Stew21 & KTC Collaborate on a Novel! Read their Blog

[KTC]

No. It's not paper. Paper came WAY before the Bic Pen.

Trishka (Stew) and KTC will be collaborating on a NOVEL!

Yes. It's true.

Not only will we be collaborating on said novel, but we will be doing so in the public eye. Trish and I have created a blog where we will be sharing our novel in progress with the world (or at least those of you interested in checking in and giving it a read).

The blog is called YOURS, MINE... OURS (http://trishkevin.wordpress.com/) A Collaborative Novel of Literary Merit

If you visit today, you will see that the novel itself has not yet begun. Please visit frequently to check on its progress.

If you like what you read, Trish and I ask that you add our blog to your blogroll.

We hope that you enjoy reading our AS YET UNTITLED NOVEL as much as we are going to love writing it.

[Stew21]

YAY!
:)

thanks for announcing for us, Kevin!

[KTC]

I can't wait to see how this transpires!

[KTC]

This just in... Trish has a character in mind. hehe. How exciting. Something literary this way comes!

[Shweta]

:hooray:
That sounds awesome, you guys!

[ORION]

Now this sounds fun...

[Perks]

How wonderful! I'll be bookmarking that in approximately 19 seconds.

Good luck!

[Stew21]

hooray, we'll have a reader! :)

[Shweta]

I bookmarkied.

[Haggis]

Great idea, guys.

Just remember to use vampires. Lots and lots of vampires.

[KTC]

hooray, we'll have a reader! :)

Yay for us, Trish. I'm so excited. I'm going to be writing with the author of Taking Lessons from Ernest! How cool is that!

[HeronW]

What Haggis said, and dead things, and horns--i.e. on heads not the drinking ones, um, what else? *bookmarking*

[Cranky]

Good luck, you two!

[Stew21]

Yay for us, Trish. I'm so excited. I'm going to be writing with the author of Taking Lessons from Ernest! How cool is that!


I'm going to be writing with the author of Summer on Fire, Chasing Empty and Sebastian's Poet. How cool is THAT?

[C.bronco]

Cool! :)

[KTC]

Thanks all. I hope we meet your expectations. (-;

[Mandy-Jane]

I know some guys who are also doing a similar thing. Congratulations!

[JennaGlatzer]

I expect literary greatness. And at least one albino chipmunk.

[Chumplet]

That sounds fun and ambitious! If it's up on a blog, will it still be published?

[Soccer Mom]

Zombies? Naked Pirates? Vampiric Soccer Moms?

I can't wait to see what you write.

[KTC]

Albino Chipmunk? Do you people understand LITERARY. It's too foofoo for chipmunks, I would gather. I don't think we will be expecting publication, Chump... just the joy of creating together.

Thanks guys!


Albino Chipmunks! Really!

[wyntermoon]

I'm with Soccer Mod and the zombies. How about a zombie haggis? :D

[Mel]

Subscribed, now waiting for some cool reading.

Good luck to both of you!

[Thump]

Can we have a klutzy witch that keeps falling on her head and making a very particular THUMP! sound? *bats eyelashes*

*bookmarks*

[KTC]

Can we have a klutzy witch that keeps falling on her head and making a very particular THUMP! sound? *bats eyelashes*

*bookmarks*


lol. Does said witch struggle with ennui?



PS... you guys are all nuts. That's why I like this place so much. (-;

[NicoleMD]

Albino Chipmunk? Do you people understand LITERARY. It's too foofoo for chipmunks, I would gather. I don't think we will be expecting publication, Chump... just the joy of creating together.

Thanks guys!


Albino Chipmunks! Really!

But zombies can be literary, right? Right?

Nicole

[Stew21]

Chapter 1 is posted!

http://trishkevin.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/chapter-one/


Kevin will be writing Chapter 2. He will post it when he's done.

[KTC]

lol. I just stepped in to do this very same thing.

It's exciting, thrilling and totally terrifying... all at the same time, eh Trishka!

