Happy Wednesday! Things have mostly settled back into our “new normal” at this point. The schedule is a lot less tight, and we’re all more relaxed. This weekend, my older child is performing with a county-wide mixed chorus. Should be fun to go see him and the other kids from his school.
Writing in Minuet has slowed down due to being so busy and having to catch up with work. But overall it’s going well. Random plot bunnies and new ideas have to stop, though! I’m also going over the print proof for Drumbeat, which is scheduled to be out in September. I’m much happier with the slower pace of releases. It gives me time to think about what projects I’m invested in and what I want to do with each one.
On to the WIPpet. This follows on directly from last week’s. Mack and the guys are out at Grand Slam, a sports-and-entertainment inclusive LGBTQ bar. They’re missing Jamie, who is away due to [spoilers].
WIPmath: 3/7/2018 = 3 x 7 = 21 sentences
“We might as well say it,” Nate told them.
“Yeah,” Trevor agreed. “It’s not the same without Jay.”
Mack gritted his teeth. He hated that Trevor used the pet name; it annoyed him every damn time. He said nothing about it, internally repeating that it was not his issue. If Jamie didn’t like it, he could tell Trevor so himself.
“He’ll be back soon.” Mack intended to come off as soothing or something, but instead even he heard how curt he sounded.
Trevor eyed him. “Well, you would know, I guess.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Nothing.” Trevor’s shoulders slumped. “We’re all on edge. Maybe we should, you know, just cool it.”
Nate looked back and forth between them and then burst out laughing. “Oh, shit. The two of you are horrible. Seriously? Are you gonna keep fighting over Jamie like a pair of toddlers, or do you think you could act like grown-ass men for seven minutes?”
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Only for seven minutes? You’d think they’d be able to manage that much.
It’s iffy whether they could make it for five!
Aww, they’re so cute when they’re fighting over him (heart)
LOL! Nate’s not letting them get away with it, though.
I actually swooned at Nate. 😀 I don’t know how or why or when this happened, but I feel like Mack has more of a right to be protective over Jamie than Trevor does. Although of the three of them, Trevor’s my least favourite. Mack has definitely grown on me, but I think my heart will always belong to Nate from reading Nightsong before Anthem.
Hahaha “act like grown-ass men”, love it!
I love that last line… “grown-ass men.” Sometimes it’s impossible for adults to act like, um, adults.
Glad things have slowed down for your some. I think they have here too, at least for a while. *crosses fingers*
Oh, and I’m glad you’re finding enjoyment at the slower pace. Right now I’m doing two novels a year, (double speed for me) but that’s mainly because I had the entire Surrogate series waiting for a home. The third one will be out next year, but the new series will have one this year, one next… after that I’ll probably be back to one book a year, which is fine with me. Maybe I’ll work on a few shorter works or on my poetry. *shrugs* Goodness knows I have the time. Mountain Gap takes up a bit of it, but I don’t see how you ever did yours so close together. It boggles my mind when authors do that.