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| ...times, like, a 100k. |
*silence descends eerily on the
blog auditorium*
Ok, so no takers.
*shuffles feet, scratches back of
neck*
Well, this is awkward.
Shall we just move on?
*a smattering of applause drowned
out by some guy shouting, “Hey, lady, I was promised beer!”*
Apparently my choice of seat-fillers (a la the Academy Awards) could
use improvement. Sorry.
*beer-guy is escorted out at the
behest of my dog’s teeth*
Alrighty-then, back to the gold star and the reason for it.
Along with meeting Book Two’s word count quota by 2pm yesterday, I also
got the first 5 chapters of the Six Brothers project outlined!!
Yes, the monstrously long Revolutionary War-era, mainstream romance my
literary agent is so anxious for me to get to work on has officially been given
bones…. Admittedly, only a few bones (think the spine, a possible knee and a couple
of toes), but every skeleton has to start somewhere, right?
Seriously though, I’ve never attempted to write something as long as
this (my agent wants me to aim for 70-100k). Figuring out how to structure
something this monstrous (twice the normal size of a Chloe Stowe novel) has
proven to be quite challenging.
Thankfully, I’ve definitely got the story for it. The plot can handle
it without being stretched thin, and there’s enough “stuff” that happens at
regular intervals to keep the readers reading… I hope.
In truth, this is all so new to me that I feel like a kid at Christmas given
a 100k piece LEGO set with a note from Santa that reads simply, “Build
something grand.”
*pauses, rethinks what was just
said and winces*
Great.
Now I feel like I’ve got my relationship with Santa hanging on this Six
Brothers thing.
I need a drink.
Hmm, where did that beer-guy go?
*lol*
Until tomorrow…
Chloe
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