Archive for October, 2007

Eamon is coming . . .

Sunday, October 28th, 2007


Kate Walker went to Ireland last week and she took a friend with her. His name is Eamon. She hasn’t known him long, but the minute she met him she knew he and Abby Green absolutely had to meet. (Kate knows a hero when she sees one)

As you may (or may not) recall, Abby does not believe that Eamon is a hero’s name. I disagree. We’ve had several discussions about this and an escalating ‘war’ of Eamons which has included several post cards, an apron and, most recently, a nightshirt.

Tomorrow, right here, you will get the next installment — the story of Eamon and his trip with Kate and his meeting with Abby and . . . well, stay tuned.

Many thanks to Kate who told his story — as only Kate can — and for taking the time to do so when she was supposed to be out drinking Bewley’s and enjoying herself).

I, in the meantime, will be deep in the book.

Channeling Kate Hardy

Friday, October 26th, 2007

No, not really.

But as I said last week, this must be what it feels like to be Kate Hardy. Or Nora Roberts.

I suppose I should have left out the period between those last two sentences (or sentence and fragment), putting in a comma instead so Kate could be in the same sentence with Nora, which she likes.

But then she’s in the last sentence with Nora, so I hope she’s happy now.

Anyway, I’m writing buckets every day. I no longer stop and mull. I don’t ruminate. I don’t weigh. Words spill out. They may not be good words yet, or the right words, or the words I’ll eventually end up with.

But they are words.

And they are getting through this story.

So, hooray for them. And hooray for these people, PJ and Ally, whose story must really want to be told.

All I can say is, Seb and Neely better be paying attention so they can see how it ought to be done. None of this shilly-shallying around. No whining. No taking their football and going home. Or their blueprints or whatever they were messing with when last I saw them.

Enough about them. They had their chance. They blew it. Or they and the editor didn’t play well with each other, and so they aren’t getting their chance right now. Maybe later. Well, definitely later. Probably. Er, um . . .

I don’t care. Sufficient to the day is the book I’m working on. I’m just going to enjoy PJ and Ally — and these blissful days when writing is, as they say (though I really rarely believe), “easy and fun for me.”

At least it’s easy and fun for PJ and Ally. And those few other authors who make it seem effortless. Which at the moment is me.

Who’d a thunk it?

I just wish I didn’t have 5 days left to finish it all up. I could bask in knowing what I’m doing a bit longer if I had more time.

Where Have I Been?

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

I wonder that, too. Mostly I’ve been under a deadline.

And the deadline is still looming, and the book is getting closer and closer, but it’s not there yet. It is going to need another week or two. Hoping for the shorter, fearing for the latter. But considering when these characters deigned to appear in my mind, this is actually a pretty fast ride.

I’ve watched Blue Crush and enjoyed it. My memories of bodysurfing, which are only remotely applicable to what I witnessed in the film, are not of swirling and whirling in blue sea being crushed, but of swirling and whirling in complete blackness because why the heck would anyone open their eyes under the circumstances?

Grit? Sand? Salt water? No, thanks.

But I suppose, with cinematographic license, you have to show the blue swirly bits because when you only have visuals to work with, black doesn’t get the point across. Now, if they could make the very air around us shake us and slam us while the water rushes in our ears, yeah, black might do it.

Good film. I enjoyed it. It’s an interesting counterpoint to Gidget. Anyone remember that movie? The book was lots better. But James Darren is definitely worth a Male on Monday slot on the Pink Heart. Maybe I’ll have to suggest writing about him.

Anyway, I’ve got to get back to chapter seven or nine or whichever one seems most likely to cooperate. You guys talk among yourselves. Feel free to comment. In fact I’d love it if you’d comment.

Remind me, when I have a couple of free brain cells to rub together that I want to talk about books and movies and the fickleness of memory. But not now. Now the book awaits.