing with stubborn characters or other questions that pop into your head related to my dancing stories. I'll answer you as directly as possible.
Paddy Eger
When I 'met' Marta. she was a tiny whisper, an itch that wouldn't go away until I wrote about her. Of course I edited down her adventures to complete her book one, but I found she had more to say. That's where book two slid into my thinking. I couldn't leave her injured (but no one wants to carry around more than 350 pages!). When the Music Stops-Dance On, provided a way to continue her growing up struggles and give her a chance to dance in a new way. It also gave her time to date different guys, come to a closure with her diet pill problem and reconnect with her mother. It eased my mind since I didn't want readers to feel I hadn't completed my promise.
Next, Lynne stepped in and provided a way to share her dance and romantic adventures while giving me time to discover why Madame Cosper doesn't like Marta. That's remained an unsolved mystery to me. You may laugh, but Madame is not very communicative as a character; she keeps to herself and doesn't share her life even when I try poking my nose into her experiences. If it weren't for Herbert, she'd have stayed a mystery. Now, while writing book three, Letters to Follow, all the loose ends are getting tied up. Marta and Lynne and Steve and Madame will soon move on with their lives without my interruption and intervention.
Questions? Send me any questions about the trilogy, writing with stubborn characters or other questions that pop into your head related to my dancing stories. I'll answer you as directly as possible.
Paddy Eger
