Chapter References

To make things easier when I start posting the other parts in the saga, I came up with a different way to refer to the specific chapters. Sure, I could just say chapter 4 of I Love NYC but that's a bit too long for my tastes. So, Chapter 4 of NYC will be referred to as 3.04 (or 3.4 if I get lazy)) where the 3 represents part 3 (I Love NYC), and the 4 represents chapter 4 (A Pack of Foxes). And I probably will include the chapter name in parenthesis but won't if I'm feeling lazy.

[Light Spoilers] Just for clarification, here are a few more examples: Chapter 11 (Two Garages) of Aftermath is referred to as 2.11; Chapter 6 (Taking a Punch) of The Project is 5.06; Chapter 8 (Rio Grande) of Triumvirate is 7.08. The chapter name in parentheses will be optional but I do like to include it so we'll see how that plays out.

[If you're worried about spoilers, don't be, I didn't give much of anything away!]

July '09 Update

I know I haven't been keeping up on the blog much at all lately but it's certainly not for lack of wanting to. I'm a person like any other and I have things going that greatly prolonged my hiatus longer than I wanted to. And just because there isn't much on the blog here doesn't mean I'm sitting on some street corner picking my nose!

Seven Days Progress

Over the past week, I've been working on Seven Days. For some reason, this story has always been a thorn in my side! Part of it is that it's the first story of a huge, epic saga and there is a lot of pressure to start things off right. (This is part of the reason I wrote NYC first!) Going through this process has given me a bit of empathy for George Lucas in his writing Star Wars Episode 1 (especially after 4-6 were already done!).

But I'm determined to push through to write the rest of the saga in order! But Seven Days will be a little more difficult to get through because I don't actually have a summary for it. I know what you're thinking... "I thought he already wrote a summary version for each part?" And you're right, I did. But I have since changed/modified the scope of Seven Days. This medium and the story are quite malleable until I actually publish the works (which is why I'm waiting to do that until after I finish the entire thing; to allow for adjustments and such as I go). And one thing I learned in a college art class (Photoshop actually) to "always be aware of you're frame (scope) and don't be afraid to explore a change."

So why am I not posting anything yet?

As of this post, I have finished 3 chapters (including the Prologue). I want to get a few more under my belt before I start posting anything. This is to give myself a little breathing room since I haven't nailed down the antagonists) 100% just yet. I have a general idea for them and basically how I want the protagonists to deal with them, but nothing is concrete just yet. The breathing room will allow me to take some time to flesh out the story and their interactions in more detail when I get to that part.

So, "hold on to your butts" because I am writing and will hopefully be posting stuff in the next week or two.