Ha, this is what my editing process looks like sometimes. Seems like a mess, I know, but no worries, it's all arranged beautifully in my noggin.
I do indeed work on the computer, yes, but in the end stages, I can see more changes I need to make when I print it out.
Just my little process. And it is a process!
Almost there now, SO CLOSE. SO SOON. BOOK FOUR. And the title is.......
COMING SOON,
C.A. MacConnell
Here's the sucker I'm working on. I was editing today, and I had that feeling...yes, nice. I'm just loving these characters. Complex and real. Can't wait for you all to read Book Four.
Hope you're staying safe and warm out there. Love, always,
C.A. MacConnell
Heya. Printed out Book Four for the second time today, all 392pp. The guy on the printer next to me said, "Congratulations." I believe he is the real Santa. Anyway, he made me smile. :) I felt great about this step. I didn't feel great about much else, hahaha. No Covid, but I do have the flu or something. Ick. I still walked today, because I'm so stubborn about resting and following directions. I suppose tonight I'll curl up with my chills and watch Hallmark or some shit.
Sending out all my love to you,
C.A.
Heya. I dig this little artsy photo. Hope you do as well. This tiny place has the best fucking coffee...a little hidden diamond that sits on a route where no business survives. But this little sucker keeps on rolling.
So, when I reached 350pp. on Book Four, I said to myself, Self, the book is done. Just a little fine tuning. Well, since then, I've added some muscle, and I've been filling in detail from the inside out. You know, like a water balloon. Now, I'm at a monster 390pp., and it's full. Not quite sure how that happened, but it happened.
I feet sure about the changes, though; it's all necessary extra juice that the book needs. As I like to say, it's slick.
Anyway, COMING SOON! Book Four. Stay Tuned. And I'm hoping I will say this: yes, it's on a bestseller list near you!
And...in the spirit of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and whatever other sneaky deals are going on in the universe, if you're looking for a Christmas gift for a book lover, or if you're looking for a book for YOU, I have three others out there on Amazon, and they're all waiting for you and your sanitized hands. No, the books are not a series, but all three have a mystery element, and they're fast-paced with heart and witty dialogue. Right on. Don't think it over. Buy this shit...
Check these out (Click the link for a description):
My debut: GRIFFIN FARM (13 and up, I'd say. Of course, I was reading adult fiction at 10, go figure.)
Book Two: THE HOUSE OF ANCHOR (adult language and themes)
Book Three: STRANGE SKIN (appropriate for all ages)
Thanks for stopping by, and I wish you the best on your adventure or nap, whatever the case may be. Gotta go put my mask on. Much love to you, always,
C.A. MacConnell
She watches the ladies
ride. For hours,
she watches.
Keeping
time.
The adults come in the morning.
Breeches and
tall,
leather
boots.
The kids roll in
some
afternoons.
Jeans and half-chaps.
She knows that
together,
what she sees --
what they wear --
is worth
thousands.
Today the high is fifty-two.
Tomorrow looks
similar.
The chestnut mare and Orion, the black,
may
need
sheets.
One grey, dirty, barn cat
loves her.
She pushes the
thing away.
Nine stalls left.
And then the shavings.
She pretends
that the bay one is
hers.
She cleans her
paddock boots. For no reason,
she polishes the toe
until it
shines.
Ryan shakes her hand,
and she goes
home.
C.A. MacConnell
