Um...yeah, this one was a bit of a mess. Mostly, I had a bunch of stuff I needed to put in there, but no idea where to put it.
I blame the problem on the first two scenes: Gen and her dad talking, and then the dream sequence. Neither of those was planned...I think originally I was going to head straight into the group visiting the club, On the Map, that Friday. Then one thing led to another (it’s kind of like sex with your neighbour that way) and suddenly I’m thinking, “Good Christ, what have I done? Where did all these scenes come from?”
But I do like what came out of this one, at least—I was pleased at Gen and Merri forming a bit of an alliance. Never would have guessed that would happen, even if you’d asked me a few chapters ago. But with Michael and Sage seeming to form a bit of a bond, I guess it was natural that these two would as well.
And something good came out of the first scene as well: if you wanted to know what Part Two is going to be about, that’s kinda it. Love. Well, and lust. But mostly love. That’s why everyone is getting love interests. Of course, since I’m doing this so early in the story, I’m bound to break them all up later, but we’ll see.
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"She wrapped evil around her like a large, evil Mexican serape."
Author Commentary
Um...yeah, this one was a bit of a mess. Mostly, I had a bunch of stuff I needed to put in there, but no idea where to put it.
I blame the problem on the first two scenes: Gen and her dad talking, and then the dream sequence. Neither of those was planned...I think originally I was going to head straight into the group visiting the club, On the Map, that Friday. Then one thing led to another (it’s kind of like sex with your neighbour that way) and suddenly I’m thinking, “Good Christ, what have I done? Where did all these scenes come from?”
But I do like what came out of this one, at least—I was pleased at Gen and Merri forming a bit of an alliance. Never would have guessed that would happen, even if you’d asked me a few chapters ago. But with Michael and Sage seeming to form a bit of a bond, I guess it was natural that these two would as well.
And something good came out of the first scene as well: if you wanted to know what Part Two is going to be about, that’s kinda it. Love. Well, and lust. But mostly love. That’s why everyone is getting love interests. Of course, since I’m doing this so early in the story, I’m bound to break them all up later, but we’ll see.
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"She wrapped evil around her like a large, evil Mexican serape."