Warning: Some Violence and Much Strong Language.HE WROTE: Initiating Event
We had a great initiating event. At least inside the confines of my mind. Then we try to write it and it doesn't look so great.
Many things sound and look great inside the confines of my head. Then there's reality.
The initiating event isn't the opening scene of the book: it's the event that causes the opening of the book. Which is also different from the backstory of the problem. In Agnes the problem actually happened over thirty years ago. We needed an initiating event to make the problem that has been sleeping that long become a problem in the here and now for our current characters.
I feel better. Because I shipped the master of the manuscript back to Miss Jennifer. Of course, she's coming down here on Tuesday night for our publicity meeting and media training. Then we drive down to Melbourne, Florida on Friday for a conference. By the end of the week we should have a good feel for at least Acts One and Two of Agnes. Which hopefully will be written by the we do our next conference together in San Francisco in Mid-February. Then we can outline Act Three. Hopefully. Maybe. Sigh.
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Have a safe trip to Florida. I know a few people who will be attending that conference. Should be a good one. Hang in with Agnes. Sounds like she's very much worth the headache. :)
This time Jenny keeps you awake while driving down that Florida turnpike thingy. Dammit.
I couldn't help but giggle at the: "And then there's reality" line. (-: Close, but it's still not real -- it's a proto-book. I'm glad to hear that it now works on several levels of unreality! It sounds like it's going to be a great deal of fun when it's done.
"Many things sound and look great inside the confines of my head.
Then there's reality".
Ah Bob, Bob. It was ever thus, my boy. We must just have confidence that one day reality will get its act together and measure up, in this as in so many things.
For example, I have confidence that next week's apoplectic blog from the lovely Ms Crusie that recounts how she almost brained you on the long drive to Florida is going to be very amusing, particularly if there's map reading involved. Go Crusie.
So I gather that Shane and Agnes have history together but don't realize it until they meet. Someone in their past has done a dirty deed that ultimately results in Shane and Agnes boinking like bunnies, falling in love and stopping the bad guy. Is that it? I hope so because I love stories like that.
P.S. You might want to let Jenny drive. That way she can only brain you with one hand.
Jenny's coming down? Are you cleaning up your place instead of blogging Bob?
Have you SEEN Jenny's office?
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