[Stew21]

It is sort of terrifying. Most times, people don't see what I've written until I've gotten through a complete first novel draft (and more often, a second complete draft). Not just a first chapter.

[KTC]

And I have to take its hand and walk it into the next chapter! Oy vey! Scary but so much fun...

[JoNightshade]

Wow you guys are brave. To put your unrefined work up to the public eye!!! I think I would be in a constant state of almost-puking.

[KTC]

Wow you guys are brave. To put your unrefined work up to the public eye!!! I think I would be in a constant state of almost-puking.


We are. We are. (-;

[JoNightshade]

Just read it. All I gotta say is, are you SURE this is just a first draft? I think maybe you guys already have this written and edited and now you're putting up the chapters. ;)

Okay, seriously... frickin' awesome for a first draft.

[KTC]

That is ALL Trish so far. Her chapter. Just an inch above first draft. A mere inch... isn't she fabulous!

[Stew21]

So, Kevin, I'm blog-ignorant. Did you tell Anthony comments are turned on now?
Were they turned off? :shrugs:

To anyone who reads, please feel free to comment.

[KTC]

lol. They were turned to where you had to enter information and then the moderators (you and I) had to okay them.

I should give you a rundown of the dashboard. It's very cool. Did you click on Blog Stats yet? It shows a graph of hits as well as where the hits are coming from and what links are being clicked, etc.

[maestrowork]

I want a literary albino chipmunk.

[Stew21]

I want a literary albino chipmunk.
Damn - I could have had a rabid albino chipmunk pop out of the tree at Duncan! Why didn't I think of that.
He could scurry off reciting MacBeth or Hamlet or something.

[JJ Cooper]

Looks cool team. Good luck. I'll put a link in my blog and keep checking in. Solid first chapter by the way.

JJ

[KTC]

I'm back, Trishka.


Okay, all... Chapter 2 is now up on the blog. I eagerly await Trish's chapter 3!

[cray]

it may have been asked or answered somewhere but i'm too lazy right now to look around so here is a question for you all,...

how much has this been discussed?
like, did you outline it, etc. etc.

[Stew21]

No outline. Kevin told me to start, so I wrote a first chapter. I sent it to him for approval and he sent me the second chapter in return.
We have checked in a couple of times just to see if we are on the same page as for where the story could go. But there isn't an outline and we don't know what's going to happen until one of us writes it.

It's a bit intense - but ridiculously fun.

[cray]

no pressure but this may well settle the great debate on whether or not to outline :D


JOKE. THAT IS A JOKE!

very nice -- i'm looking forward to this!

[Stew21]

I panicked as soon as he told me he finished his chapter.

"Shit. My turn again! What am I going to write? GAH!"

After this, I might change my ways and endorse outlines. ;)

[Ol' Fashioned Girl]

Trish... that was/is seriously good. Talk about starting 'in the action'. And I love the POV... but I'm perverse like that. :)

[KTC]

I panicked as soon as he told me he finished his chapter.

"Shit. My turn again! What am I going to write? GAH!"

After this, I might change my ways and endorse outlines. ;)

I know!!!! Good God, it's like hot potato!

[KTC]

After this, I might change my ways and endorse outlines. ;)

Never. I will never outline. I love the surprise of finding out what my next word, sentence, paragraph, chapter is! It's really fun when the next chapter comes from the brain of another. What a blast!

[Stew21]

I'm truly not capable of outlines. This is the only way I can write. It's just never been quite so intense before.


wait'll ya see what happens next!

(hell, wait'll I see what happens next! I'll find out just a bit before you do.)
;)

[KTC]

I'm guessing there will be no vampires, zombies, ferrets, chipmunks, et al. (-;

[Stew21]

Not so far...

[Ol' Fashioned Girl]

Okay... had to take a break, but I came back for Chapter Two. That in itself is something of a testament.

