back chat

I worked on Catherine's Wheel last night, more or less finishing chapter 3. I chose to quit just before receiving a visit from the Exposition Fairy disguised as an 1800-year old RomanoCeltic vampire. There'll be time enough tomorrow (or the next day) to get to Teh Storee.

I've got the Wheel itself mapped out, and all of the dramatis personae are more or less in place. Now I just have to push the button and run the movie in my head.

I used to do this thing that is essentially a synopsis of the work, which I used to call "back chat". I found the back chat that I originally wrote for this book WAAAAY back when, and basically, it has no bearing on the story I'm actually writing... and believe me, that's a good thing. That edition of back chat has been relegated to the trash bin where it belongs.

I've got glimpses of the threads of this story and how they'll play out over several books to come. I just hope I have the time and the stamina to get all of it written.