Sep 15, 2017

This little note was typed into the discussion portion not realizing I wasn’t spamming...check that...sending out an important content update...so I copied and pasted because I know you are all hanging on every word I type...Ah shit, I just snorted coffee all over my big ol’ iMac...

Day 5. 6th place in the contest I inadvertently entered. OMG! Thank you all so much. 

Now go tell your friends and family. Seriously, NOW!

Because I did something stupid. I started reading my neighbor’s stories. Damn, they’re good. I’m tempted to back them. That would be even stupider. Right? My profile says quid pro quo, so I would, of course. And in the bigger picture, we’re all in this together to hit the numbers to get a deal.   

It’s not like a reader is going to read one book and never read another in their life. More like one good book will whet their appetite. Mine could be a snack, or maybe even an appetizer. 6th place, that’s definitely an appetizer.

Still, what would it be like to be the entre? 

I should wrap this up and take a look at the next chapter, trim the fat and post it. Hope it’s about food. I wrote myself hungry here.

Just checked the manuscript, chapter four is about food. Chapter three has the origin of the book’s title. 

If you’ve read the previous chapter’s posted here, you’ve met Dr. Karl, his wife, her dog he refuses to call by name, and Dr. Karl’s patient Bob. Margo is introduced in chapter three. You might like her. I do. 

Question for you writers: Do you have difficulty killing your favorite characters?