Colonel... I tease you a lot. (No... no, really! I do! It's true!) But I ain't teasin' now: that's seriously good. Seriously.

Where's Chapter 3? :D

[Stew21]

Right now chapter 3 is an idea I scribbled on a sticky post-it note - which may, or may not, expand into a workable chapter.

[KTC]

Okay... had to take a break, but I came back for Chapter Two. That in itself is something of a testament.

Colonel... I tease you a lot. (No... no, really! I do! It's true!) But I ain't teasin' now: that's seriously good. Seriously.

Where's Chapter 3? :D

Thank you so much for your kind words. (And I know about teasing... I usually can't resist teasing you. ;))

[Soccer Mom]

:taps foot impatiently:

Chapter 3?????

Hello???

I'm dying to know HOW Roni died. I have thoughts, but...

And why does Cal think they...

And...

And...

Where's Chapter 3????

[III]

Just found this thread. How exciting! Two of my favorite folks. I gotta run but I'm looking forward to reading tomorrow.

(crosses fingers that the bad guys turn out to be a cult of battery worshipers)

[KTC]

YAY! Jay's gonna read us!


Kevin, regretting the contract stipulation that banned the use of battery worshipers in the novel.

I hope you like it, III. Thanks for the kind words, MoMMY.

[KTC]

And yes, bad thread title. I was just so excited to be working with Trish that I was a little rash with the thread title. It is the most exciting thing for me... the Bic pen has nothing on this.

BUT

If there happens to be a title changing mod in the mix, would you pretty please change the title to:

Stew21 & KTC Collaborate on a Novel! Read their Blog

Pretty please... with batteries on top?

[Susie]

Bet it'll be greater than "Gone With The Wind!" :) You go, guys! That's super.

[KTC]

Thank you very much, mysterious mod!

[Stew21]

Just found this thread. How exciting! Two of my favorite folks. I gotta run but I'm looking forward to reading tomorrow.

(crosses fingers that the bad guys turn out to be a cult of battery worshipers)

Looking forward to you reading it, III.
Thanks all for the kind words everyone.

The battery is the ONLY one to have left a comment on the blog so far.
(thanks, Cray)

[Mandy-Jane]

I am loving reading this novel. It's great!

[KTC]

Thanks so much, Mandy-Jane. We are certainly enjoying writing it.

[Stew21]

Hey, Kevin - I was your proofreader and I missed it too. ;)

[Perks]

I'm liking it thus far!

[KTC]

Thanks, Perks!


Hey Trishka? Why didn't we call this a collaborative novel marathon? hehe.

[Stew21]

I think we should have!

[Stew21]

Chapter three is on the blog now.

We'd love for you all to leave comments!

Thanks for reading, guys.

[Ol' Fashioned Girl]

'Bout time! :)

[KTC]

What do you mean, 'about time'? We planned to write this over the entire summer. (-; I say we're WAY ahead of schedule.

Way to go, Trishka! Great chapter!

[Haggis]

Good read so far. It does need dogs, though. :)

[KTC]

lol. You would say that.

[Stew21]

I sent you an email, Kevin. :)


Haggis, I know I mentioned a cat at one point in that last chapter. My apologies if you found it offensive.
I'll see if I can find a place for a pooch.

[Haggis]

Haggis, I know I mentioned a cat at one point in that last chapter. My apologies if you found it offensive.
I'll see if I can find a place for a pooch.

Heh. I had to go back and look for it. Similies. One of them damn writerly tricks.

I can see it now, " ...like a Chihuahua, racing from spot to spot, trying to sniff out the perfect place to take a dump..." :D

Seriously, guys. I really like this so far. Two writers, one voice. I write with a partner from time to time, and I know this is hard to do. Keep up the good work.

[Stew21]

Is anyone else getting twitchy? I want to read chapter 4! ;) Yoohoo! Kevin!


Trish, shouldn't be hurrying him along, but I want to read chapter four! :D

[KTC]

GOOD LORD!

I knew this was coming. lol.

