This is not about today's tragic events. I could write on that, but not yet. I think I need more time to emotionally process what happened.
I had a minor surgery today. Everything went fine according to the doctor. I expect pain and discomfort to come on soon (anesthetic will wear off).
The good news is out that I am off my feet and ordered absolute minimum activity. For the first time in weeks I really can just stay in one place and write. Everything has been so busy and hectic these past weeks that I couldn't focus to write. I'm relieved despite the pain.
So I'll go relax, push pain out of mind, and let the story flow in my mind, and travel to my fingertips.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Work In Progress Interview
I was tagged by Clover Autrey to do these interview questions, and then to tag some authors following that.
Ten Interview Questions:
What is your working title of your book?
Island Of Regrets
Where did the idea come from for the book?
It came from noticing that sometimes after a bad end to a relationship - the two separate and don't make amends. I wanted to explore how that could be different.
What genre does your book fall under?
Romance - but I don't think it fits typical Romance (such as Harlequin) story. I'll get some feedback from some friends who are true Romance writers and readers.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
This is pretty easy, I only have 2 people in the book. I would have Matthew McConaughey play the male lead. I could see Ginnifer Goodwin for the female lead, but she would need to work on not having a Southern accent (and it wouldn't hurt if she could speak French)
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
If you didn't have the choice to make amends with someone from your past, could you?
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
Right now it will most likely be self published. If I get a representative before it comes out, that changes things a bit.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
I am still working on it.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
I honestly don't know.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
My personal need to chase my own ghosts inside my head.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
This story is about two people who had a relationship that ended badly. They find themselves stranded on an island and they are the only two people there. They have to survive, and they have to face their pasts. This book represents the most emotion I have ever attempted to write. I won't let it go to publishing until I feel satisfied I have achieved the emotional goals I want in the story.
Links to Authors participating in the WIP interview.
Jesse Kimmel Freeman
Ten Interview Questions:
What is your working title of your book?
Island Of Regrets
Where did the idea come from for the book?
It came from noticing that sometimes after a bad end to a relationship - the two separate and don't make amends. I wanted to explore how that could be different.
What genre does your book fall under?
Romance - but I don't think it fits typical Romance (such as Harlequin) story. I'll get some feedback from some friends who are true Romance writers and readers.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
This is pretty easy, I only have 2 people in the book. I would have Matthew McConaughey play the male lead. I could see Ginnifer Goodwin for the female lead, but she would need to work on not having a Southern accent (and it wouldn't hurt if she could speak French)
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
If you didn't have the choice to make amends with someone from your past, could you?
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
Right now it will most likely be self published. If I get a representative before it comes out, that changes things a bit.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
I am still working on it.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
I honestly don't know.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
My personal need to chase my own ghosts inside my head.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
This story is about two people who had a relationship that ended badly. They find themselves stranded on an island and they are the only two people there. They have to survive, and they have to face their pasts. This book represents the most emotion I have ever attempted to write. I won't let it go to publishing until I feel satisfied I have achieved the emotional goals I want in the story.
Links to Authors participating in the WIP interview.
Jesse Kimmel Freeman
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Out in The Woods
That is a quick pick of my Truck after it went out hunting with me. As you can see, it is not on a road, but is out in the woods. It would have been a good time to do some writing, except that the location I was hunting in gets tons of rain. I wasn't about to risk my computer and precious files just to get in one or two chapters.
So I am back home, and I am in good spirits and ready for some writing.
Monday, October 29, 2012
In The Details
Several years ago I read a book that contained a story line about a couple trees. It was a very detailed story and I am going to paraphrase it. If you recognize it, please don't place anything in comments to reveal what book it is from. I have a lot of respect for the author who wrote it, this just happened to be one instance of something that didn't work for me.
The tree story goes something like this. They were very large old trees that grew in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. Some businessmen from the far east bought those trees because they wanted to restore an one of the ancient temples in their country.
The trees were harvested, and the left out in the weather for months. There was lots of rain and the trees got wet pretty much every day. They were very water logged by the time they were transported to a shipyard to be loaded onto a ship for transport to the Far East.
The trees were chained to the deck of the ship and away they went. Along the way they encountered very fierce storms. The already water logged trees were further drenched from torrential rains and waves that sent spray over the deck of the ship.
Eventually it was too much for the chains, which gave out and the trees went overboard. They were so water logged that they actually sunk several feet below the surface before their natural buoyancy halted the descent.
Those trees floated there several feet below the surface of the ocean before the real purpose and reason for them being in the story was revealed.
There were chapters devoted to those trees. Extraordinary details which described how those trees ended up floating under the surface of the ocean, all so they could impact the lives of the characters who encountered those trees below the surface.
For me, it was way too much detail. I do recognize there had to be an explanation for how these huge logs ended up floating below the surface of the ocean, but to give so many details made it excruciating to read.
I try to watch the details I am including. To remember what I wrote. It's not an easy task at all. I've gone back to read things I have written and had to ask myself why I added something I had added. I will press on. The stories can't be told unless I face the fact that I might not write perfectly. I just make sure I give my very best.
