Saturday, June 21, 2014
Trying To Push Through
I have finished Chapter 10, and I am currently working through Chapter 11. It's a chapter with a ton of dialogue that is hard to keep going. In this chapter, Lorelei and Maks meet a few new people. Introductions are hard for me to write, especially when there are numerous ones to get through. I'm going to try my hardest to push through it today and check another chapter off my list.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Working on the blog
While I was working on this blog yesterday, I realized that I didn't even have a Fluttera teaser on it! How is anyone supposed to know what the novel is about? I spent over an hour last night trying to write one, but, honestly, it's not going well. I shut the computer off and decided to give it fresh eyes this morning. Guess I better get started....
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Almost done with the next chapter
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Chapter 9...Done!
I have finished Chapter 9. I have started sharing chapters with my mother-in-law. She is an avid novel reader and has a masters in English. I figure she is the perfect person to help me edit and give me some honest reviews. So far, the feedback has been 95% positive and she cannot wait until it is finished. She also said it would make a great movie! That would be a dream, but first things first...finish the book.
I have had a breakthrough!
Finished Chapters 7 and 8! I feel like I have had a burst of inspiration. Here's hoping it lasts.
Friday, June 6, 2014
Writer's Block!
Haven't written in over a month! I could use some motivation to finish chapter 7. Writer's block sucks! I guess I should have known this would happen...just didn't expect it to happen so soon.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Fluttera Prologue
As a special treat, and since I still cannot find the words to continue writing right now, I thought I would publish the prologue to Fluttera...just to entice any would-be readers to keep up with my progress. Enjoy!
Prologue
“Lorelei, it’s time for bed, love.”
“Can you tell me a story, please mom?” pleaded Lorelei.
“Sure,” said Mara as she motioned for Lorelei to lie down, “but then it’s right to sleep.”
...
Lorelei jumped into the bed that was covered in an assortment of stuffed animals and crocheted pillows. She pulled the handmade quilt over her bare feet and My Little Pony pajamas all the way up to her chin. Mara set Lorelei’s favorite porcelain doll beside her head on the pillow.
“Once upon a time, there was a beautiful faery queen. She was the overseer and protector of all the faery realms. Although the queen had reigned for many centuries, she knew that she would eventually die. She decided that she needed an heir to take over for her one day.”
“What’s an heir, mom,” Lorelei interrupted.
“Well, it’s someone that takes over for someone else when the time is right.”
“You mean when they die?”
“Not necessarily,” Mara corrected. “Sometimes they take over simply because they are needed to. Do you understand?”
“Yes, I think so.”
“Good. May I continue?” Lorelei shakes her head in agreement. “So,” Mara resumed her story, “the faery queen visited the tulip fields and searched for the perfect flower. Tulips are the beginning of all faery children. There had been a frost the night before and most of the flowers were wilted. Out in the far end of the field was a tulip that stood out among the others. It was different. The queen glided over to the tulip and saw that it had ruffled edges and represented all the colors of the four faery realms; it was a hybrid, a mix of all the characteristics that made each tulip beautiful. This tulip was not wilted or drooping but it stood tall and lively. The queen chose that flower for its beauty and strength. It was with that hybrid tulip that the queen made her successor, the beautiful faery princess Lorelei.”
“So I was the most beautiful tulip in the field, mom?” Lorelei interrupted, “That’s why you chose me?”
“It certainly was, love. Now go to sleep and have the sweetest of sweet dreams, princess Lorelei.”
Prologue
“Lorelei, it’s time for bed, love.”
“Can you tell me a story, please mom?” pleaded Lorelei.
“Sure,” said Mara as she motioned for Lorelei to lie down, “but then it’s right to sleep.”
...
Lorelei jumped into the bed that was covered in an assortment of stuffed animals and crocheted pillows. She pulled the handmade quilt over her bare feet and My Little Pony pajamas all the way up to her chin. Mara set Lorelei’s favorite porcelain doll beside her head on the pillow.
“Once upon a time, there was a beautiful faery queen. She was the overseer and protector of all the faery realms. Although the queen had reigned for many centuries, she knew that she would eventually die. She decided that she needed an heir to take over for her one day.”
“What’s an heir, mom,” Lorelei interrupted.
“Well, it’s someone that takes over for someone else when the time is right.”
“You mean when they die?”
“Not necessarily,” Mara corrected. “Sometimes they take over simply because they are needed to. Do you understand?”
“Yes, I think so.”
“Good. May I continue?” Lorelei shakes her head in agreement. “So,” Mara resumed her story, “the faery queen visited the tulip fields and searched for the perfect flower. Tulips are the beginning of all faery children. There had been a frost the night before and most of the flowers were wilted. Out in the far end of the field was a tulip that stood out among the others. It was different. The queen glided over to the tulip and saw that it had ruffled edges and represented all the colors of the four faery realms; it was a hybrid, a mix of all the characteristics that made each tulip beautiful. This tulip was not wilted or drooping but it stood tall and lively. The queen chose that flower for its beauty and strength. It was with that hybrid tulip that the queen made her successor, the beautiful faery princess Lorelei.”
“So I was the most beautiful tulip in the field, mom?” Lorelei interrupted, “That’s why you chose me?”
“It certainly was, love. Now go to sleep and have the sweetest of sweet dreams, princess Lorelei.”
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