"H"

I've been missing for a couple of days, Holly wasn't feeling well and I stayed with her. I came back to work today but couldn't get the vibe for the next chapter ... too much of a downer for such a beautiful day. This section contains two funerals and is going to be long and draining to complete, so for the benefit of the bright sunshine outside, I settled in on the beginning of that weird-ass short story I was talking about earlier, which right now is called "H".

It's off to a good start and I'm curious to see how it will play out as the story continues to roll. This might be the next short story release. I'll probably work some more on it tomorrow before getting back into Online on Monday.

Chapter 6

Today I outlined Chapter 6 which I'll start work on tomorrow morning. The first sub-section of this chapter is likely going to be a big 'un. Come to think of it, I think all of Chapter 6 is going to be the longest one so far. We'll start tieing some character reletionships together which will last for the remainder of the novel.

I've just finished reading Carl Hiassen's Tourist Season. That was a lot of fun and I think I'll be picking up the rest of his books over time. I've just started Owen King's We're All In This Together. If you noted the particular last name and wondered, yes, this is Stephen King's son. I'm only a few pages in but it's strongly written, though wordy and often too poetic. I'm curious to see how the rest of it plays out.

Turning The Corner

Okay, so I wanted to wait and see if my new plan was working ... and with great relief, it is.

I've found a new place to write during the days, a great little coffeehouse in Colonial Heights, VA, about 15 minutes from my house. In the last three weeks I've written about 7,900 words, which is about 7,800 more than in the last few months. Getting out of the house and being in a social setting is paramount for this writer, it would seem. After having said that, I just put Chapter 5 in the bag. Keep in mind this is the re-write of Online. After this version is completed it will be personally edited then off to the real editors and finally publication.

The Juggler concept album is moving along quite nicely. I'll make some sample available around the first of September. The songs are mind blowing! Pro-Aggression is an amazing band!

A new idea for a short story popped into my head the other day over breakfast and Holly really likes it. I'm deciding whether or not to go ahead with it or wait a bit and see if it cooks any longer. There's benefits to either scenario. Let's tentatively title this one, "H".

That's about it. I'll try to get back to this journal on a daily basis after writing, which means you should hear from me again on Monday.

Peace,

Stefan