ColumbusGuy Posted June 15, 2015 Author Posted June 15, 2015 Thanks, big bro. I'm afraid people are going to be annoyed with this chapter--if I do what I'm thinking now, it's going to have more than two viewpoints, or at least multiple uses of the same one. The only way I see to avoid that is to cut the next scene and skip to school on Wednesday...but then I'd feel like Greg and Denny were getting short shrift since Jay and Mikey have the first scene. Ideas?
Headstall Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Thanks, big bro. I'm afraid people are going to be annoyed with this chapter--if I do what I'm thinking now, it's going to have more than two viewpoints, or at least multiple uses of the same one. The only way I see to avoid that is to cut the next scene and skip to school on Wednesday...but then I'd feel like Greg and Denny were getting short shrift since Jay and Mikey have the first scene. Ideas? You know that I happen to like multiple viewpoints, as long as they are not confusing, and yours never are. A single POV has limitations that sometimes inhibits the chapter IMO... I know that's blasphemy to some writers, and I respect that. I told my last chapter totally from Kendall's POV, and I itched a few times to let the readers know what Michael was thinking in his head... I like the give and take it allows... personally, I think some of my best chapters trade POV's back and forth. 1
ColumbusGuy Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 Thanks Gary, you are good for my ego. Just sent off the first part of Chapter 27--Quality Time, to G-Man. 2600 words. Hope he likes it.
Headstall Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Thanks Gary, you are good for my ego. Just sent off the first part of Chapter 27--Quality Time, to G-Man. 2600 words. Hope he likes it. I might leave it for morning, Buddy... my eyes are getting heavy... although I might get a second wind... 1
ColumbusGuy Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 You might need that wind, and keep the overalls down by your ankles. 1
Timothy M. Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 You might need that wind, and keep the overalls down by your ankles. ohhh promises, promises 1
EagleIsaac Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 You might need that wind, and keep the overalls down by your ankles. That sounds promising 1
Timothy M. Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 so when do we get some Quality Time? I need some inspiration for my own teen couple.
ColumbusGuy Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 Well, it's 3500 words now, just started the second part...hopefully by morning. G-Man and I discussed how I want it to go, and I think I have it now, unless the boys tell me otherwise. 1
Timothy M. Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 I'm torn now...I've sent three chapters of Jay to Nifty, and they are posted there, with a link back here so people can see the pics...but their text editor is finickier than GAs. So, I copied my chapters from the GA page, then fixed the style to conform to their wishes, and in doing a spell-check, I found a few small errors in them that slipped by me and Gary. NOW--do I go back in the GA pages and fix them, or pretend I didn't find them? did that go in the COTT forum by mistake ? I'd fix them if it were me, but then I'm much too fixated on errors.
EagleIsaac Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 I'm torn now...I've sent three chapters of Jay to Nifty, and they are posted there, with a link back here so people can see the pics...but their text editor is finickier than GAs. So, I copied my chapters from the GA page, then fixed the style to conform to their wishes, and in doing a spell-check, I found a few small errors in them that slipped by me and Gary. NOW--do I go back in the GA pages and fix them, or pretend I didn't find them? I would change it if it is going to drive you crazy not changing it.
ColumbusGuy Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 It was there because it popped into my head, and I'd mentioned the story earlier for Drew...I was sure we had caught all the mistakes. Sadly, I'm a perfectionist, and it IS bugging the crap out of me. What's worse is that the later chapters are much longer, and have more potential errors in them.
LitLover Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Fix the mistakes CG. If it's driving you batty now it'll be all you can think about later 1
ColumbusGuy Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 I'm on it...just fixed Chapter 1, a spelling error. Gary may rest easy--he didn't start being my beta reader until chapter 10--until then, all the mistakes are mine. After that...well, hehehe. 1
Headstall Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 I'm on it...just fixed Chapter 1, a spelling error. Gary may rest easy--he didn't start being my beta reader until chapter 10--until then, all the mistakes are mine. After that...well, hehehe. I will take my share of responsibility, little bro
ColumbusGuy Posted June 19, 2015 Author Posted June 19, 2015 Just sent off Chapter 6, and found only a couple things I needed to fix in the intervening chapters--I ignored my checkers warnings about some punctuation and passive voice as being too minor, and the way I used it may not be okay in formal writing, but it works fine in fiction. The Phone Call chapter with Kurt gave me hell because it was constantly flagging the -- I used to set off Kurt's end of the call; there are different ways of doing that in text, and the one I picked after researching, was the most commonly accepted...but the program hated it. I've had a few emails of feedback, all of them good and telling me to keep going...they have no way to track traffic, so I can only assume more people are reading it. Chapter 27 is at 4,000 words...I was reading Caz' Andrew, then Adam. I had started with Buried Treasure originally but stopped when I realized it wasn't the start of the series. Catching up now. 1
ColumbusGuy Posted June 19, 2015 Author Posted June 19, 2015 Just sent Gary Chapter 27--it's at 5,000 words, not quite done yet, but much closer. Hopefully, he'll like it when he wakes up. 1
LitLover Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Just sent Gary Chapter 27--it's at 5,000 words, not quite done yet, but much closer. Hopefully, he'll like it when he wakes up. I'm sure it will be great CG
Timothy M. Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Just sent Gary Chapter 27--it's at 5,000 words, not quite done yet, but much closer. Hopefully, he'll like it when he wakes up. I'll have to get my Rob chapter written before Jay and Miles distract me. 1
ColumbusGuy Posted June 21, 2015 Author Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) Maybe it'll heat your boys up a bit? Nearly 6,000 words now. Edited June 21, 2015 by ColumbusGuy
Headstall Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Maybe it'll heat your boys up a bit? Nearly 6,000 words now. I'm at 6300 words now... think I'm done... so freaking tired
Timothy M. Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 I'm at 6300 words now... think I'm done... so freaking tired off to bed, both of you and well. You'll be able to look at your chapters with fresh minds when you wake up.
ColumbusGuy Posted June 21, 2015 Author Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) Just sent chapter 27 to Gary...he liked it up to about 5k, the rest he hasn't seen yet. Got my fingers crossed. It's at 6,900 words. Edited June 21, 2015 by ColumbusGuy
ColumbusGuy Posted June 22, 2015 Author Posted June 22, 2015 Chapter 27 is posted--Gary was on the ball and sent it back already. There is a title change, I hope you guys don't mind. It's now Rocky Road. On a side note, if anyone out there uses Word 2003 or earlier, could you tell me the numbers entered in the Norman and Body Text templates? Like a fool, I altered mine, and now I can't get them back without doing insane things in the Registry, when all I want is just the numbers which show up when you open it to see what they are set at--if I input those, I can save them to default and I'm all good again.
ColumbusGuy Posted June 25, 2015 Author Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) So what? There's a friggin time limit to edit your own discussion posts?! That's just insane. I mentioned Greg's brothers and sisters, and the next oldest (at 16) is going to make a very brief appearance in Chapter 28, but I can't go back and add him to the Descriptions in that post? I guess I'll have to do it in situ and hope I remember--but I'll add him to my chapter notes just to be safe--it's where all the other people 'hang out' when not being fictional. His name's Jeff, into basketball like their father, and is straight. Being a year younger than Greg, he's only a sophomore, and the only other family member in high school. And no--there will NOT be any hetero sex scenes in my book--it gives me nightmares just thinking about it. OH--I guess you should also know, that Chapter 28 is at 500 words, and might be called Hard Times. Edited June 25, 2015 by ColumbusGuy 3
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