Alright, I posted a 'prologue' to my second Diary book. I am, of course, still working on a title and a whole bunch of other stuff. A major character that's going to be present this book is named Hayden Marcus. He's Sascha's senior partner, so be on the look out. I'm still working on Diary of course, but we have a confession to make. After all the pestering to not be ignored two weeks ago, last week both Alex and Sascha decided to take the back seat for a while. Why is beyond me, but they very specifically chose who was going to get to ride in the front for a while: Lucy and Ryan.
Lucy is a young Mormon teen who just graduated high school, and is wondering when her simple life is ever going to change. Ryan is a twenty-year old single father who wishes life would normal-out, if only for just a little while. These two meet on a hot summer night that begins the shift into completely new lives for the both of them. Melodie is the little girl who will bring them together.
Whether or not this makes it onto goodreads is a little too far in the future for even me to see right now. I know some people might get a little weirded out by reading a book when the main character is Mormon, and a lot of what she does is based on that faith, but I figure that, as a Mormon myself, I'm allowed to write from that perspective. I think this book will go under the title of 'We Never Knew', but I'm still working on it. We'll see.
Happy last day of April!
-Jordan
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
And How Impatient They Are!
So all week long, since I posted the last two chapters of Diary of an Agent's Sister, I was thinking that I deserved a break from writing. I mean, I'm taking a full course load here at school (six classes, fifteen credits) and I figured my creative juices were completely burned out. I had always intended there to be a sequel, which in my mind was always called 'Diary of an Agent's Girlfriend'. Now, though, I don't think it'll be called that, simply because Sascha is not just an agent's girlfriend, she's an agent herself. Nor is she defined by her relationship to others. She isn't 'Jack's sister' any more than she is 'Alex's girlfriend'. She is Sascha Dell. That being said, I'm still working on titles. Maybe 'Diary of an Agent in Training'?
We'll see.
One of my roommates recently mentioned that maybe my beloved couple should go to college. Originally, my response was no, there is no need for them to go to college. They'll get their formal training, and then start their careers. Today, though, Sascha started popping into my head. Honestly, she usually only speaks to me when I ask her to. She NEVER takes over like that. It went something like this:
Jordan sat quietly in her Humanities class, listening to her eccentric teacher project to the class of twenty.
"I want to go to college," Sascha whispered quietly.
"You don't need to go to college. You have a job."
"But...I want to go to college. Please Jordy?"
"You won't have time. What, do you plan on just ignoring your classes every time you're on a mission?"
"I can take online classes."
"Doesn't that defeat half the purpose of going to college?"
"I'm sure I can figure something out. I'll only take a few credits, register as a part time student."
"Oh really, and what would you study?" Jordan asked, trying to both think of more reasons for Sascha to not go to college, and trying to focus on the importance of creativity.
"I...don't really know. I can take some biology classes. Or child care and development, that'd come in handy. Oh, and I should probably take some more language classes. Like Chinese! Wouldn't it be great if I learned Chinese?"
"I mean, what would your major be?"
"Well, I don't necessarily need a degree in anything. I just want to go to college."
"But...I don't...it doesn't...Ugh. Alex, what do you think?"
Alex shrugs. "Why not? Could be fun," he says in his nonchalant way.
"You are no help!" Jordan mentally screams in frustration.
"Yeah, I might take some classes too."
"Shut up Alex, you're only making it worse. Besides, you guys have seen me these past few days. I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off, and it's only my first week! Going to college is a lot of work! Besides, I'll barely be able to write much each week, which means you guys will get neglected a lot. You want that?"
Sascha smiled. "Between work and school, maybe we'll be so busy that we won't notice!"
"You guys, I...fine. I give up. You can go to college."
"Thanks Jordy!"
"Cool."
"Don't talk to me."
So, as you can see, on top of everything else, I guess I'm going to start writing book two already. And, I guess...Sascha and Alex are going to college. Heaven help whatever school they end up at.
-Jordan
We'll see.
