Happy last Wednesday in September! I can’t believe how fast the time has gone by. In just over 5 weeks, my novel will officially be released. If someone had asked me a year ago if this was where I thought I’d be, I’d have said absolutely not. It still feels like a dream sometimes.
Moving right along…
The round is almost up, and I’m pretty pleased with myself for meeting my goals.
- I stopped writing in Passing on Faith because it was done and just needed revisions/changes/a couple of additions. It’s in the capable hands of my betas, and I’m ready to get started on the next thing.
- Read 30 minutes/day: I’ve kept this one up, and I plan to continue. I usually read more than that, but having a minimum is good so I don’t get behind.
- Write one blog/week other than ROW80/WIPpet: I missed it this week because I was getting ready for launch. I’m not sure how much I’ll keep up with it after pre-launch month, but in October, I’ll be posting something nearly every day.
WIPpet
I hear some of you are missing our dear Cat. He’s back this week, along with Micah’s friend Zayne. She’s come for a visit, and they’re having coffee in the local cafe. Naturally, who should they see but Cat. Before I confuse you all, he works part time in the cafe.
My WIPpet math is simple: it’s the 24th, so 2 + 4 = 6 for 6 paragraphs.
Micah passed time by discretely watching the other patrons. His eyes traveled the room, eventually lighting on the person wiping tables on the far side of the cafe. He groaned. Shit-fuck-hell-why-is-he-here. Micah grabbed his hair in his hands and tugged. It seemed he couldn’t escape Cat; the man was literally everywhere.
When Zayne returned to the table, she took in Micah’s posture and distressed expression, following his gaze across the room. She snickered. “He’s cute, Micah.”
“No, he isn’t. No. And you’re married, so why do you care?”
“My eyes aren’t broken, sweetheart. Even I can spot a hot guy when I see one, and that boy is fine. Pam and I don’t have an agreement to stop looking just because we’re married. Besides, I didn’t mean for me—I meant for you.” She grinned.
“Oh, my god. He’s actually really annoying. He’s like—” Micah decided “sexy chipmunk” already sounded bad in his head and would probably be worse out loud. He settled for saying, “He’s like one of those hyper little dogs, only with a helping of caffeine. And he won’t leave me the fuck alone.” Micah purposefully didn’t tell Zayne that Cat had been working at the house and extracting information from him. “He’s my neighbor,” he added.
That was the exact moment Cat chose to look over to their table. His eyes widened, and he smiled broadly at Micah, offering a little wave. Micah tried to smile back, but he was sure it looked more like a grimace. Cat’s grin slid away, but he still looked highly amused by something.
Cat has quite a bit more in store for us, and I’ll be sticking with this at least through October. I have a new WIP, but I don’t have enough written in it to share yet. Hopefully, I’ll get a lot of it done during NaNoWriMo and can begin posting it by December if not sooner.
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Sexy chipmunk! Oh man, I laughed out loud at that. This is a great scene. I think it is going to go bad for Micah if Cat and Zayne team up. Bwahaha!
I debated for *ages* whether or not to use that phrase. I’m so glad it made you laugh! Yeah, the two of them would be lethal. 🙂
‘My eyes aren’t broke’ a novel way of expressing the sentiment! I thoroughly enjoyed this piece; the drama in it, the electricity, the crazy, amusing thoughts. Just great 🙂
Yup. I didn’t want to say “I’m not blind” (I’m pretty conscious of not using phrases that casually use disability). I figured this would be true to her character but also be acceptable. 🙂
I liked the “sexy chipmunk” too. Fun scene!
Congrats on your progress and crossing my fingers for you for the launch!
Thanks! Cat is such a unique person. That was just a phrase that stuck in my head, so I used it. 🙂
Gah! I can’t believe all my pre-launch fun starts in less than a week.
Personally I think sexy chipmunk is a great description. But that’s just me! Nice job! I concur that Micah is in for it if Cat and Zayne team up on him.
I’m glad you like it! Yep, those two are quite a pair. They won’t “officially” meet for a while, but Micah’s in trouble. 🙂
Nice! I do like this story and these characters.
Did you mean discretely (separately) or discreetly (secretively)? Just one of my things that I notice. 🙂
I get that wrong 100% of the time. And apparently, my betas missed it too (they’ve already done this chapter). Ugh. I fixed it in the manuscript. Thanks!
I love sexy chipmunk description! It’s fantastic and really suits him.
Ha! Yes, it does. He’s just so darn chipper. 🙂
I loved this, especially Micah’s frustration and Zayne’s amusement at it. 🙂
Yes, she’s taking a lot of pleasure in his discomfort. They’re the sort of friends who can do that with each other, so he’ll forgive her. Eventually.
Great excerpt Amy! I like the way that Micah is desperately trying to convince himself he’s not interested in Cat, finds him annoying and so on.
It’s funny how we can lie to ourselves sometimes about how we really feel.
And congrats on your impending publication of your book!
Thanks! I can hardly believe I’m actually going to be published. I see the amazing work so many of the other WIPpeteers have done and almost feel awed to be in all of your company. 🙂
Yes, Micah is lying to himself, but in fairness, he’s had a rough time. Maybe both these lovely people can draw him out a little.
Hmmm… I’m really starting to wonder about Cat now. Is he being “helpful” or is he fishing? Or is he just a sexy chimpmunk with no tricks up his sleeve? Hmmm…
Cat’s as sweet as he seems. Micah’s just paranoid because he doesn’t want to admit he likes him. 🙂
Congrats on achieving all your goals AND that big goal of getting published before the year is out. Celebrate the moment — and be sure and post a selfie of YOU with that new cover . . . even if the pic is on your computer. I’m enjoying these snippets as well, especially as we both have a main character named Cat. For me, it’s like Cat is time traveling between two worlds! So when will Micah realize he’s really attracted to that ‘sexy chimpmuck’? Enjoy the break . . .
Congrats on the upcoming release! It must feel awesome. 🙂
I like the WIP snippet, cute and fun.