Song of the Day: Shiny Happy People, REM. It's not...
Song of the Day: Shiny Happy People, REM. It's not Playlist Thursday, but ask me if I care:
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Playlist is green in honor of the original quote I reblogged:
"Oh green fairy, What you've done to me. There's a nothing in the sky, Waiting to get high"
Not sure what that's about, but considering the overall tone of the last of the book…Okay, man.
I'll get back to Writer Wednesday soon. I had another death in the family and my deadlines were all hooey before that, anyway, thanks to the holidays. Ready to get caught up! I've also got housekeeping to do in terms of prize winners and things like that, but first, I gotta keep doing what I do, so hold on a sec, I'll be right back…
(And a purple counter for the green fairy's drinking buddy. HEY, I might reach 80k, after all.)
There are legends, and then there are legends. There was a reason the name "Wheeler" had become associated with the title "Protector" for generations—to the point most fey folk assumed they meant one and the same. Debra Wheeler was about to demonstrate why.
I am so excited about writing the scene to follow, I went ahead and emailed my notes to my darling Tim. It is nice to be loved. I hope he isn't too traumatized by my shorthand for gore & mayhem that he forgets to come home. Honestly, I am more excited about this one scene than anything I've written in a long time. It's like I've got a date with destiny, tomorrow. That's how writing should feel, you know?
The only thing I can compare it to, fiction-wise, was the time I sat down to write the Christine-in-sombrero stapler deathmatch scene, and this blows that so far off the map, it's a whole new universe out there, man.
Between you and me, I wonder how much the experience of writing this book will change the flavor of the This Brilliant Darkness sequel. It's such a different tone. Hrm.
Hey, if you haven't read it yet, click on that book cover there & buy (or borrow it) today from Amazon, where it's an exclusive through March something. See why Axel Howerton called it: "…a compelling, multi-layered - and fully nuanced - modern fairytale, full of pop reference and varied philosophical allusions. This Brilliant Darkness is smart, thrilling, funny and full of great characters tangled in the kind of small-town webs Stephen King revels in. Excellent writing from a writer to watch. One of the best new writers I've read in years. Pick it up!"
I like being the best at something. Even if it is only in the eyes of some lousy Canadian. ;)
I know Tim thinks I'm the best at many things. Cooking & stuff. WHAT DID YOU THINK I WAS TALKING ABOUT? Oh, that. Yeah, that, too. Come home, honey! I will not filet anyone with a rusty battleaxe tonight, I promise!*
*Unless between now and then, I read somewhere that the experience will enhance my abilities as a writer. Then, I can't be held responsible. I'm working magic here, man.