One of my roommates recently mentioned that maybe my beloved couple should go to college. Originally, my response was no, there is no need for them to go to college. They'll get their formal training, and then start their careers. Today, though, Sascha started popping into my head. Honestly, she usually only speaks to me when I ask her to. She NEVER takes over like that. It went something like this:
Jordan sat quietly in her Humanities class, listening to her eccentric teacher project to the class of twenty.
"I want to go to college," Sascha whispered quietly.
"You don't need to go to college. You have a job."
"But...I want to go to college. Please Jordy?"
"You won't have time. What, do you plan on just ignoring your classes every time you're on a mission?"
"I can take online classes."
"Doesn't that defeat half the purpose of going to college?"
"I'm sure I can figure something out. I'll only take a few credits, register as a part time student."
"Oh really, and what would you study?" Jordan asked, trying to both think of more reasons for Sascha to not go to college, and trying to focus on the importance of creativity.
"I...don't really know. I can take some biology classes. Or child care and development, that'd come in handy. Oh, and I should probably take some more language classes. Like Chinese! Wouldn't it be great if I learned Chinese?"
"I mean, what would your major be?"
"Well, I don't necessarily need a degree in anything. I just want to go to college."
"But...I don't...it doesn't...Ugh. Alex, what do you think?"
Alex shrugs. "Why not? Could be fun," he says in his nonchalant way.
"You are no help!" Jordan mentally screams in frustration.
"Yeah, I might take some classes too."
"Shut up Alex, you're only making it worse. Besides, you guys have seen me these past few days. I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off, and it's only my first week! Going to college is a lot of work! Besides, I'll barely be able to write much each week, which means you guys will get neglected a lot. You want that?"
Sascha smiled. "Between work and school, maybe we'll be so busy that we won't notice!"
"You guys, I...fine. I give up. You can go to college."
"Thanks Jordy!"
"Cool."
"Don't talk to me."
So, as you can see, on top of everything else, I guess I'm going to start writing book two already. And, I guess...Sascha and Alex are going to college. Heaven help whatever school they end up at.
-Jordan
Monday, April 18, 2011
The End
Well guys, I did it. We did it. I can't believe it, but I finished Diary of an Agent's Sister.
If you missed the last two chapters, you can find them here and here.
What do I plan to do next? Go to class, get a 4.0, hopefully decide on a major, get my degree, and live my life. In the meantime, I'm going to continue to edit Diary, fix all the typos and correct a few errors. I'll keep writing, and I definitely have plans for a second book for Sascha, but I might put that off and visit some of my other stories for a while. Who knows?
It has been a long, crazy road, and it took me about a year and a half, but I'm done. Thank you EVERYONE for your support, encouragement, comments and love.
-Jordan
If you missed the last two chapters, you can find them here and here.
What do I plan to do next? Go to class, get a 4.0, hopefully decide on a major, get my degree, and live my life. In the meantime, I'm going to continue to edit Diary, fix all the typos and correct a few errors. I'll keep writing, and I definitely have plans for a second book for Sascha, but I might put that off and visit some of my other stories for a while. Who knows?
It has been a long, crazy road, and it took me about a year and a half, but I'm done. Thank you EVERYONE for your support, encouragement, comments and love.
-Jordan
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Back in the 'Burg
I've officially left my beautiful, sunny Southern California behind in favor of the blustery and half-frozen Idaho. If you don't believe that's it's cold, here's a couple hints: There are snow flurries flying around outside. You can ski nine months out of the year--the other three months it's just too cold.
More important than my bizarre choice of university locations is the fact that I still owe you all another chapter of Diary of an Agent's Sister. Talk about cruddy time for writer's block, right? There I was, driving on any given stretch of the I-15 (of which I was on for a good 17 hours in the last two days) trying to conjure up Alex ad Sascha. Normally, I can picture where they'd be wherever I am. Alex, for example, was always with me when I had to work in the box office, and always stood guard at the door. Regardless, my car was absolutely stuffed with my things, and I just couldn't picture Alex lying on top of everything. He was perfectly content to ride a motorcycle alongside me, but conveniently disappeared when the weather turned wet and frozen. (For those who are curious, he drives something like this)
Long story short: I officially move into my new apartment tomorrow. Hopefully, I will finish writing the next chapter (or two) before I have to start classes on Tuesday. Let's go with that game plan, mmk?
