May 2011
Sooo . . . April showers are supposed to bring May flowers. Okay, I keep looking for them and all I see are daffodils, a few tulips, and a scattering of blossoms on the fruit trees. The truth is we have had the coldest April on record, and boy the garden knows it. This is not looking good for a bountiful spring. I have hardly seen any honey bees and the little wild canaries haven’t shown up. In fact the bird population is staying away. I can’t blame them.
The earth is in a delaying pattern, or more to the point, a change of pattern. Unexpected events. Writing is often a series of unexpected events and changes in patterns.
The manuscript I am working on is like the weather. Unexpected characters keep turning up and unusual plot patterns emerge. I gave myself permission with this story to follow my intuition and work with the changes. I know how the story ends and getting there is much like the unexpected weather; a series of delays and twisting turns. Two new characters have shown up and I am fascinated trying to discover what roles and motivations they encompass.
Like the unusual weather these characters are a bit edgy, sinister, causing my protagonist to question what he is involved in and what risks are at stake. It appears there may be more opposing sides than at the beginning of the story. But hey, complexity is what makes for an intriguing story. I’m game. I’ll follow these two characters “into the woods.” Into the Sol Duc rainforest to be exact.
PS The Pugs stay cuddled together indoors until the weather gets warmer. :D
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