Chapter 14

I've really got to make sure my blog posts are actually posting. New goal.

I had the best burst of inspiration this week. I finished chapter 14, which has to be my favorite chapter probably in the entire book (at least of what I've written so far). It's a very epic chapter where many things happen and lots of secrets come out. From now until the end of the act, there's a lot of tension and intensity.

The beginning of chapter 15 has been a struggle. I feel like it's there but I don't have any time to sit down and pull it out. So hopefully this weekend I can crack down. I'm so close to finishing this act, which is good because my deliverable is due next Friday. I totally forgot about that until now. I guess I will definitely be cracking down this weekend. Thanks for reminding me. 

But my birthday is this Wednesday so that'll be a fun obstacle to work around as I finish these last two chapters. I suppose professionals do it all the time so I'll have to do it too. As the phrase goes, a professional writer is an amateur that didn't quit. I'll be seventeen. But that's not important because this isn't a diary. 

So how about time for another snippet? This one will have a little bit of character development. At the beginning of the novel, Elsie was feeling really hopeful about finding a purpose by serving the war and by now, her steam is running out.

Where was that other me, less than a year younger than the present one? Where was the young woman longing for adventure and purpose and freedom in a colorless world? I supposed she’d grown up and realized the reality of the world was far different from what she’d imagined. Heroes aren’t filled with glory, but with tragedy. They aren’t heroes for their triumphs but for the sorrow they endure to achieve them.

 Deep, I know.
Well, that's all for now. Since I'm having to post this late, happy Valentine's Day. I'm spending mine by writing a riveting love story and then later with Dean Winchester of Supernatural.

Thanks again for reading.