-Jordan
More important than my bizarre choice of university locations is the fact that I still owe you all another chapter of Diary of an Agent's Sister. Talk about cruddy time for writer's block, right? There I was, driving on any given stretch of the I-15 (of which I was on for a good 17 hours in the last two days) trying to conjure up Alex ad Sascha. Normally, I can picture where they'd be wherever I am. Alex, for example, was always with me when I had to work in the box office, and always stood guard at the door. Regardless, my car was absolutely stuffed with my things, and I just couldn't picture Alex lying on top of everything. He was perfectly content to ride a motorcycle alongside me, but conveniently disappeared when the weather turned wet and frozen. (For those who are curious, he drives something like this)
Long story short: I officially move into my new apartment tomorrow. Hopefully, I will finish writing the next chapter (or two) before I have to start classes on Tuesday. Let's go with that game plan, mmk?
-Jordan
Monday, April 11, 2011
What? No New Chapter?
or "Jordan, How Could You?
Yeah, I know. It's Monday, there's no new chapter posted, yada yada. Well, get over it. I gave you two chapters last week, and I did add to the last chapter posted this morning. Sascha made it very clear to me that she had a lovely last night with Alex, and wanted it written down. I'm apparently now the scribe for her life. So, in the midst of Chapter 51, is a new entry labeled 'June 10: Thursday'. For your convenience, I'll post it at the bottom of the 'Diary' page on this blog.
No, I have not written the ending yet. I'm still working on it, and it's a lot harder than I thought. That being said, the first time I post it, I will be expecting very harsh criticism, and I expect you to expect multiple drafts. HOPEFULLY I will get it posted Tomorrow. Here's the thing, though. I'm moving on Wednesday. I have packed NOTHING. This is a problem. Oh well.
Have a good week,
Jordan
Yeah, I know. It's Monday, there's no new chapter posted, yada yada. Well, get over it. I gave you two chapters last week, and I did add to the last chapter posted this morning. Sascha made it very clear to me that she had a lovely last night with Alex, and wanted it written down. I'm apparently now the scribe for her life. So, in the midst of Chapter 51, is a new entry labeled 'June 10: Thursday'. For your convenience, I'll post it at the bottom of the 'Diary' page on this blog.
No, I have not written the ending yet. I'm still working on it, and it's a lot harder than I thought. That being said, the first time I post it, I will be expecting very harsh criticism, and I expect you to expect multiple drafts. HOPEFULLY I will get it posted Tomorrow. Here's the thing, though. I'm moving on Wednesday. I have packed NOTHING. This is a problem. Oh well.
Have a good week,
Jordan
Monday, April 4, 2011
Mmk, Awake Now
Alrighty, so now that I'm fully awake, I can spend some time loading a full post, heavy with links and external references.
First, an embedlement. (Yes, made up word. I like it. Leave me be.)
Sascha's Song
This song has always reminded Alex of Sascha, so I thought I'd share it with you.
Second, of course, is the posting of this week's chapter, which can be found here. AHH!!! 50th chapter! To be fair, it's actually the posting of diary entries 109-112, and I never intended Diary of an Agent's Sister to be broken up into chapters.
Third is something super special. Ever since January I've been really good about posting new chapters on Mondays, yet I mentioned that I wanted to finish writing the first draft of Diary before I left for college again. Well, I leave next Wednesday, so I figured that I should step up my game to at least get the climax posted before then. Therefore, let it be decreed that the last Big Exciting Entry will be posted next Monday (not to be confused with THE last entry), and to make it all work out, you should expect a chapter (likely a smaller one) posted sometime in the middle of this week! Surprise! Happy Middle of the Week! If I had to pick a day, I'd say look for it on Thursday. But hey, that's just me. I'm just the writer, what do I know? Honestly, not much. I mean, the gang graduates in a week, and I just found out what colors their gowns are. Well, I also know two people who get shot (there will be more than that) and a couple of surprise familial ties that you won't expect.
