Yesterday I got a lot of work done on the novel, probably the most in one day all summer. The structure of the thing is starting to come together, but with the switch to third person I am now obligated to come up with POV chapters for a whole host of other characters (imagine!). This adds a lot to the planning process. At the end, I simply took out a sheet of loose leaf paper and started sketching – chapters, scenes, who goes where. It helped to put things in a visual context, but the new scope of the thing kind of scared me. I worry the manuscript will be too long. I’m already 20k words in, and I don’t want the finished product to be more than 60-70.
The LOML got the initial coats of paint onto Brandon’s wall yesterday, which looks great. I never did like the pale pink color the room was originally. Just not a pastel girl. We left it because Katie sorta dug it and because we were too tired from consolidating/moving two households already. The blue we chose is great, and I think it will grow with Brandon. In fact, I’m really hoping both their rooms do them until they finish high school. I am aware, however, that this may be wishful thinking on my part.
After the cut, a few pictures from my sagging late-summer garden. I tried to get the pretty, heat-loving flowers, carefully avoiding the large patches of wilting, half-dead brown plants. It makes me sad. This heat wave sucks. Tonight at dusk I’ll go out and water, but there’s just no substitute for cool breezes and afternoon thunderstorms.
And now, I need to get to work.
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