-EJG
So, I'm going to France from Friday to Wednesday. I don't believe I am taking my lap top with me so writing will be on hold momentarily. I'm hoping the trip to France with inspire me further and provide some references for French accents if I should choose to use them. I'm also going to England, Shakespeare country. Maybe the spirit of such a famous and amazing writer will find its way to me and help me with my own work. If I have time today I would like to start on chapter 4, but I might just wait. We'll see!
-EJG
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So today after 5 hours of writing I finished chapter 3. We see a lot more of Matt, meet his mother, introduce Emma as a friend figure, and there is even a little surprise at the end of the chapter with the sexy and mysterious Gerald Blackburn! Although this is not the most pivotal chapter thus far, its still important because it includes a lot of information. Stay tuned for more updates. I think I'm going to call it a day today for now as its 7pm and I've not
So I started the third chapter yesterday. I introduced yet another new character that I hope I can do more with cause I really like her. Matt and Sonja have more of an interaction, and I'm pretty sure where I want to go with the rest of it. I think I'm going to sit down now and work on it for a couple hours and see where I get.
Also, I would like to congratulate my fellow writer, and writing buddy, Sonja Scutaro, for completing her second chapter. The story line is really coming together and I'm very excited for more!! -EJG Ok, now that I've written down the synopsis and character list (along with a brief description of each, just to keep them all in order in my head) I think I can begin chapter 3. As I was writing out all the other stuff, I had a few ideas floating around of where to go with the next couple chapters, should be very interesting to try and relate all of these things together.
I think the best piece of advice I can give to other writers, or when people ask why write? You have to remember that this isn't work, its what I love to do. I have ideas and thoughts and opinions that I need to get out there somewhere and the best way to display them is creatively, in my opinion. Whether its writing or art or photography, there are plenty of ways to express yourself, this just happens to be my current media of choice. Enough preaching, time to get down to business!! Oh and one more thing-as I was saying, I have a few ideas floating around about where to go next, but I now have a rough outline of the next 8 chapters! If anyone has any advice on how many chapters this should be or what a good chapter length is that would be very helpful. I think I'm going to try and get up to between 18 and 20 chapters...that sounds about right for a first book? -EJG Today I'm going to reread chapters 1 and 2, write down a synopsis of both and a list of characters who appear throughout. Once that's done I think I'm going to try and start chapter 3 depending on how long the former takes. If all goes well this could be a very productive day.
-EJG The second chapter is now complete. When I say complete, I mean this is the rough draft that will be revised and edited a million times I'm sure, but you have to start somewhere right? Gunnar's love affair with Ahava is introduced, Robert Paisley makes a brief reentrance, the head of the European sect is named, and so much more! Very exciting chapter. Chapter three will be good, Sonja comes back and the lovable Matt Glencross also gets more of a part. Stay tuned folks!
-EJG Well its Monday again. Only 16 days left in Scotland then I travel home for the summer. I'm currently waiting for LOST to download and I'm not excited because I heard its pish (as the UK people say). While I'm waiting I'm going to work more on Chapter 2 and my new characters!
-EJG So, I ended up staying up until 3 am working on chapter 2. I introduced 3 new characters, a whole new society, explanation of how Gunnar got in trouble, and finished explaining Beathan's story. Today I want to continue working on it and see how much I get dont. I'd like to finish chapter 2 but who knows. I'll update the character list as soon as possible.
-EJG Okay, now that it is currently 1:15 here in lovely Scotland, I'm going to sit down and try to write something, anything. I'll probably write for about 45 minutes then try to sleep even though its so hard to sleep after writing because of all the ideas bouncing around in my brain. They sometimes remind me of fire flies trying to get out of a jar that a small child has trapped them in in the heat of a summer night. I love similes! And...let the fireflies free! (Or at least a couple!)
-EJG After several hours and numerous interruptions, the site is now up and running and ready for viewers! Its still in it's infant stage obviously but cut me some slack here, its just the beginning!!
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