I was working on revisions again yesterday and rereading the story has reminded me of how much I like Ryne and Deke. She’s prickly and he’s such a smart ass that he drives her nuts sometimes. There’s something about a few months away from a story that allows a different view of the work. Maybe because time creates more distance for a writer. I’ve only been reading little bits here or there, scenes or chapters where I think I can slide in the changes I need to make, but there’s one change that I still have to do that will involve a bigger reread because I’m not sure of the right place.
Revisions are helping me, I think, with the WIP because both Creed and Maia have roles in this story. I didn’t remember Creed swearing so much, but he does. I also heard his theme song on the radio yesterday, Carry On Wayward Son, and after fighting with his story, I had a different perspective on what it meant.
The other thing that’s been interesting about the WIP is that the bad guy is a demon. Seth. Yeah, that doesn’t sound like a really scary name, but if you visit behind the name.com and look up the second definition, it fits. (And I didn’t get to name him. Like my heroes and heroines, Seth told me his name. Have I mentioned how much I envy authors who actually have the power to bestow names and not have their characters fight them?)
But anyway, the thing is that for Through a Crimson Veil and Dark Awakening in Shards of Crimson, I had demons for the heroes and one heroine. And while I did have demons for the bad guys in both those stories, these weren’t well-defined characters that were talking to me. Seth is kind of talking–at least enough to tell me what to call him–and it’s making it hard for me to see him as the villain and to think of him that way. I guess this is a problem for when I’m done with revisions and working on the WIP, but I keep looking at this and thinking, wow, this is strange.
And speaking strange, My Space is insisting I have 4 messages in my inbox and yet it’s empty. I’ve refreshed, I’ve cleared my trash and still they insist I have these messages. Now I’m paranoid that they’re there, but I just can’t see them. Of course, I’m always worried about email. :-/ It’s why I have such a hard time when people don’t reply because then I worry that they didn’t receive it. Every time I email and ask, they always have and then I feel silly for being concerned. I’m trying really hard not to email any of the people I emailed to see if they got my notes.
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