Writing a novel, for me, is slow work.
And my latest novel has given me LOTS of trouble, until my muse finally sprang into action around the Christmas holidays.
This novel isalled Call of the Siren and it's the second book in the Limbo trilogy. (The first is The Phoenix, and you can find a copy of it here).
But I just compared this update with the previous one on January 11. And I'm truly amazed at the tremendous progress in such a short periods of time.
Everything in bold is ready to go, editing-wise
Everything in italics shows where work is still required.
But when the editing is done, I have a couple more passes over the text to make.
One is a granular pass to ensure the new characters are properly developed.
And then I need to make a "feng shui" pass over the entire book, which is a new type of editing for me. In fact, I might have invented this type of editing. Maybe it's worth its own post.
My goal is to have the book ready for formatting by early April.
Cover art is by Nancy Calkins, wife of Ed Calkins, Steward of Tara.
CALL OF THE SIREN
Sue Bass is haunted by dreams of her father, who died in a boating accident before she was born, alluring dreams of water and song. But then a soft-spoken outside man with an inside plan comes to town, and Sue's sleepwalking stops, only to resurface with greater magnetism when he leaves.
Two voices beckon. Which one will she heed?
Prologue:
PART ONE: WATER
Chapter 1: Lullaby
Chapter 2: Music or Madness
Chapter 3: Town Mouse
Chapter 4: Country Mouse, Monday Sept. 13, afternoon (spot places to fill in)
Chapter 5: Water, Butter, and Wine
Chapter 6: Little Girl Lost
Chapter 7: The Lure of Their Eyes
PART TWO: FIRE
Chapter 8: Flames and Frost
Chapter 9: Even The Sparrow
Chapter 10: Bewitched By Her Sweetness
Chapter 11: House Calls, Saturday
Chapter 12: Coin for the Passage
Chapter 13: Plaintive Cries
Chapter 14: As Sharp as Spears
Chapter 15: The Meadow of Skeletons
PART THREE: AIR
Chapter 16: Gates of Horn and Ivory
Chapter 17 Ask, and It Shall be Given You
Chapter 18: Seek, and Ye Shall Find
Chapter 19: Knock, and it Shall Be Opened Unto You (1/3 edited, 2/3 drafted)
Chapter 20: The Stain No Storm Could Wash Away (1/3 edited, 2/3 drafted)
Chapter 21: A Stone and a Serpent
Chapter 22: Treading Water
Chapter 23: Last Dream of my Soul
PART FOUR: EARTH
Chapter 24: On Solid Ground
Chapter 25: Ideal – and Worthy of Envy
Chapter 26: Sue’s Diner (edited)
Chapter 27: In Dark Depths Lurking (2/3 edited)
Chapter 28: The Abyss Beckons (drafted, a few graphs edited)
Chapter 29: : No Breath of Wind, No Ripple of Water (1/3 edited, 2/3 drafted)
Chapter 30: Ferry and Scythe
Epilogue
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