Well, it's been months since my last chapter. Sorry folks. Between Writers Block and some very pernicious and unpleasant health problems I don't see the circumstances changing anytime soon. I am still working on this, with every intent to finish it...if nothing else I want to see how it turns out, as I'm letting the story lead me at this point. Oh, I have some ideas about where it's going,
As stated in my last post, I wasn't happen with the ending of the last chapter and had decided act on suggestions received in regards to making it more powerful. Hopefully I succeeded. Anyhow, feedback is welcome.
After reading my latest chapter to Chatoyance aloud both she and I were unhappy with the way I ended it. Her suggestions and advice have got wheels turning in my noggin', and I hope to have an editorial addendum to "Battlestations" if all goes well. I hadn't meant to leave things hanging, and to do so in an uninteresting and non-suspenseful way at that. Just the mark of my lack of
I've always said that I can tell when I'm challenging myself to something really important in my life - it's when I'm feeling terrified. That's how I feel about this story. I know with my intellect that there's nothing to be scared of - it's just that I've tried and failed in the past to write anything longer than a poem. The response to my first chapter was encouraging and kind, thank you.
I have taken the time to write a letter to Hasbro, in regards to there being so few quality collectable products available on the commercial market. If you feel the way I do, I ask you to take a moment, and do the same. Maybe if we inundate the Marketing Department with these, we might get something worth while before the "trend" has passed us by.
As stated in my last post, I wasn't happen with the ending of the last chapter and had decided act on suggestions received in regards to making it more powerful. Hopefully I succeeded. Anyhow, feedback is welcome.