Fourth is something you would have learned only from reading this week's chapter, if you'd never ventured onto the character bio area of the Diary page of this blog. It's Abby and Evan's last names. I think I mentioned here before that Abby's last name is Dupree, and Evan's is Galloway. This week was the first time I ever mentioned them in the book though.
Fifth is that City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare becomes available tomorrow, April 5th. I, unfortunately, ordered mine special online, so it'll take a few days to get here, which means I may stay away from some social networks to avoid spoilers. If anyone reads it before me and tells me anything, I will make sure that you are written into the big fight scene in Diary as a Baddie, and you will be brutally killed by one of our heroes. Just so you're aware. Regardless, go out, buy the book, read it. If you haven't read the first three, and Clockwork Angel, read those first, please.
Wow, SO Many Links! There are eleven (I think), can you find them all? *cue maniacal laughter*
**Hint** some long highlighted links are really a bunch of little ones!
I better end this up so I can get on to writing that bonus mid-week chapter, which leads up to the most intense thing I'll ever have written.
Happy First Week Of April!
-Jordy
*edit* One final CoFA link here
First, an embedlement. (Yes, made up word. I like it. Leave me be.)
Sascha's Song
This song has always reminded Alex of Sascha, so I thought I'd share it with you.
Second, of course, is the posting of this week's chapter, which can be found here. AHH!!! 50th chapter! To be fair, it's actually the posting of diary entries 109-112, and I never intended Diary of an Agent's Sister to be broken up into chapters.
Third is something super special. Ever since January I've been really good about posting new chapters on Mondays, yet I mentioned that I wanted to finish writing the first draft of Diary before I left for college again. Well, I leave next Wednesday, so I figured that I should step up my game to at least get the climax posted before then. Therefore, let it be decreed that the last Big Exciting Entry will be posted next Monday (not to be confused with THE last entry), and to make it all work out, you should expect a chapter (likely a smaller one) posted sometime in the middle of this week! Surprise! Happy Middle of the Week! If I had to pick a day, I'd say look for it on Thursday. But hey, that's just me. I'm just the writer, what do I know? Honestly, not much. I mean, the gang graduates in a week, and I just found out what colors their gowns are. Well, I also know two people who get shot (there will be more than that) and a couple of surprise familial ties that you won't expect.
Fourth is something you would have learned only from reading this week's chapter, if you'd never ventured onto the character bio area of the Diary page of this blog. It's Abby and Evan's last names. I think I mentioned here before that Abby's last name is Dupree, and Evan's is Galloway. This week was the first time I ever mentioned them in the book though.
Fifth is that City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare becomes available tomorrow, April 5th. I, unfortunately, ordered mine special online, so it'll take a few days to get here, which means I may stay away from some social networks to avoid spoilers. If anyone reads it before me and tells me anything, I will make sure that you are written into the big fight scene in Diary as a Baddie, and you will be brutally killed by one of our heroes. Just so you're aware. Regardless, go out, buy the book, read it. If you haven't read the first three, and Clockwork Angel, read those first, please.
Wow, SO Many Links! There are eleven (I think), can you find them all? *cue maniacal laughter*
**Hint** some long highlighted links are really a bunch of little ones!
I better end this up so I can get on to writing that bonus mid-week chapter, which leads up to the most intense thing I'll ever have written.
Happy First Week Of April!
-Jordy
*edit* One final CoFA link here
*Falls Asleep*
It's 2:35am my time, I just finished typing up this weeks chapter, and am too tired to say much. I fell asleep at my computer for a few seconds there...three times. Anyway, if you read this, it's just a heads up that I have NOT proof-read my typing yet. If there's mistakes, I'll fix them tomorrow.
kthxbye
kthxbye
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