I received my contract this week from the potential publisher. It was reviewed by an attorney, and I’ve asked for a meeting to discuss the legal document with the potential publisher. Hopefully, next week we will be able reach an agreement whereas I can then be called an “author under contract.” That’d be nice.
One of the first scenes I’m going to write for next story is not the first scene of the book. I have a good set of middle scenes and end scenes, but I felt the opening was weak. Today an idea came to me on how to open my second book. In the opening paragraph, I’ll have the king cough, choke and collapse into his plate of food. I believe that is a good hook to draw my reader into the story. Kill the king and the let the kingdom flounder. Or maybe not. He may survive and play a critical role later on. You’ll have to wait and see how it turns out.
I wish all my NaNoWriMo compatriots the best of luck as they punch out a novel in the coming weeks. I’ve never tried to do NaNoWriMo, but there is always next year. Afer all, history doesn’t write itself.
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What I’m Reading – Many readers I know like to inquire what their favorite author is reading. At the end of each blog post, I’ll let you know what I’m reading. I may not be a published author yet, but I hope my choice of reading material inspires you to read. I finished reading the September 2016 Writer’s Digest magazine, and the entire Summer 2016 Novel Writing magazine. These were good inspirations, and I’m looking forward putting to use what I learned from them into my next story. Tomorrow I begin Bloom County Episode XI A New Hope. After that, I’ll get back to my Theology of the Body series by St. Pope John Paul II. I encourage you to read a variety of topics.