The tree story goes something like this. They were very large old trees that grew in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. Some businessmen from the far east bought those trees because they wanted to restore an one of the ancient temples in their country.
The trees were harvested, and the left out in the weather for months. There was lots of rain and the trees got wet pretty much every day. They were very water logged by the time they were transported to a shipyard to be loaded onto a ship for transport to the Far East.
The trees were chained to the deck of the ship and away they went. Along the way they encountered very fierce storms. The already water logged trees were further drenched from torrential rains and waves that sent spray over the deck of the ship.
Eventually it was too much for the chains, which gave out and the trees went overboard. They were so water logged that they actually sunk several feet below the surface before their natural buoyancy halted the descent.
Those trees floated there several feet below the surface of the ocean before the real purpose and reason for them being in the story was revealed.
There were chapters devoted to those trees. Extraordinary details which described how those trees ended up floating under the surface of the ocean, all so they could impact the lives of the characters who encountered those trees below the surface.
For me, it was way too much detail. I do recognize there had to be an explanation for how these huge logs ended up floating below the surface of the ocean, but to give so many details made it excruciating to read.
I try to watch the details I am including. To remember what I wrote. It's not an easy task at all. I've gone back to read things I have written and had to ask myself why I added something I had added. I will press on. The stories can't be told unless I face the fact that I might not write perfectly. I just make sure I give my very best.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
It's a Small World
Last summer I took a College Algebra course at the local junior college. It was a fairly difficult course, but I did manage to get an A- for my final grade.
Almost every class I brought in a copy of Jeremy's Kiss and put it on my desk so everyone around me could see it. I didn't say anything, just put it there to let it advertise itself.
I was successful. The instructor purchased the signed copy in the last day of class.
Today I heard that he got to talking to one of his current students about books, and they have both read Jeremy's Kiss.
Well talk about a small world. I'm a happy author.
Almost every class I brought in a copy of Jeremy's Kiss and put it on my desk so everyone around me could see it. I didn't say anything, just put it there to let it advertise itself.
I was successful. The instructor purchased the signed copy in the last day of class.
Today I heard that he got to talking to one of his current students about books, and they have both read Jeremy's Kiss.
Well talk about a small world. I'm a happy author.
Monday, October 22, 2012
From 300,000 to 1.2 Million
Just got some exciting news today.
First of all, the 300,000 is about the review I got in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal for Jeremy's Kiss.
http://lubbockonline.com/entertainment/2012-09-01/kerns-thrills-chills-abound-thompsons-self-published-jeremys-kiss?v=#
The Lubbock area encompasses about 300,000 people. I am definitely not complaining about that reach. It was awesome.
Today though, I got the news that Jeremy's Kiss will be featured in this Sunday's Omaha World Herald. I don't know if it is a book review or if it is a press release. I just know the book will be in that paper.
I am spreading the word to the very best of my ability. I am going to buy copies of that newspaper too. I am starting my own scrapbook of newspaper mentions. Talk about super exciting.
First of all, the 300,000 is about the review I got in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal for Jeremy's Kiss.
http://lubbockonline.com/entertainment/2012-09-01/kerns-thrills-chills-abound-thompsons-self-published-jeremys-kiss?v=#
The Lubbock area encompasses about 300,000 people. I am definitely not complaining about that reach. It was awesome.
Today though, I got the news that Jeremy's Kiss will be featured in this Sunday's Omaha World Herald. I don't know if it is a book review or if it is a press release. I just know the book will be in that paper.
I am spreading the word to the very best of my ability. I am going to buy copies of that newspaper too. I am starting my own scrapbook of newspaper mentions. Talk about super exciting.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The Scorpion And The Swan
One day a scorpion arrived at a river. She wanted to cross but knew she wouldn't be able to swim against the current. She looked over and saw a beautiful swan swimming along the other shore.
She called out to the swan and asked if he would carry her on his back to the other side. The swan was uncertain because the scorpion was known to be dangerous.
The scorpion asked again, with a promise to not harm the swan. And even pointed out that if she stung the swan, then she would die in the current.
The swan figured there was no risk. After all, why would the scorpion sting a creature that was helping it?
So he swam over and allowed the scorpion to climb onto his back. About half-way across the river, the scorpion stung the swan and as they were being swept away by the current the swan asked: "Why did you sting me?"
The scorpion responded: "It is my nature. It's what I do."
I know what it is like to encounter the scorpion. A person who even if you try to help them, will still sting you and bring you down.
She called out to the swan and asked if he would carry her on his back to the other side. The swan was uncertain because the scorpion was known to be dangerous.
The scorpion asked again, with a promise to not harm the swan. And even pointed out that if she stung the swan, then she would die in the current.
The swan figured there was no risk. After all, why would the scorpion sting a creature that was helping it?
So he swam over and allowed the scorpion to climb onto his back. About half-way across the river, the scorpion stung the swan and as they were being swept away by the current the swan asked: "Why did you sting me?"
The scorpion responded: "It is my nature. It's what I do."
I know what it is like to encounter the scorpion. A person who even if you try to help them, will still sting you and bring you down.
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