Okay, this is a quick update to tell you I'm still editing. I know, I'm driving you mad. If it's any consolation, I'm driving me mad, too. Most of the book is finished, it's just chapter 11 and chapter 27 that I'm mulling over--they need a little work, so that's what I'm doing. (There are 28 chapters right now.) This brilliant song by PEARL JAM called CORDUROY reminds me of Evie in Incendiary...but you should know up front that there are more than four new characters in this book...so you may think you know, but you may not be right :D P.S. I love your music, Eddie Vedder. Corduroy (Lyrics)
Artist: Pearl Jam Composer: Pearl Jam Lyrics: The waiting drove me mad...you're finally here and I'm a mess I take your entrance back...can't let you roam inside my head I don't want to take what you can give... I would rather starve than eat your bread... I would rather run but I can't walk... Guess I'll lie alone just like before... I'll take the varmint's path...oh, and I must refuse your test Push me and I will resist...this behavior's not unique I don't want to hear from those who know... They can buy, but can't put on my clothes... I don't want to limp for them to walk... Never would have known of me before... I don't want to be held in your debt... I'll pay it off in blood, let I be wed... I'm already cut up and half dead... I'll end up alone like I began... Everything has chains...absolutely nothing's changed Take my hand, not my picture, spelled my T-shirt I don't want to take what you can give... I would rather starve than eat your breast... All the things that others want for me... Can't buy what I want because it's free... Can't buy what I want because it's free... Can't be what you want because I'm... Why ain't it sposed to be just fun Oh, to live and die, let it be done I figure I'll be damned, all alone like I began... It's your move now... I thought you were a friend, but I guess I, I guess I hate you. Lyrics from: http://www.pearljam.com/music/songs
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I'm still proofreading and improving Incendiary. I've been listening to BREATH OF LIFE by FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE. This is what's playing in Evie's head in Incendiary.... I'm going over each word carefully as I proofread right now, which I always sort of did, but not with the intensity that I am now. When I first started writing this series, I thought that I was the authority of the world I created--that I could do and say anything and get away with it. I have since learned that's not the case. I have to make readers believe everything I write or it just won't work. Everything--and that is a huge challenge. As I read, I'm saying to myself, "Would he say that? Would he say it that way?" If the answer is no, I change it.
In Incendiary, I'm tying up most of the loose ends. The question that I am getting lately is: Is this the end? Will the Premonition Series end at four books? The answer to that question is: It can. Will it? Well, that's another question entirely. There is so much story left to tell and I don't know if I can stop at four. This feels like the middle to me. There is an argument for "leave them wanting more." But, the characters are still talking in my head, showing me where to go next with the story--they really don't shut up, so...yeah...I don't know...but there will be some major resolutions at the end of four, resolutions for which I know you have been waiting. I don't have a teaser chapter for the end of this book. I have one in my head, but I haven't written it...yet. Hi! Thanks for stopping by to check the progress of Incendiary. I'm still proofreading it, but when I need to stop because my eyes aren't seeing the errors, I've been BLARING this song called BANQUET by BLOC PARTY and dancing around the house to it (with the blinds drawn because my dancing would frighten the neighbors into possibly calling 911). This song is so Brennus that it's scary--I just found it and it was instant love. As I proofread, I'm rewriting little sections as I go because I want to make the story as real as possible. I love the comments that you've been leaving (so awesome, I live for them, you have no idea how addicted I am to you--I'm becoming like Brennus about it: obsessed). I have been taking breaks to exercise, social network, and to fulfill family obligations, but I stopped doing anything that is just time-suckage, like watching T.V. (and I love me some T.V.).
Hi again! Good job finding the Incendiary Updates page! You ROCK! Okay, so here's what I did for Indebted, the last book I published: I started out by giving you a brief, general idea of where I am in the publishing process. I often times included a You Tube video of a song that I was either TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH, or one that had to do with something going on in my life at the time (which really amounts to the same thing, actually!) Then, after the video, I gave more details on publishing or if a problem existed, I filled you in on what that was and the steps I was taking to correct it. I did it that way because some people just want a quick update and don't want to slog through the details. So here we go: I'm currently in the process of polishing and editing Incendiary. It's written, but I want to make sure that it continues what I have started with the first three books. It needs to ride that edge between fantasy and reality so that the story is thrilling and scary. I want you to say when you read it, "I FEEL IT ALL!" This AMAZING song by FEIST reminds me of Evie in Incendiary... I don't know how long it will take me to edit Incendiary. I don't think it will be long (weeks, not months). It is written, but I'm considering a new ending. (I can't talk about it now because it will spoil everything. I have to bite my lower lip because I'm dying to bounce it off of you!)
I wrote Incendiary in 2010. I wrote it in tandem with another book in a different series. The other series has a working title of Kricket, which is the name of the main character. It's a dystopian novel with paranormal and supernatural elements. I did this because I had written 3 Premonition books and I was afraid that if I just kept writing the same characters, it would get stale. I wanted to see if I had more in me then what I had already created. I also wrote Kricket in an attempt to attract an agent with a smaller word count (Kricket is only 90K words whereas all of the Premonition books are 135K-168K, which to a traditional publisher is a ridiculous word count and an author with said word count should be strung up and shot—repeatedly.) Psssst...publishers and agents...readers love more words...I promise—look at my numbers. :D After I finish editing Incendiary, I will immediately begin the publishing process. For those of you who don't know, I am a self-published author. I write the books, my mom, Gloria, helps me edit them, (she is a retired grammar school teacher with a wicked eye for errors). I publish my books through CreateSpace and KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing). The publishing process takes 3-4 months. I thought last time I would be able to do it in 2 months. I was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! It ended up taking me 4 months. When I publish my print books with CreateSpace, I purchase the Total Design Freedom—Standard Package. This gets me Interior Design Formatting (the formatting of the PDF for the interior of the book) and the Unique Book Cover Design (a professional cover design). I also purchase and LCCN (Library of Congress Control Number—this is what libraries use to identify my book) and the eBook Conversion Package (CreateSpace will convert the finished PDF of my book into a Mobi file that they will then upload for me onto Kindle Direct Publishing. This is the eBook that people purchase on Amazon.com) The Total Design Freedom Package includes a free ISBN (International Standard Book Number), which is like the social security number for your book. With an ISBN from CreateSpace, people within the industry will automatically know that I'm self-pub. I can try to hide that fact by purchasing my own ISBN and creating my own "publishing Company." My thoughts on that are like this: IT IS WHAT IT IS. I am a self-pub author. I believe that my writing will speak for me. If it's good, people will read it. I have not done much advertising (like none). My work is mostly word of mouth right now. I hope to change that soon, but you're reading this, so I must be doing something right. But, I'm getting ahead of myself. Right now I have to go back to reading Incendiary so that I can push it out the door and into your waiting arms. Get ready, because Brennus is bitter, Reed is avenging, Russell is super-evolving, and Evie is coming to terms with what she is and what she wants. Yeah...it's a total trip and I can't wait for you to read it! |
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