Posted March 18, 2010 at 18:46 (General)
Okay, so I've been away from this blog for a while but lots of things have been happing. Oak Cliff (book #3) has been through my final edit before going off to the publisher. Lots of work getting that package ready but now it is in the hands of the professionals and I only need wait to see what happens next (book cover design, proof work, etc).
Book #4 though hasn't been out of my thoughts or development process. I've decided that my mellow-voiced crooner to front for the Saturday night band at my dance hall will be named Mason "Sonny" Banks. The band is Richie Marks and the Marktones (I know it sounds kind of corny) but the band name may yet change.
I've decided that Sonny shouldn't be the only one singing so I've decided to run a contest where the band will audition for a female singer. Maybe try out one new girl each week. I put out the feeler for name suggestions and was pleasantly surprised when one of my Facebook fans gave me not only one but the entire group of ladies who would be vying for that coveted singer spot - looks like we'll have five beautiful, spirited young ladies giving old Sonny a bit of competition.
Since I've put Oak Cliff to bed I'll be starting the actual writing of Book #4. I'm anxious to get this one going because I've had an inspiration for Book #5. Yes the ideas keep coming and my notebook is filling up with ideas. Some I'll use in Book #4, others to be used in later books.
I'll try to be more conscientious about blogging but please bear with me. As my hubby as been known to say, "Caution, author thinking".
Posted by Marion at 18:46 2010-03-18 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
The Telling of a Story - Week 4.5
Posted March 02, 2010 at 14:47 (General)
This past week and a half has been kind of crazy. Finished the family tree for my main characters and this has proven to be quite interesting. As the names begin to take on the characteristics of the person being portrayed the players are beginning to flesh out. They have begun hinting at their individual stories and a few have even suggested a scandal or two along the way. (We'll see about those.)
In a departure from my other books I will be creating main sections for my story to parallel the lives of my main characters - Youth, Middle Age, Golden Years, etc. Of course the actual names of the sections may change but those are what I'm working with right now.
The dance hall narrator has begun speaking to me and I've jotted down some pertinent facts that will help to guide my story. In all a productive period even though I didn't get to devote as many hours to writing as I would have liked.
Almost finishing up with the polish work of Oak Cliff; received another rejection from a publisher in the UK. Really had high hopes for them but guess they aren't as open minded as I had assumed they would be.
So there we are - with only a half week until my next update - guess I'd better get to work.
Have a sparkling week!
Posted by Marion at 14:47 2010-03-02 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