I actually just wrote another 600 words about an hour ago. I'm striving for giving you a peek tonight sometime. It's almost finished. Almost.

[Stew21]

:D


You knew it was coming, but I bet you didn't think it would be coming from me.

[KTC]

CHAPTER 4 is posted, should anyone care to read it. (-;
THE BALL HOT POTATO IS NOW IN TRISH'S COURT.

[KTC]

Done Chapter 5 yet, Trishka?



Just checkin'.

[Stew21]

ooh...what am i gonna do with this now?

ouch...that's hot! damn potato...
:D

[Ol' Fashioned Girl]

You better update your sig, Trish... that way, it'll be ready when you have to update it again to link to Chapter 5.

By the way, speaking of 5... glad it's you and not me with that potato! But hurry it up, willya!? There are SOOOOO many questions that need answers!

[Stew21]

I'm glad you're reading, OFG!
but I have no idea where i'm going to get the answers to your questions.

[KTC]

I'm glad you're reading, OFG!
but I have no idea where i'm going to get the answers to your questions.


I just used a crystal ball... but you can try this:

http://www.hauntedhistory.net/ouija.jpg

[Stew21]

No way! that thing would scare the hell out of Mickey!

[KTC]

No way! that thing would scare the hell out of Mickey!

Oh... you're right. Didn't think of that.

[Meerkat]

Man alive! I just discovered this, and couldn't "put it down." Absolutely spellbinding--keep up the good work!!

Oh, and you both owe my employer a few hundred dollars....

[Stew21]

Meerkitty likes it! Yay!



(Kevin, I went back to chapter 3 and changed Mr. Moore to "Tate". Oops!) :)

[KTC]

Oops. The oops was mine. I forgot you named him! Sorry. Did I screw up anything else about him?

[KTC]

Thanks much, Meekkat! Glad you liked it.

[Stew21]

You didn't screw anything up. It was easier for me to change the one mention of his name in Chapter 3 to Tate than it was for you to change the multiple mentions of your good character to my far less defined character.

[Stew21]

Chapter 5 is now posted.

http://trishkevin.wordpress.com/category/novel/chapter-5/

[KTC]

Yay, Trishka! Great job, girl! Now... where to go from there???

[Stew21]

I'm wondering the same thing. ;)

edited: never mind. I fixed it.

[Meerkat]

Dang that's good stuff--Chapter 5 is as gripping as real life pulling us in directions and paces we would not choose from our comfort zone. I'm still choked up over the "fade" line. Really, we need you to both quit your jobs and bring this story online faster! I don't think that's too unreasonable a request to ask of you...

[Haggis]

The story's coming along nicely, kids. Is the next chapter gonna be about the feisty Chihuahua who tracks down the arsonist?

[Stew21]

Chapter 6 is Kevin's chapter. You'll have to sweet talk him into the chihuahua detective angle.

[KTC]

Not a chee huey huey detective... but I do think a chee huey heuy may accidentally blow up?

[Stew21]

Not a chee huey huey detective... but I do think a chee huey heuy may accidentally blow up?


Was Mickey's chihuahua hiding in Duncan's garage?

[Haggis]

Was Mickey's chihuahua hiding in Duncan's garage?

No!

[KTC]

Goofy.

[KTC]

Or Pluto.

[Stew21]

No!


maybe he was the second of the "two small explosions" :D

[Haggis]

You people are ruining a perfectly good story.

*stomps out of thread*

[Stew21]

sorry, Haggis! We won't hurt the chihuahua.

[Haggis]

sorry, Haggis! We won't hurt the chihuahua.

:Hug2:

[KTC]

sorry, Haggis! We won't hurt the chihuahua... much.

[Meerkat]

Ahem....

Not to be rude or anything, but shouldn't I be "enjoying Chapter 6" right about now, instead of working on the nonsense in my in-box?

Okay, that was pretty rude. But I'll bet I'm not the only one hungry for your next installment!!

