Hey guys,
So I've decided that I am the queen of understatments XD
When I put in my last blog that chapter 20 would have a large already written chunk given a rewrite...I didn't realize how much of a rewrite it would need....mmyeah. Let's just say it's VERY different now then it was, and leave it at that, ok? 
Anyway, chapter 20 was finished three days ago. It would've been finished much earlier, but like I said...major rewrite was needed. Plus I wasn't happy with the beginning or the end, so I went back and rewrote them. Now I'm as happy as I'm going to get with it until I can have a beta reader go over it for me. 
Chapter 21 is going pretty darn good right now, but I have a feeling that it's not gonna last. It has about 3-4 pages at the moment, and there are another 3 written in my notebook. However, this is a chapter from Shadow's view, and I never know what she's going to do past the basic outline...yeah. 
Sounds crazy, I know, but my characters certainly have minds of their own, and when I decided to give Shadow a voice of her own...let's just say I had no idea what I was in for XD
Another thing is...I'm not gonna be done by Febuary. As much as it sucks to say that, its true. Including chapter 21, I still have ten chapters and an epilogue to write, and it's already the 16th of january. So I'm gonna be set back a bit, but either way, I'm just about done. 
Now, I still have...two beta copies out there. You know who you are, folks. I need those back, ok? In part because I need the binders themselves for the chapters I'm writting, but also cause I've rewritten those chapters and there's just no point in you reading old stuff. If you can't arrange for me to pick them up, give me a call, ok? I may be able to figure out an alternative. 
Alright guys, thats all for I've got for you. Wal-mart didn't slow down like it usually does this time of year, so I don't know how long it'll take me to get chapter 21 done. Normally I'd say a week or so...but it's all up in the air. If Shadow cooperates...I'll be done in a week. If not...um....I'll get back to you on that XD
I'll keep ya posted, ok?
Toodles!
~Sun and Moon
~Shaliken
Hey guys,
I'm gonna keep this short cause frankly I'm tierd of staring at a computer screen and I gotta get up in the morning. 
Chapter 19 is finished at last. It would've been done sooner, but the christmas season at walmart has been hellish.
No joke XP
Anyway, its done and I've got several pages on Chapter 20. Some of it was just written today(about two to three pages), and some has been written for a while. The old stuff will probably get a severe rewrite, but the essense will remain the same, so it should be quick.
Ok, I'm about ready to pass out, so I'm gonna crash now. I don't know when I'll have the next chapter done, but unless something crops up(like writer's block) I should have it done in about a week or so.
Until then, folks. 
G'night!
~Sun and Moon
~Shaliken
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
Hey guys,
Ok, chapters 16 and 17 are done and 18 has several pages done. I'm not sure quite how many, though, cause I just realized my laptop says I have more pages done then it says on my desktop, lol. So chapter 17 will probably get a page or two added to it, and at a guess chapter 18 has....8 pages written? Maybe less.
Anyway, I'm working on Chapter 18 now and its filled with lots of stuff so it should fly along fairly well. And I know I keep saying this, but this is the point where everything starts to really happen. More action, and maybe some drama...we'll see what happens, right? XD
So far though, this is all looks like I'll actually be done writting in febuary...o_O....mmmyeah...that would be awesome, lol XD
And seeing as it is about 12:30am, I had better hit the sack. So thats all folks, I'll catch ya later.
~Sun and Moon
~Shaliken
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
Hey guys,
I'm just stopping in to say the chapter 14 is basically done. The end of it is being tweaked, and I'm trying to decide if I wanna shunt part of it off into another chapter....but either way, its basically done, lol. XD
Chapter 15 has to be re-outlined possibly, and that may start a chain reaction down my chapter outlines. Which would suck, cause right now I've got the whole book basically outlined...mmmyeah...I'll work it out somehow >_<
So if all goes as its been going, it looks like I may be done writting around January at the earliest. Latest would be May, but I'm hoping to be sending out to literary agents by then, so sooner is the goal. Plus I wanna start the second book in the trilogy by the end of May...
Nothing like self-made homework during summer break, lol XD
Anyway, its 11:41pm and I have work in the morning. So I'm gonna sign off here and tweak chapter 14 some more before hitting the sack.
I'll chat with ya'll later
~Sun and Moon
~Shaliken
Hey guys ^_^
So chapter 13 has been finished for about 3 days now, but I haven't been online, thus the late blog. Sorry bout that XD
I'm already working on chapter 14 and I'm doing more outlines as well. Its going pretty smooth so far, but you never know, right?
Anyway, I have outlines up to chapter 22, and I'm still fitting things together, so that may be my project today....Working on the possible outlines. ^_^
The master copy for my betas is still out with the girl I gave it to first. She's working and going to school, and she has a little boy, so she's just now on chapter 5. She's making progress, though, and she's not a fantasy fan like most of my readers. So the fact that she likes it so very much is encouraging.
So, it'll be a bit before I have that beta copy availible, and I'm still trying to get those two that are still out there. So far no luck, but I'm working on it, so yeah...determination is key, lol XD
At any rate, I'm almost halfway through my story O_O....
Yeah...wow...
So expect me to be all giddy when I finish chapter 15...ok?
Well, I have two commisions to do, and a story to work on, so I better get my butt in gear. Toodles!
