A Good Day
August 23, 2009
I've had quite a good day with writing today. Since I was gone most of the day yesterday and had little time for writing, I guess my subconscious decided we should make up for it today. I was able to go through and write a reasonably solid working synopsis for my new project, "Dancing in the Dark", and I got in a bit of research, too. It's set in Boston society in 1834, and my hero and heroine will be a bit scandalous. It's going to be a fun story.
Next, I quickly completed two chapters of "The Wrong Woman", and it's all coming together quite nicely. I'm pleased with it. I've reached the point in the story where things will be getting very exciting. A lot will be happening, and the characters will be facing many challenges. It's my favorite part of the story-telling process, because here's where a writer can pull out all the stops, throw in a few surprises, and twist things around in ways that maybe the reader never imagined.
But even after working on two novels, my little Dickins -- my ever-helpful impish muse -- wasn't ready to settle down. He'd had a little cowgirl in pigtails hiding out in his basement dwelling, and I'd been wondering what he intended to do with her. Well, he surprised me by delivering a delightful little short story tonight. I love it. Thanks, Dickins!
He's still got quite an odd assortment of things gathered up, and I'll probably need to throw a few more things in for him. I know he's got an old Ouija board in there, and there's one of those "magic 8-balls" somewhere. "Signs Point to Yes" is what Dickins keeps telling me. I guess when he's ready to spit it all out, he will.
I trust Dickins. We've been together for a long time, and fortunately we've become the best of friends.
Next, I quickly completed two chapters of "The Wrong Woman", and it's all coming together quite nicely. I'm pleased with it. I've reached the point in the story where things will be getting very exciting. A lot will be happening, and the characters will be facing many challenges. It's my favorite part of the story-telling process, because here's where a writer can pull out all the stops, throw in a few surprises, and twist things around in ways that maybe the reader never imagined.
But even after working on two novels, my little Dickins -- my ever-helpful impish muse -- wasn't ready to settle down. He'd had a little cowgirl in pigtails hiding out in his basement dwelling, and I'd been wondering what he intended to do with her. Well, he surprised me by delivering a delightful little short story tonight. I love it. Thanks, Dickins!
He's still got quite an odd assortment of things gathered up, and I'll probably need to throw a few more things in for him. I know he's got an old Ouija board in there, and there's one of those "magic 8-balls" somewhere. "Signs Point to Yes" is what Dickins keeps telling me. I guess when he's ready to spit it all out, he will.
I trust Dickins. We've been together for a long time, and fortunately we've become the best of friends.
Posted by Christina Cole. Posted In : Me and Dickins
Following a disastrous broken engagement, Abigail Rose hopes to put her shameful past behind her and begin a new life as a respectable teacher in St. Paul, but her future plans are thrown topsy-turvy when a handsome stranger steals her away from the train station in Des Moines.
Will Loudon thinks he's abducting Honey Branson, his brother's fiance, and he intends to use her as a "bargaining chip" to get his share of the inheritance Jack stole from him.
Although Will abducts the wrong woman, Abigail's cheerful attitude and caring nature help him overcome the anger and bitterness of his own past, making him wonder if perhaps he's found the right woman, after all.
