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It was a warm (very warm) day in August when I was awakened from my summer doldrums when I saw a Flogger misidentified as a Mirage. (See here.) Actually, I was feeling somewhat adrift at not having posted for quite some time. Though I have been working on what I shall now refer to as "The Trilogy." My WWII "epic" tale. So I've been writing, just not posting. Much to juvat's chagrin ...
"The Trilogy" consists of Almost a Lifetime, which would be the third volume, which is nearly ready for actual publication other than the fact that I am still unsatisfied with the product. For various reasons.
What is simply known, for now, as "The Prequel" is under the vicious knife of the editor. This would be first volume.
The first volume runs from September 1939 to December of 1941. The third volume runs from the 2nd of June 1944 to the end of the European portion of World War II, the 8th of May, 1945.
The second volume will cover everything in between. So yeah, it could turn into a tetralogy (quartet for the musically inclined) as there is a lot of war between December 1941 and the 2nd of June 1944 in the European theater. (Which traditionally includes the North African campaign. At least in my book it does.)
So I've been writing, just not on a daily basis for the blog. I will get back to that as the Maryland portion of summer is nearly at a end. Which will lead to the The Missus Herself visits Korea for 60 days phase of the end of summer/beginning of autumn. No, I'm not going with her, she and two of her Stateside dwelling sisters will be on that trip. I shall be by myself, staying up all night, beating my drums, and playing loud music. At least until the neighbors complain ...
So why did I write the third volume first? Well, it started as a series of blog posts meant to coincide with the anniversary of D-Day and then grew by leaps and bounds until it took on a life of its own. Liking the characters I had created, I decided to write about them some more, earlier in the war. Which of course led to more new characters and ...
Yup, the thing has become sentient and dominates my thinking.
On that note, I'm going back under again. No doubt I shall re-emerge here next week, when the travel portion of the summer concludes.
We shall see.
The D-day story was a good one! Na, my mistake... "good" is not the word I need... The D-day story was a GREAT one!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to the rest :-).
Working on it!
DeleteWell….Nuts,
ReplyDeleteYes they are Floggers. And that shows how untrustworthy Visual ID can be. Especially using a quick glance with 70 year old vision.
juvat
I have the time to look up such things. Trust, but verify. 😁
Delete(Fancy British Announcer voice): "The Homo Scriptor is a rarer beast than it used to be, its range sadly declining from recorded history. Here we see one - a solitary older male, by the looks of it - returning to his writing lair having briefly exposed himself to the outside elements....:"
ReplyDeleteAway from the keyboard = freedom.
DeleteAs many writers have commented, the characters have tendency to suddenly go in directions unexpected, or even unwanted by writers themselves... And gain own agenda, often at odds with efforts of writer.
ReplyDeleteKinda like kids.
DeleteOh, good! A post card from Sarge! Thanks for the update. Go! Rest! Smell the brisket in the smoker!
ReplyDeleteHhmm, brisket ...
DeleteThat's okay. I bet Tom Clancy and Mike Shaara did not sit down at a keyboard every day and turn out great stories every single day. Nor did Neptunus Lex, who went on hiatus occasionally admonishing his readers ('both of them" he noted) to "talk amongst yourselves" until the spirit or spirits returned.
ReplyDeleteYour grateful visitors enjoy the various flavors of free ice cream you magnanimously dish out.
However, the new found options available to retired folks as compared to working stiffs means we need to be more flexible in our expectations.
THANK YOU for what you do, and the great stories you provide.
JB
Thanks, JB. Really appreciate such kind words.
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