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Into the Enchanted Forest
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Into the Enchanted Forest follows Gabby and Ethan Jack as they try to return her to her family, the Royal Family of Wonderland. Only they have to make it through the Enchanted Forest first.
My Facebook news feed is filled with images of reminders about what Monday is really about. My grandfather is a veteran. He was in the Navy during the Korean War. All my life I was aware that he was medically discharged. It wasn’t until recently that he told anybody (me) what happened during the hurricane that resulted in his medical discharge. But that is not my story to share. Someday I will end up connecting Memorial Day with him. Remember those who lost their lives to protect our freedoms. Toast a hamburger or hotdog in their memory.
Every day that I pull out my notebook or laptop I don't plan what goes down on the paper. I don't know quite where my characters want to lead me yet. Sometimes it's a matter of going back and seeing, 'Oh, I'm missing this...' or 'I need to add a scene to link these chapters together. Sometimes the plot bunnies invade and I have to write a scene for a part of the story not yet started. But every day I hit my NaNoWriMo daily goal, or personal goal, or even get words down on the page, is one more day I can feel good about working on this rough draft. Today I reached the halfway mark - 25,000 words. I have more words to add. I have more story to develop. I have more ideas, plot bunnies, and writing prompts to work with. And then, once this rough draft is finished, I'll introduce this new story to my beloved readers (and the world). Then the real work begins. Editing and polishing and titling and all that. Stay tuned. Alicia
Sometimes it is really difficult to write about what I'm doing. I have been subbing mostly and working on my Etsy shop. There is a craft show in a few weeks and I'm working on getting my inventory organized and updated. It sounds easier than I really is. I've been working on social media. Again, easier said than done. I recently "finished" Half-Moon Manor. By that I mean that it is in the editing stages and should be up and running in the Kindle and CreateSpace stores shortly. It is not as long as The Bookworm Next Door, but I'm a firm believer that writing words to add to word counts does not always make for a better book. I would rather put together short stories to share about other events in that story's universe and put them together into a collection piece than randomly insert them into a story where they may or may not fit. The Steampunk/Fantasy piece is in the works. More of the flesh out the plot stages t...
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