In the works or how it works
With all the conversation centering on Loving Deacon, it is obviously the main focus right now. We still haven't requested the next proof, since we are still going through the last proof. We did a cover change right in the middle of things and that is causing me a little concern. I think it fits the story and gives the book the right atmosphere. The cover photo is old, so it helps support the timeline of the book. I hope you'll like it.
Even with Loving Deacon coming up, I've still been working on other projects. I have three active stories going on right now. With no immediate plans to publish them, I have the freedom to bounce back and forth between them. It sometimes actually makes it easier to have more than one project. I don't get as frustrated when I hit a wall on one story. I can just switch gears and think about something else for a while, and then when the thoughts hit me, I can go back to it. The hardest part is getting it written down while the thoughts are there. If I think something out and have a plan, but don't get it typed out, then I lose it. The frustration comes when I try to recapture those thoughts, rather than just putting them out of my mind and moving on. I generally write as long as time and thoughts allow. I know some people who make a living writing have daily goals or push to meet a word quota, but I'm not there yet, so this works for me.
For Love and Honor is my newest project, but I'd had the thoughts for a while. It started out as a screenplay, but has morphed into a manuscript. It has a military setting. While there is a love story central to overall story, there are elements of courage, honor, and duty. Actually there are two love stories within one story; the first is a traditional love story Michael McShadden and his wife Amanda; the second is between a soldier and his country.
The Chase is a story I've been thinking about for a while. It's about a guy who is stuck in the past. So far it has been fun writing the dialogue and it has a quick feel to the story. I think it will be an easy read and move quickly.
Some Kind of Life, while not nearly complete, is the closest of the three to completion. It goes back to high school. It deals with a girl who has come to believe life really doesn't matter. She isn't depressed, negative, or suicidal, she simply sees life as a biological process. The idea is that with no depth or meaning, life could be simplified into being just a biological process.
So, those are a few of the things I'm working on. Next time I'll tell you a little more about the two stories which are likely to follow Loving Deacon.
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