[KTC]

oh good lord! I knew this would happen. It's almost done... I promise. I've been in a pickle over something... I'm working through it.

[Stew21]

I'm just as anxious to read it as you are, Meerkitty.
I can't wait to find out what happens next. Though I am painfully aware that whatever does happen next by Kevin's pen will have to be followed by something I write. The deeper we get into this story, the scarier that is.

[Ol' Fashioned Girl]

Ahem....

Not to be rude or anything, but shouldn't I be "enjoying Chapter 6" right about now, instead of working on the nonsense in my in-box?

Okay, that was pretty rude. But I'll bet I'm not the only one hungry for your next installment!!

And here it is the next day and still no Chapter Six. :(

[Stew21]

Maybe he's logged off to work on it now. ;)

[KTC]

I was writing it this afternoon. It will be ready sometime this weekend... if I don't stress implode first. I'm going to the 7:15 Love Guru show... so tonight is out.

[KTC]

Well... I'm very unhappy with it, but for what it's worth... Chapter 6 is posted.

[Stew21]

I'm not unhappy with it at all. :)

[Stew21]

For those following along our little experimental blog-novel, Chapter 7 is nearly done. I just have a few tweaks, need KTC to read through it and it will be posted soon.

Don't lose faith, I know this one took a long time. It'll be done soon. I hope we haven't lost your interest with the delay.


Also, I was curious, if you guys would be interested in us doing some blog entries about the process of the writing, and more plot chatting and speculation in the feedback section we set up? Does the behind the scenes stuff seem interesting or do you just want to read the story?

Let me know!

Thanks (and thanks to everyone who read and comment.)


:)


Seven is coming soon!

[Haggis]

For those following along our little experimental blog-novel, Chapter 7 is nearly done. I just have a few tweaks, need KTC to read through it and it will be posted soon.

Don't lose faith, I know this one took a long time. It'll be done soon. I hope we haven't lost your interest with the delay.


Also, I was curious, if you guys would be interested in us doing some blog entries about the process of the writing, and more plot chatting and speculation in the feedback section we set up? Does the behind the scenes stuff seem interesting or do you just want to read the story?

Let me know!

Thanks (and thanks to everyone who read and comment.)


:)


Seven is coming soon!

Yes, to the behind the scenes stuff. I'm currently writing my third short with the same partner, and I'd love to compare notes. I'd also love to see some Chihuahuas in the damn story, but you people aren't cooperating.

[Mandy-Jane]

Yep, I would also be interested in reading blog posts about the behind the scenes processes. It's all interesting. Always good to see how and what goes into the final product.

[Stew21]

Chapter 7 is done, but my proofreader/co-author is on vacation. If he happens to check email and gives me a thumbs up, I'll post it. I hate to post it without his knowledge.

[cray]

ok, then.



no worries.





*smooooooooch*

[Stew21]

I sent it to Kevin for review. soon as I hear back from him, it'll be up. I'll let you know.

[Stew21]

Chapter 7 is finally posted.

Sorry about the delay!

I hope you enjoy it. Don't forget to leave a comment and Thanks for reading!

[KTC]

It is spectacular, Trishka. I hope everybody enjoys it as much as I did...some wonderful imagery. I love the idea of posts about the process too. Great idea...

[Ol' Fashioned Girl]

For those following along our little experimental blog-novel, Chapter 7 is nearly done. I just have a few tweaks, need KTC to read through it and it will be posted soon.

Don't lose faith, I know this one took a long time. It'll be done soon. I hope we haven't lost your interest with the delay.


Also, I was curious, if you guys would be interested in us doing some blog entries about the process of the writing, and more plot chatting and speculation in the feedback section we set up? Does the behind the scenes stuff seem interesting or do you just want to read the story?

Let me know!

Thanks (and thanks to everyone who read and comment.)


:)


Seven is coming soon!

Absolutely! I'm seriously considering taking on a partner for a project and I'd love to see the pros and the cons and the process.

