Hi,
it’s Christina –
What
a cold and dreary end to the week! This time last week it was eighty-five
degrees and sunny. I do realize that was unusual as well for October in the
Northeast, but something a little more gradual would have been nice.
So,
I am still awaiting the information I need to tie up the loose ends on
Corporate Blues. I was able to get in contact with the FBI, however, with the
government shutdown, the department who handles research requests for authors
and film makers (yes, we actually have our own department) is operating on a
skeleton crew.
In
the meantime, I have a publisher in New York who is chomping at the bit to get
his hands on the manuscript, but I won’t release it until it is finished. In
the middle of one of the chapters it literally reads “{{{INSERT INFORMATION
FROM THE FBI HERE.}}}”. Call me crazy, but I don’t want to give it to him
looking like that, so my hands are tied until the government is up and running
again. Needless to say, I’m starting to seriously doubt I will make my November
release date.
I
was so hoping to have Corporate Blues well on its way to the production stage
before NaNoWriMo. Oh well, the best laid plans… This means, by the end of
November, I am going to have three novels, in various stages of completion. I
just hope I will be able to keep the feel of each of them true while I try to
juggle. Each is so completely different, in time, concept, location and even
speech, it may prove a bit of a challenge.
I
have pretty much decided I am going to go with the Faerie Tale for the
NaNoWriMo project. The general concept of the book is a young author/illustrator
is required to spend a year in Ireland to fulfill the terms of her grandfather’s
Will. The books she writes are a children’s series based on the stories her
grandfather told her, when she was a child, of a magical faerie realm. When she
gets to Ireland and some unexplainable things start to happen, she begins to
wonder if her grandfather’s stories where more than just bedtime tales.
What
do you think of me using “Faerie Tales” as a title? Do you have other
suggestions for me? I would love to hear what you have to offer.
I
hope you have a fantastic day and happy writing!
Your Last Challenge was:
My heart beat in tandem with the echoed
click of my heels on the marble floor. Although it happened innocently enough,
I knew if I were caught, there would be grave consequences to pay. How I was
separated from the tour group, I do not know, but in my effort to find them I became
hopelessly turned around in the labyrinth of endless hallways.
I knew I was in a forbidden area of the
castle, but for the life of me, I did not know which direction I should choose
to remedy the situation. The windows were too high for me to peek outside and
attempt to get my bearings. The urge to hurry nearly overwhelmed me, for
although my sense of direction had abandoned me, my sense of time remained acute.
I knew it would be getting dark soon and there was not electricity in this part
of the castle.
I figured if I could locate a set of
stairs, I would stand a better chance of finding someone who could lead me to
safety. Each path I chose led to a T, forcing me to pick a direction. At first
I chose willy-nilly. However, after passing the same painting at least three
times, I decided a more methodical approach was in order.
I had decided to always choose the
option to the left. Worst case scenario, I would end up back where I started,
or so I hoped. The left theory ultimately landed me at a dead end and I needed
to back track, wasting precious daylight.
Oops, ran out of time as usual.
Your
Next Challenge is:
The pain was blinding…
You have 10 minutes (be honest). There is no right or wrong,
just write. Spelling and punctuation don’t count and NO ONE is allowed to
criticize what someone else has written. Go.
