To borrow a phrase from Crow River Writer, I’ve decided to retreat into my Writing Cave for the next week. ย Three weeks ago, I set the insane goal of finishing my second novel by the end of September. The shocker is I am really close to reaching this goal!
With only a week remaining, my muse and my imagination are itching to focus entirely on the last scene and the possibility of an epilogue. ย So, for the first time in more than a year, I will be taking a week-long break from my blog and the blogosphere as a whole in order to appease my very insistent muse. As luck would have it, I have three days off from work this week, which will allow me to completely immerse myself in the work without the distraction of my day job. It’s like the stars have aligned with the perfect opportunity and I simply can’t ignore the path they’ve laid out.
Before I head into my cave, I thought I’d leave behind a few cryptic morsels from my second novel. I’ve been very vague about the plot, though I’ve shared a little about my main characters, (See What’s In A Name? Everything!ย and What I Love About My WIP).ย I’ll continue to be elusive with concrete details, but I thought it would be fun to give some clues to the story.
The quote is one the first things I scribbled into my notes while doing research and the photograph is taped into the pages of my Novel Notebook.
. . . And into me they breathed a voice divine
to celebrate the future and the past
My orders were to celebrate the gods who live
eternally, but most of all to sing
of them themselves, the Muses, first and last
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย — Hesiod,ย The Theogony
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Hopefully, these little nuggets will intrigue more than frustrate!
While I won’t be blogging, I will be on my Facebook page with random thoughts as I work my way through the final segment of novel #2. ย Visit my sidebar and hit the Like button to follow along. ย This is most likely the first place I will be celebrating when I finish the last sentence. Hope to see you there!
I’ll be back with a post for Sunday Abroad on September 30. ย Thank you so much to my readers for all of your support and encouragement. ย I am very aware that I would not have made it this far without you.
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c.b.w. 2012
Good for you!
See you when you get back. ๐
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It’s going to be weird staying away, but ultimately worth it. ๐
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Good luck to you. Sometimes we writers need to detach from the ‘real world’ to sink our teeth in to our imaginary ones so they come alive. All the best and I’ll be here waiting for you when you come up for air. ๐
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I plan on pretending there is no real world this week! ๐
Thanks for the well wishes!
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I can feel your excitement. Best of writing to you.
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I’m bouncing off the ceiling (worse than usual!). ๐
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HURRAY for the Cave! I’ll see ya on fb and can’t wait to hear how it goes! ๐
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I’ve already started rambling!! Lol! ๐
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Hope you have all the peace and quiet you need, and a fully charged iPod with your playlists, so you can reach your goal. Good luck!
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Oooo, must remember to charge iPod tonight! Lol! ๐
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Go for it! stock up on provisions and have your muse bar the exit. I’ll be thinking about you and anxiously waiting …
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Thanks for the encouragement!! ๐ I made sure there was plenty of coffee and peanut butter cookies around throughout the writing process. Lol! ๐
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Cave looks nice, best of luck!
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Thanks! ๐
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No apoligies necessary…got to follow your muse and finish and we are all behind you!!! I don’t follow Facebook very often but may give it a try.
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Facebook is fun in moderation. I find its a nice distraction when I need a second to catch my breath after writing a tough scene. ๐
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VERY intrigued!!! Hurry up and finish it already, I’ve been wanting to read your work for so long!! ๐
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I hope it lives up to the hype! Lol! ๐
Btw, I received your book and its beautiful.
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Oh, yay! Thank you! ๐
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Whooo hoooo! I’m reading this a week later with hopes that your sabbatical was successful (in whatever form that has ended up being)! (LOVE the sneak peeks at your work!)
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My sabbatical was indeed successful – I’ll have more on that in Monday’s post. ๐
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Intriguing is definitely the descriptor I would use to describe your teasing words and fascinating photo. Happy writing! ๐
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Awesome! ๐ I had a lot of fun creating a world inside of that cave and I hope readers will get a kick out of it, too.
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