I'd say more, but I've been waiting for Chapter 7 so I'm on my way over there to see it. :)

[Stew21]

I'll start working on a process blog post then.

Hope you like Chapter 7, Jen!

[Stew21]

Kevin and I were interviewed by Jamie for Author Scoop! It's up now if you'd like to see it! http://www.authorscoop.com


Thanks Author Scoop!

[Stew21]

Here's the direct link on the Author Scoop interview:

http://authorscoop.com/?p=484

[Perks]

I think it went very well! You guys actually sound like you can stand each other...

[Stew21]

I think it did too and I don't know how two people could collaborate on a novel without being able to stand each other. From the no-outline perspective, you have to really like the other's writing and trust them a lot. It's a huge compliment to me that Kevin wants to write with me.
Now I'm anxious to see what he does in Chapter 8.

[Stew21]

Hooray!
Chapter 8!

[Stew21]

It has been long enough.
Nearly a year since Chapter 8. Today I went in and dusted off Yours, Mine...Ours (http://trishkevin.wordpress.com/)


Chapter 9 (http://trishkevin.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/chapter-9/) is up!


We are officially at it again.


:)

:)

[KTC]

oh, coolies! (-;

[Stew21]

:) I'm excited!!!


Oh, and I forgot how to do the linky on the front page thing. I got it tagged as Chapter Nine but can't figure out how to list it on the front page.

You might have to go in and help me out.

[III]

I stopped reading after chapter 3 because I couldn't stand the waiting. Immediate gratification generation and all that. FINISH IT ALREADY, YOU LAZY SACKS!

Lovingly yours,
III

[Stew21]

we love you too, darlin'

kevin's up next. :) Chapter nine was mine.

[KTC]

I'm approaching chapter 10. I was just reading through to refresh. Trish...you're an awesome writer! I can't wait to read it through to the end and jump into chapter 10!

For all those who attempted to read along with us last year when this all started...the delay was all my fault. I take the blame. I'm so glad Trish restarted things...I'm ready to take on the challenge full tilt to the end now!

III---get reading, mister man.

[KTC]

Trish...I posted a link to chapter 9 on the home page. (-;

[Stew21]

Thanks. I'm a spaz. I totally forgot how to do that.

been too long.

[Stew21]

Hey, if you guys are reading, we'd love for you to leave comments! :)

We love feedback! :)

[KTC]

Yes. We HEART comments. (-;

Is there anybody out there?

[cray]

yep.

i read it a few days ago, guys.
verah nice, trish.

you brought me right back into the story,....


looking forward to more, kevin. (hint, hint) :D

[KTC]

almost there. almost there!

[Stew21]

yep.

i read it a few days ago, guys.
verah nice, trish.

you brought me right back into the story,....


looking forward to more, kevin. (hint, hint) :D



ooh goody goody!

:D

thanks for reading it!

:happy dance:

[KTC]

CHAPTER TEN IS NOW POSTED (http://trishkevin.wordpress.com/)

[Cassiopeia]

Oh heck, I better hurry and catch up. I won't comment here, I'll wait to post on the blog.

[Stew21]

W00T!

[Cassiopeia]

Okay...wait so what kind of feedback are you hoping to get?

[KTC]

Okay...wait so what kind of feedback are you hoping to get?

honest.

[Stew21]

definitely honest. We love feedback. :)

[Cassiopeia]

LOL...yeah I can see why you'd say honest cos you know I would lie otherwise. LOL.

:tongue

seriously, do you want to know if something takes me out of the story? KTC and I have swapped writing and critique. But that isn't what you are looking for here, right? Just if I like it or not?

[KTC]

LOL...yeah I can see why you'd say honest cos you know I would lie otherwise. LOL.

:tongue

seriously, do you want to know if something takes me out of the story? KTC and I have swapped writing and critique. But that isn't what you are looking for here, right? Just if I like it or not?


