By I’m sitting in my home office on a Saturday morning, enjoying the last bit of the Death Wish Coffee before I get my next shipment later in the month, and writing. It is maybe my favorite day of the week, especially when the words are working well.
Today is one of those days, when the words are working and the story has changed enough that my re-write of existing words to change from 3rd person to 1st person has become writing fresh words that take the story in a slightly different direction.
My main character, my point of view character is an eleven year old girl when we first meet her. She got her name when one of my best friends responded to my naming dilemma by telling me to name her Fred. She was being facetious, but I took the suggestion to heart. Her full name is Alliafred, but those close to her call her Fred.
The world she lives in is different from anything I’ve published before, and I’ve been really enjoying create a map of that world, though I lack in the drawing skills and naming skills. I’ve been working on the world’s backstory for years.
In other news, I’m told to expect Where Shadows Fall to be ready to publish before the end of November, and as soon as I can, I will share the cover with all you. I’m very excited to share this story with you to close out the Shades and Shadows series.
Now, however, it’s back to the coffee and the words.
Natalie J Case 