Writing Update

With it being the day before the holiday and chores begging to be done and responsibilities calling, I'm a tad short on time. So here's a quick update on the novel-in-progress.

A week and a half-ish after starting, I have a tad over 23k words written. It's November 21 and that leaves 27k to be written before the end of the month. We'll see if that happens! Even if I don't win Nano, I still love the book. It's so different to be writing this genre. The plot unwraps in such a strange way that it's still a little bewildering. The only solution I can think of? Just roll with it! Besides, this is my first realistic fiction so mistakes are allowed.

Here's a tidbit from the story. This features Matt, the secondary character and friend to MC Ethan. Matt suffers from PTSD after serving in Afghanistan and having his motorcade ambushed. He's also a little intense. I would say he's most similar to Jace from the Bell Tower series but he is by far the first character of his kind I've written.

            When Matt saw nothing of interest in the fridge, he closed it and spun around as he picked up the scent of coffee. “That’s what I need.”

            One second he was by the fridge and the next he was grabbing a mug from above the coffeemaker and pouring a cup. It only then dawned on Ethan that Matt was probably a little too slim for his height and build. There should have been a few extra pounds on him. But he had no time to worry about food while he grabbed the sugar from the pantry and shoveled three scoops in his coffee.

            Ethan stared at him. “Really? Three scoops of sugar?”

            Matt grinned “I need to wake up.”

Writer's Thoughts: Comforting Moments

Double posting today because reading gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling in my stomach whenever I come across this part. It's a piece from Book 2, only a chapter or so from the end so it's a rather tender moment between MC Roan and the cat he'd adopted at the beginning of the book. After a brutal separation, they reunited for a time. Click on the picture to read it full size.

I love this part just because how monumental it was for the characters to finally reunite. In the middle of the climax of the book plot, and time, slow down for this brief, but intense, moment. I tend to read this part a lot just before bed because it leaves me with soothing thoughts and a light heart.