If there’s any post which falls into my personal version of “putting myself out there” with the fear-fighting machine at maximum capacity, it would be this one. It’s one thing to write explicitly. But it’s an entirely different thing … Read More
From the time I began working on this project with Rosemary, I’ve seen a vast breadth of development in her writing, in the story itself, as well as in the characters and their dynamics. The novel, though digestible in … Read More
Author’s Note: This is a key chapter in the musical thread with ties to the vision Phil had in ‘A Boyhood Ghost’, the new opening to the novel, and with ties to the ending of the novel, most … Read More
Author’s Note: This is the fifth chapter in the pending musical thread. I am omitting a partially-written chapter in which Phil continues to search Rosegate and stumbles on photographs of Aubrey. This is a chapter I still need … Read More
Author’s Note: This is the fourth chapter in the pending musical series. The three chapters leading up to it can be found before this one on this ‘MUSIC’ section. Standing on the threshold, Phil surveyed the … Read More
Author’s Note: This is the third chapter in the series of chapters in which I’m working the musical thread into the novel. It follows ‘A Boyhood Ghost’ and ‘A Prayer’ which you can find on this ‘MUSIC’ section … Read More
Author’s Note: We’re continuing on with the ‘musical thread’ and a reworking of the very beginning of the novel. If you haven’t read it already, be sure to read ‘A Boyhood Ghost’, the first chapter (before this one) … Read More
Author’s Note: This is a reworking of the very beginning of the novel in order to accommodate the new musical thread which I’m adding to the story. With that in mind, this could well be the new, first … Read More
Author’s Note: We are jumping ahead in time to after George’s death. This chapter, as told by Justine, contains another of the ‘plot pillars’ I will have to work around during the rewrite and edits. TWO … Read More
Author’s Note: We are back in Justine’s voice now as she reveals a secret she’s been keeping in her and George’s marriage. This is one of the ‘plot pillars’ I wrote about in the last project update. There … Read More