So I have finally finished my first draft. I even came in under my 5k word limit. This is a new feeling for me. Usually I am cutting words to make the length. This time I was a bit too judicious in my efforts and my reward is that I now get to add content.
My characters shaped up well. I have my strong hero; confident and self-assured. And my equally strong heroine, who is a bit more fragile only because of her size. Capturing the dynamics of their relationship as they grow closer together through has been my goal for this story all along. I think the idea of two people falling in love having never touched, or heard each other speak is an interesting one. And thanks to the World Wide Web it is not such a far-fetched concept either.
The story is entirely first-person perspective, from Toms point of view, so we unfortunately never really get to hear much of Sophie’s side, but we see how he grows to care for her and becomes more and more tortured by what happens to her. I also want a seed of distrust to flow through the final decision Tom has to make. Has Sophie been turned? Is she being used by the aliens against him, and if she is does he even care anymore?
So what do you guys think? Do the tidbits I've thrown out show my story to have enough of the "good stuff" that it will need in order to keep its intrigue, suspense and enjoyment levels high enough to keep you interested? I sure hope so...
One final note about line-editing. Someday I want to do a chapter dedicated solely to the art of line-editing, so I won't go too deeply into detail tonight. I have been doing line work on Glass Walls this week and have found it to be quite frustrating, nothing new there. But I love how it can help to open up a brand new direction that you may have been hinting at, but have not quite put your finger on yet. I know that's pretty vague, but I want to save some of my technical examples for a later date.
A little technical, non-story related blurb. I am going to be changing my Chapter release date from Thursday to Friday. My weeks have become quite busy and Friday is now the best time for me to post this thing. I don't know, I hope that isn't such a problem. Not like anybody has anything better to do on a Friday night anyway.
Hey is anybody excited for Glass Walls? I know I am even more excited about the feedback that hopefully all of you are dieing to give. I cherish opinions, (especially harsh ones) for I feel they help me grow. If you would like to make a comment, but lack the gumption to subscribe you can post it. Please take a few seconds and email it to me at OverdshadowedIPod@yahoo.com and I will post it for you. I hope to have some discussion points from my story, so please don't be shy.
Without further ado; I will make this official, Glass Walls will be available for your reading pleasure on September 17th, so set your calendars and get excited. But hurry it's only going to be available for a limited time.
'Til next time...
Honestly its hard to say much about the story cause I havent read it yet. Interesting premise but the is too much missing to make much discussing yet. Having had a falling in love in a crisis situation I know its possible. It will be interesting to see where you take it.
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