Dazzling Sunset Chapter 9 Goes Up 10/4 · 1:43am Oct 4th, 2016
Now that I have your attention, let me say thanks for letting me get my head straight on this one. Editing is going on right now, and should be all taken care of by midnight. Chapter 9 hit just shy of 6.5K words over all and I'm worried a little about the pacing around the middle-ish bit.
One of the reasons this took so long was that this is actually the SECOND version of chapter 9. I had the first one almost done when I hit a snag in my work flow and I realized that I was painting myself into a corner. I had, during the writing of chapter 8, fallen in love with the idea of a scene between Sunset and Adagio. A scene that, to realistically come about, required the story and the characters to jump through some hoops that then left some unfortunate implications lying around. Plus, ultimately, the scene didn't add to the story in any meaningful way other than a certain amount of cute/d'aww. So with a heavy heart, I set the whole thing on fire (metaphorically, at least) and started with a fresh re-think.
That's what you'll be seeing tomorrow: the re-thinkening of chapter 9. While it was hard changing direction, it was a good choice. I think. The story is stronger, more thought out, and should have the more satisfying end when we get there.
Another reason this was so long in coming was simply my workload at my actual job. We've been knee deep in several projects for the last few months, getting ready for the holiday season, getting ready for the new year, and moving to a new corporate HQ at the same time. I've had to learn (and relearn) new skills and how to use several new programs, as well as step up and take command of two projects myself with an intern to help out. While that was going on, I've been dealing with my on-going health issues and taking care of Bubble for a few weeks while her back was out.
Basically, I been busy.
When I did have free time...well, let's say writing was a lot like pulling teeth most days and what I did produce was choppy. But now, we are finally past the big project! AND I should be wrapping up the last phase of the two I'm working on this coming weekend, fingers crossed.
Stay classy!
-Fuzzy
that's good, I like it.
I wait patiently