So much driving! The next time I go to visit friends, I think I’m going to fly. Corn. Corn. Hills. Corn. That’s pretty much been my whole weekend. It was really fun but unfortunately it took a big chunk of my writing time and made it disappear. Not so magical now that I’m a couple thousand words behind schedule. I’m trying not to let it get to me. Writers have lives too. I think.
Other than the set-backs, the book has been going really well. Every day that I write, I find my characters becoming more and more real to me. They’re like good old friends who don’t do very much while I’m not there and are always happy to see me. Well, not always. I think poor Chloe gets pretty mad at me for all the awkward situations I throw her in. Do you ever feel like your characters are talking to you? Not in the kind of way that makes you question your sanity. I mean like sometimes they’ll start to do things seemingly on their own that you don’t expect them to do. You’ll try to write them into a scene and they just say No! That’s not who I am!
It’s a magical feeling when you finally figure out who they really are. I think I’m getting there and I can’t wait to share them with everyone, make them as real for you as they are for me. For now, I’m going to watch a romantic comedy about a Revolutionary War nerd and try to get my mojo back.
Also, here’s another teaser! Just because I’m feeling silly.
“So...you come to concerts often?”
More blinking. I had no idea whether to be flattered or terrified. He sounded like a bad movie, only there wasn’t enough tone in his voice to hint at whether I was supposed to be taking him seriously or not. “Not really. My friend bought the tickets.” I was so proud of myself. A full sentence! It took me almost thirty seconds to think it up, but it was really hard to think clearly when I was sitting next to someone who was absolutely gorgeous and might or might not be thinking about kidnapping me. Or just insulting me. I really wasn’t sure anymore.
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