One Down, At Least One To Go:

Note: The above photo of Billy Wirth is a screenshot I

took from American Gladiators. I do not hold the copy-
right to the picture in any way.

I've finished the Lucky Raven outline...for now. I've completed it, but I may make changes to it by the time November rolls around. It's nice to have it finished, though. Now if I could just have someone read it and look for holes or inconsistencies or anything else that doesn't feel right...

Now I'm getting ready to start work on the outline for Fox and Sawyer Redman's story. I want to have a good start to it so I can begin writing it on Thursday for 10K day. I want to put the whole day into their story. I'll work on the "Cottage" and Zane Greywolf novels tomorrow during Wednesday Writing Sprints day.

But first I've got to check my e-mail and post this entry to LiveJournal, as well. I've also got to see about getting a character journal started for Fox and Sawyer. :)

Have a great day! :D

Lois

My First Scene:

I finally wrote that scene for my new story. I have to say, I'm already loving Fox and Sawyer Redman! *g*

It came to 1,216 words, altogether, minus the headings and my name as author.

I didn't write as much as I wanted to today, but I'm satisfied. I wrote the one thing I most wanted to write. :)

And now I'm going to bed.

G'night, all!

Lois

Note: The picture above is a compilation of two photos I found online. I don't hold the copyright to either of them and I don't know who does.

NAMES!

I've come up with names for the brothers in my epic: Fox and Sawyer Redman! :D

I must have spent an hour and a half looking for names (first and last) on the BabyNamesWorld site on ParentConnect. They don't seem to have very many American Indian names, but I still found perfect names for them. I'd already chosen Fox for the youngest brother, but hadn't yet come up with a name for his brother or a surname for them both. Now I have and I'm very happy with my choices. :)

Well, now that I have the names, I can do a little character sketching and start work on that scene...

I've also made one minor change: Fox will be the one to take on the Indian way of life, being his Cherokee mother's favorite son. Sawyer will be the one who adopts the white way, the ways of his father.

Note: The photo of Jay Tavare and Gil Birmingham is a compilation of photos I found online. I do not hold the copyright to either image and I don't know who does.

Lucky Doesn't Take Change Well:

After much struggling to move Lucky's story into the past, I've decided to keep him in the present. It just began to feel all wrong having him in the 1870s. I'll take whatever research I get and add it to what I had of the outline. I might use them in a different story someday, but I'm keeping Lucky firmly planted in the here and now. :)

I'm liking where it's headed now, but I've spent so much time on it today that I feel a need to do something else. So, I'm going to work on that first scene from the epic.

Maybe I'll work on one of the other stories after that.

Note: The photo of Billy Wirth, above, is a picture I found online. I don't hold the copyright and I don't know who does.

A Day with My Fiction:

I don't have any writing exercises to do today, so I'm going to work on outlining more of Lucky Raven's story and writing more in my "Cottage" and Zane Greywolf novels. I was planning to work in an hour of drawing, but there's a chance I don't have to do it. I'm just waiting to hear back from my client. So, today will be spent on my fiction! :D

I never wrote any snippets from that opening scene to the epic, so I plan to work on that today, as well as character sketches of Fox and his brother.

I want to start a character journal for Fox and his brother, too, but I need to come up with a name for his brother, first. Anyone have any ideas? ;)

I can't wait to get started! :D

Have a great day!

Lois

Note: The picture above is an image I made using two photos I found online. I don't hold the copyright to either of these images and I don't know who does.

My Epic Is Calling Out to Me...

I know I can't give in. I haven't even started researching yet, but I'm itching to do something...anything...to feel like I'm working on it.

Maybe I should work on some character sketches. That would be a start. After all, I need to know all about Fox and his brother. Yes! That's what I'll do! :D

I also have a first scene that keeps playing out in my mind. I don't think I need to do all that much research for it, but I'll need to do some. I guess I'll have to wait a little bit before I can work on that, no matter how badly I want to begin writing it. ;)

Oh! But it's okay to write little snippets of an idea, isn't it? Even before the outline is started? I would love to write a snippet of the opening scene. I can add it to the outline, of course, and make changes later on.

As far as the novel, itself, ah, well. Good things come to those who wait!

And here I was, earlier, wanting to do some more outlining for Lucky's story. ;)

Have a great evening,

Lois

Note: The photo of Jay Tavare, above, is one I found online. I do not hold the copyright and I don't know who does.

I Came, I Wrote, I Am A Writer:

I finished two writing exercises today and did some work on my Lucky Raven outline. The majority of what I've done, though, has been searching for information for the Lucky Raven outline.

See, Lucky's from the fictional town of Mayville, Arkansas (which may be changed to Van Buren or Fort Smith, but I'm not sure yet) and he goes to Joplin, Missouri to find his real father. Things happen and I needed to know about banks and law enforcement in Joplin during the 1870s. I found the name of a bank, but not much information about it. I couldn't find anything about law enforcement in Joplin during that time, either. It was extremely frustrating, like hitting a brick wall.

But, to my delight, I discovered that I can e-mail the Missouri State Archives with a request for historical research. It could take eight weeks before I hear back from them, but I don't plan on beginning the actual writing process until November anyway, so I'm okay with that. :)

It's too late to work on the outline more right now, so I'm going to get off here and take a shower and start dinner. If I'm lucky, I'll be back a little later to work on the outline a little more. Otherwise, I'll work on it tomorrow.

Internet research frustrations aside, this has been a great day! :D

Have a great afternoon and evening!

Lois



Note: The image of Billy Wirth, above, is a photo I found online. I don't hold the copyright and I don't know who does.