Progress at last

Things are finally starting to look up around here. I've managed to fixed a scene that was bothering me and even started on working on a new ending for chapter twenty-five. There's new artwork on my desk tonight waiting for a final touch up before it gets a mat and a frame, and I have tomorrow off with my husband for the first time in a long while. 

I even managed to get a full night's sleep last night. 

Yeah, things are definitely looking up. I'm still stumped on how to rework the ending of chapter twenty-six, but I figure I'll come to that when it's time. Until then I have plenty to think about as one of the books I've been putting off while I work on this trilogy has decided to drop some new facts in my lap. Thank goodness for notebooks kept by the bed and the street lamp outside my window. 

For now though, it's time to get back to work while I can. Here's hoping all this forward progress doesn't come crashing to a halt anytime soon. I'm enjoying this ride too much to be getting off now and I have more stories to share then just this one. 

And on that note, I'm out of here. Chapter twenty-five is calling my name and I need to get to work. 

Later :)


~Sun and Moon 








P.S. Happy Father's day :)

Late again *sigh*

Well, this post is a little late, but better late then never, right?

 Anyway, chapter twenty-five was finished thursday afternoon. It's still a little rough around the edges, but it'll do for now. I'll be taking another look at it wensday and giving a final polish, as well as taking a peek at chapter twenty-three. If nothing goes wrong, I'll be finishing up the initial edits for chapter twenty-six right about then. In fact, I might be able to call it a wrap by friday and spend the weekend going over the twelve or so pieces of artwork I hope to sell in May.

There are about five chapters to edit(including number twenty-six) before I can do a final brush through and call Book One done and take my week off before tackling Book Two. I already have the beginnings for both chapters one and two written out and ready to go into the computer, and chapters one thru ten have been outlined. New characters are starting to pop up in my head, and if I'm not careful, my supervisors are going to catch me scribbling notes for those scenes that insist on being written down right then, thank you very much.

Trying to take care of a customer? Too bad. Attempting to zone your area and neaten up in general? It can wait, because that new saytr character from an unknown chapter wants to talk to Kris and the information for his race has to be written down in my little note book this very minute.

Yeah...I'm not crazy, I swear.

And on that note, I better get back to work.


~Sun and Moon

Another chapter finished...XD

Hey guys,

Well, chapter 18 is done.

Actually, it was done two days ago, but I only put the final polish on it yesterday, so yeah...XD. It's still rougher then I'd like, but it's ready for the first beta reader. And if I stare at it any longer I'll go nuts.


Anyway, chapter 19 has two pages so far, and will probably be a bit short...say....14 pages? I dont know yet, so we'll just have to see. It doesnt have any clips written for it, so between that and the fact that the holidays are hitting wal-mart pretty hard, I'll probably be working on this one for a week or two...unfortunately >_< Its flowing really well right now,though, so keep your fingers crossed for me, ok?

Man, I'm so darned close to being done...just another ten chapters or so. And most of those have several pages already written. Granted, I'll have to rewrite about 90% of it, but it's still solid work thats gonna save me time, lol.


So eighteen chapters written and about ten or so to go. And then its on to outlining the second book while my beta readers and I polish up the this one and I send it off to literary agents.

I dont know how this adventure is gonna end...I havent written this book...but I can't wait to see what God has in store for my words and my story.

Oh yeah, and I have another idea for a book to add to my little list....lovely, eh? XD

Anyway, Its waaaay past my bed time, and I have another chapter to work on tomorrow. So I'm off to bed and I'll catch ya'll later. Please keep me and my dream in your prayers, and wish me luck. I'll do my best to not let you down.


G'night folks!


~Sun and Moon

~Shaliken

New chapter done and another close behind...

Hey guys,


Chapter 15 is done and thank goodness I managed to fix things without re-outlining it. So yeah, disaster averted XD


Chapter 16 is nearly done, it just needs one last scene finished and a bit of polishing before I move to the next chapter. A couple things have been taken out of the story, but not really important stuff. Mostly it was stuff that just crowded everything =P

Anyway...

I'm still getting ideas for the next book, and now I'm starting to get ideas for the final book. To top off all that, I now have a total of six stories swimming around my head...

Oi...

To list off their current titles in the order they will be written we have....

Here There be Griffens<---(book one)

A Child and a Prophesy<---(book two)

Back to the Beginning<----(book three)

Alpha <---(stand alone novel)

The Watchers <----(possible collab with hubby. Stand alone novel)

Untitled<-----(title is obviously still in the works. This one jumped into my head just a week ago. It will star one of the races living on Fairland. Which one it will be is for me to know and for you to wonder about, lol XD. This one might become a series...we'll see)


I have starter pages for "The Watchers", "Alpha", and the untitled book. And I have most of an outline for Alpha. As for the Griffen trilogy, I have lots more in my head. I just need to get it out and on paper in a sensible fashion.

I am so screwed, lol XD


On the other hand, I have a whole friggin' bookshelf full of others who managed to not only get all their stories out in an orderly fashion, but do a damn fine job of it in the process. And some of them, like Mercedes Lackey and Tamora Pierce(just to name a few, lol), have quite a few stories to tell. And they are'nt finished yet.

Hopefully neither am I.

So on that note, I am done with chapter 15 and almost done with chapter 16. Chapter 17 looks like it'll flow along nicely and, if I'm not mistaken, 18 has several clips already done. So hopefully my next blog will be about finishing Chapter 18.

Wish me luck, I'm off to put in some more work before bed.


~Sun and Moon

~Shaliken