Surrealism

I was riding my bike to school the other day while listening to classical music. This may sound strange but it is quite a soothing experience. In truth, the entire experience affair was surreal. The world seemed to spin around and I felt like it was everything around me that was in motion, not my bicycle. I'm kind of a crazy nerd, but with the wind in my face and the trees dancing around and the birds flying into the blue sky, I couldn't help of think that this is exactly the type of thing that is worthy of being put into words for Matter Unorganized. There are characters I can think of who might experience the same emotions while traveling to unknown - or even too well known - destinations.
The book has become something of a creature of its own at this point. I've been making changes, editing, redeveloping the outline and rethinking the characters in my mind over and over...and finally, it's come to a point where everything is just clicking into motion. The story has a life of its own, it's alive and it needs to be nourished. It has moved on from being a thing that needed to be created to a thing that is tangible and that requires attention and...well, food. I can accomplish that now by just sitting down and taking the time to channel all of my thoughts and emotions into what the story needs, and it will grow.
Ha ha, I sound crazy! But what does this mean? It means that by the end of the summer the manuscript will be finished. That's the goal at least.
I've change the outline of the first book, cutting back on what I've already written and saving some of the material for book two. So book 1 will be shorter than planned, but still in the 450 page range which is pretty substantial. This is better in the long run, because I already have all of the details worked out and just need to fill in the blank spots with more detail, descriptions and character development. I've decided to cut off the story at the head to leave more room for the characters, and so far I think that this is a good choice.
The old prologue is now a chapter of the book and a new prologue has been written. According to my wife, it is much better and not 'boring like the last one was'. Exact quotation, there :). So, if Janell likes it, I like it and that is a good sign that things are moving in the right direction.
Hope to see soon on the blog! Don't forget to check out the book reviews for some good stuff and the side bars for the updated progress bar for the book.