I don't know about Trish...but for me this is just something we are doing because we feel like our writing meshes. I for one am not looking for a critique. We are just doing this to see if we can and to see what the outcome is. We are basically freefalling this entire novel. Trish writes a chapter, I write a chapter. It's first draft. Not something I am looking for a critique on. Trish? You can weigh in here too. For me, it's a learning process in and of itself. I'm loving it...just to see it grow...just to do it.

[Stew21]

You can tell us whatever you want to tell us. :) Kevin and I are both open to crit.

Ha...cross posted with kevin. He's right about the process and what we are doing with it. It really is about meshing the writing to tell one story from one point of view from two writers. (TOTAL BLAST!) But I wouldn't discourage crit of any kind.

It might not change the first draft (what's posted), but it might make a difference when we edit it. :)

[KTC]

You can tell us whatever you want to tell us. :) Kevin and I are both open to crit.

lol. we cross posted. i am always open to critique. i don't want my previous post to suggest that i am not. but as this is first draft, i think it's too seat-of-our-pants to look at critique as we write it. i feel as though the train is currently going only in one direction. (-; Certainly crits would be something, if offered along the way, we could look into once we reach the finish line. (-;

[Cassiopeia]

Well, I'll post there too but I'm starting on chapter 3 now, see, Kev...I'm still awake. ;)

Your writing styles are quite similar so it meshes very well.

Btw...what do you mean by freefall, Kevin?

The only thing that's hung me up is a artist reference because I'm so freakishly into the story I think, hang on wait a minute, who is that artist?

[Stew21]

now you have to go back and read my edited post, Kevin. :)

I added to it based on your answer. :)

[KTC]

Ha...cross posted with kevin. He's right about the process and what we are doing with it. It really is about meshing the writing to tell one story from one point of view from two writers. (TOTAL BLAST!) But I wouldn't discourage crit of any kind.

It might not change the first draft (what's posted), but it might make a difference when we edit it. :)


Exactly, Trish! Great way to put it. (-;

[Cassiopeia]

lol. we cross posted. i am always open to critique. i don't want my previous post to suggest that i am not. but as this is first draft, i think it's too seat-of-our-pants to look at critique as we write it. i feel as though the train is currently going only in one direction. (-; Certainly crits would be something, if offered along the way, we could look into once we reach the finish line. (-;Quite honestly, I don't see much to critique. You're doing extremely well, both of you. It would be interesting to see, if you didn't reveal that two people were writing it if people would not notice any difference in voice.

[Stew21]

freefall means, no outline. We are writing on the fly and learning what happens as we go.

[KTC]

now you have to go back and read my edited post, Kevin. :)

I added to it based on your answer. :)

lol. i did. and answered.


Kim: freefall...we are just reading the previous chapter and jumping in and writing the next. no outline...no discussion between us really.

[Cassiopeia]

freefall means, no outline. We are writing on the fly and learning what happens as we go.awesome, you must be having a blast!

[KTC]

freefall means, no outline. We are writing on the fly and learning what happens as we go.

literally. i have no idea what's going to happen until i read what Trish did...then I have to take this hot potato and move it further along. it's a rush. i would recommend it to everyone.

[Haggis]

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, it's about damn time you're back at it. The last thing I knew, you burned down a garage or something, almost killed someone, two kids were breaking up and there was the third wheel doing something or another.

And you left me sitting here wondering what's going to happen to the grocery store.

Okay. I'm back and I'm back in. I'll be catching up over the next couple of days.

[Cassiopeia]

Well, it's about damn time you're back at it. The last thing I knew, you burned down a garage or something, almost killed someone, two kids were breaking up and there was the third wheel doing something or another.

And you left me sitting here wondering what's going to happen to the grocery store.

Okay. I'm back and I'm back in. I'll be catching up over the next couple of days.FOR RUDE! Some of us aren't that far...You should put a ****SPOILER ALERT**** in front of that post. SHEESH ;)

[Haggis]

FOR RUDE! Some of us aren't that far...You should put a ****SPOILER ALERT**** in front of that post. SHEESH ;)

Fixed it. :D

[Cassiopeia]

Fixed it. :DBrat. ;)

[KTC]

lol.

[Stew21]

LOL at haggis! :)

glad you're back in.

[Cassiopeia]

I've read all the chapters. *taps desk*

what to do...what to do...

[Stew21]

I guess that means I better start writing chapter 11.

[Cassiopeia]

Guess so. :)

[Stew21]

So do you like it?

[Cassiopeia]

So do you like it?hmmm.....let me see now ;)















...of course I did. Why else would I be tapping and wondering what to do now that I've read everything that's written. ;)

I did leave a few comments on a couple chapters. Some of the imagery is just breathtaking. Very evocative and it translates into my own experiences.

By Chapter 10, it's hard to remember who's writing, your styles are blending together so well.

[KTC]

Thanks, Kim!

Can I *tap, tap* too? (-;

[Stew21]

what's going to happen next? ooh...can't wait to find out. (about 1 day before you guys do). ;)

[Stew21]

I've finished Chapter 11. Kevin has to review and approve before I post. It'll be posted soon though. Sorry for the delay. It was a harder chapter to write than I imagined.

:)

[Stew21]

Well he busted through that pretty quickly. :D

It's posted.

http://trishkevin.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/chapter-11/

[KTC]

YAY! I just happened to be online when you sent it, Trish...I was out for the rest of the night. Good timing! It's a great chapter. I love where you left it. The ideas have been brewing...

[Stew21]

It really was quite the stroke of luck you were online when I finished it. :)

(and sorry about the commas - I saw you caught a few punctuation errors - I was excited to be finished, read through it a few times and fixed sentences, word choices, etc, but totally missed them. Too excited to be done with it I think.)

[KTC]

Hello ALL...

Whoever was originally into reading the novel Trish and I have been creating...I have news. I am re-reading what we wrote to date and will be writing the next chapter in the next week or so.

I apologize for throwing us off the rails again...man! Life really does interrupt sometimes!

If you haven't started reading yet...or if you want to catch up before the latest chapter is posted...you'll find links in this thread.

STAY TUNED FOR CHAPTER 12!

[KTC]

For those unfamiliar:

Trish wrote the odd chapters and I wrote the even ones...without discussing anything. We just wrote from where the other one left off. It's a freefall novel collaboration.

[KTC]

Well, this is a fine howdoyoudo!

Trish & I took down our co-written almost-a-novel blog. But we haven't given up on it. We decided to write it out of the public eye. I was the one who let this one fall. I feel bad...I kept promises and promising the next chapter. But life got in the way. I've always been passionate about this story and these characters. I wrote a blog post about it this morning.

We are going to write it offline, the same way--her writing a chapter and me writing the next chapter, etc. We will not discuss it at all...as was the case with the first 11 chapters. We just read the previous chapter and leapt off from it. I am currently writing chapter 12. I will send it to Trish, then she will send me chapter 13, etc. I'm really excited...because I really think this book is worthy of something. If I don't sabotage it again. (-: We will let you know if we finish it. Because then, we will be searching for publication. (-;

K

The blog post I wrote today:

YOURS, MINE... OURS (http://kevintcraig.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/yours-mine-ours/)

[KTC]

OMG! It was May 2008 when we started this novel, Trish!!! Holy. Those who were reading it must have gotten pretty peeved! It's my fault, folks...not Trish's. (-;

[Haggis]

I blame Bush.

[Ol' Fashioned Girl]

I blame Obama.

[Perks]

Nifty! Looking forward to it!

[Stew21]

:) I'm looking forward to it too. I haven't been able to get these characters out of my head for 3 years! :)

[KTC]

Me too! Rereading now. On chapter 8. It still amazes me.

[Stew21]

if you didn't know who wrote which chapter numbers, it'd be hard to tell between us, wouldn't it?

[KTC]

Absolutely! (-: