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Feel the Power
10/31/2013 6:01:22 AM

Query for submission of "Where Power Lies" came back positive, so the manuscript is on its way to the selection committee! I spent some time fiddling around with the cover art (not so good) and with the blurb. I think the blurb I've got truly represents the story, but it's too long and not really "snappy." While my intent is never to falsely represent anything, I want to come up with a descriptive piece that's quick and intriguing. As for my cover art attempts, I have a couple of designs in mind. One features a futuristic city growing out of the ruins of the old, i.e. the "No Zone." The other concept is to have a silhouette vignette of the woman's dead body with a man (the Senator) standing over it, but the shadow he casts starts at his feet and then becomes the shadows of many people. I guess it depends on the blurb again, so if I rewrite what I have, one or the other covers may seem like the better option. The problem is, I'm not sure I can execute either of them very well with my meager tools and skills. I actually had a third option but it doesn't fit well with a blurb because it uses symbols that the reader will only discover by reading the book. Ah, well. Back to the drawing board.

"Mongan Manor" is still waiting to move to the next scene, but "Power" has been the focus of my attention and I haven't even thought about what should happen next in any detail. I find that sitting and staring at the computer screen, waiting for inspiration to come, doesn't work for me in these cases. I just have to sit and think about it, not doing anything else. On a few occasions, I've been able to just start typing something and my muse suddenly reveals the path ahead, but usually not. And I have never yet been able to skip over a leading section and just write the scene I've been so eager to get to. Just can't bring myself to do it. Maybe it has to do with not working from an outline. The story must unfold for me as it does my characters, so I can't skip over connecting sections to write the "fun stuff" out of sequence.

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More Blogs by Kathryn Flatt
• The Why - Thursday, November 14, 2013
• Point of View Can Be Tricky - Wednesday, November 13, 2013
• More on The Name Game - Tuesday, November 12, 2013
• Updates and A Bit of News - Monday, November 11, 2013
• Updates and Miscellany - Friday, November 8, 2013
• The Name Game - Thursday, November 7, 2013
• Too Much Too Soon? - Wednesday, November 6, 2013
• OMG I'm Writing a Cozy - Tuesday, November 5, 2013
• Lo and Behold - Monday, November 4, 2013
• Still Two Worlds at Once - Friday, November 1, 2013
• Feel the Power - Thursday, October 31, 2013
• Gone and Done It - Wednesday, October 30, 2013
• The Final Edit? - Tuesday, October 29, 2013
• News and Updates - Monday, October 28, 2013
• Useless Words - Friday, October 25, 2013
• Decisions, Decisions - Thursday, October 24, 2013
• Planning Ahead - Wednesday, October 23, 2013
• Updates et al. - Tuesday, October 22, 2013
• Spreading My Name All Over - Monday, October 21, 2013
• Uncertain Ground - Friday, October 18, 2013
• Packaging - Thursday, October 17, 2013
• Meanwhile, Back at the Manor... - Wednesday, October 16, 2013
• The Promotion Engine, etc. - Tuesday, October 15, 2013
• I Know I Shouldn't But... - Monday, October 14, 2013
• Miscellany - Friday, October 11, 2013
• Progress! - Thursday, October 10, 2013
• Publicity, Etc. - Wednesday, October 9, 2013
• When Will It Ever Be Done? - Tuesday, October 8, 2013
• The Quest for Perfection - Monday, October 7, 2013
• Word Pictures - Friday, October 4, 2013
• Trying to Stay Focused - Thursday, October 3, 2013
• Moving Forward - Wednesday, October 2, 2013
• The Blahs - Tuesday, October 1, 2013
• Plot Change Already? - Friday, September 27, 2013
• Fun Stuff - Thursday, September 26, 2013
• Busy, Busy - Wednesday, September 25, 2013
• On Many Fronts - Tuesday, September 24, 2013
• Another Milestone - Monday, September 23, 2013
• When Is It Enough - Friday, September 20, 2013
• Proofing One More Time - Thursday, September 19, 2013
• Feeling My Characters - Wednesday, September 18, 2013
• New Book and Other Progress - Tuesday, September 17, 2013
• Another Pause - Monday, September 16, 2013
• Back On It - Sunday, September 15, 2013
• Editing Is a State of Mind - Thursday, September 12, 2013
• In a Slashing Mood - Wednesday, September 11, 2013
• Joliet Author Fair and Updates - Tuesday, September 10, 2013
• Miscellaneous Updates - Monday, September 9, 2013
• Still Editing - Friday, September 6, 2013
• Editing, The Next Phase - Thursday, September 5, 2013
• Ain't That The Way It Goes - Wednesday, September 4, 2013
• Time Off and New Perspective - Tuesday, September 3, 2013
• Potpourri - Friday, August 30, 2013
• New Book Planning - Thursday, August 29, 2013
• More Paper Editions - Wednesday, August 28, 2013
• Progress and Updates - Tuesday, August 27, 2013
• Trying to Stay Focused - Monday, August 26, 2013
• Transitional Phase - Friday, August 23, 2013
• Updates and Stuff - Thursday, August 22, 2013
• Polishing - Wednesday, August 21, 2013
• We Have A First Draft - Tuesday, August 20, 2013
• Almost There - Monday, August 19, 2013
• Great Guns - Friday, August 16, 2013
• Blog Traffic, Reviews, and Progress - Thursday, August 15, 2013
• About Plausibility - Wednesday, August 14, 2013
• Torn - Tuesday, August 13, 2013
• All Mapped Out - Monday, August 12, 2013
• Always Looking Ahead - Friday, August 9, 2013
• Reading in the Modern Age - Thursday, August 8, 2013
• Time Line Time - Wednesday, August 7, 2013
• A Pacing Quandary - Tuesday, August 6, 2013
• Changing the Story - Monday, August 5, 2013
• More Progress - Friday, August 2, 2013
• Delicate Balance - Thursday, August 1, 2013
• Getting Organized - Wednesday, July 31, 2013
• Dark and Gloomy - Tuesday, July 30, 2013
• Wouldn't Ya Know It - Monday, July 29, 2013
• Boom - Friday, July 26, 2013
• Throwing Dirt - Thursday, July 25, 2013
• Giving in to Distractions - Wednesday, July 24, 2013
• Feeling the Pull - Tuesday, July 23, 2013
• "Resistance" and "Dabblers" - Monday, July 22, 2013
• Turning Point - Friday, July 19, 2013
• The Importance of Setting - Thursday, July 18, 2013
• Who's Who - Wednesday, July 17, 2013
• The Dreaded Gerunds - Tuesday, July 16, 2013
• Excited - Monday, July 15, 2013
• Busy Day - Friday, July 12, 2013
• New Energy - Thursday, July 11, 2013
• My Fickle Muse - Wednesday, July 10, 2013
• Getting Down and Catching Up - Monday, July 8, 2013
• Uh-Oh - Thursday, July 4, 2013
• Muse Takes A Holiday - Wednesday, July 3, 2013
• Best Laid Plans - Tuesday, July 2, 2013
• Changing It Up - Monday, July 1, 2013
• What Happens Next? - Friday, June 28, 2013
• Getting Organized - Thursday, June 27, 2013
• Bogged Down Again - Wednesday, June 26, 2013
• How Many Webpages? - Monday, June 24, 2013
• Sometimes It's a Struggle - Friday, June 21, 2013
• Critical Passages - Thursday, June 20, 2013
• The Story Invents Itself - Wednesday, June 19, 2013
• A Simple Conversation - Tuesday, June 18, 2013
• Back On It - Monday, June 17, 2013
• Reminiscing - Thursday, June 13, 2013
• New Look - Wednesday, June 12, 2013
• Digging for Details - Tuesday, June 11, 2013
• Plot Coming Together - Monday, June 10, 2013
• This and That - Friday, June 7, 2013
• Back Story - Thursday, June 6, 2013
• Fast Typing but Longer Thinking - Wednesday, June 5, 2013
• A Name Change and a Dilemma - Tuesday, June 4, 2013
• Freedom, Promotion, and Progrss - Monday, June 3, 2013
• Story Conflict and Notes on Rejections - Friday, May 31, 2013
• In the Name of Promotion - Thursday, May 30, 2013
• Organic Development - Wednesday, May 29, 2013
• We Have A Corpse - Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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• Unstuck - Friday, May 24, 2013
• Writing and Promoting - Wednesday, May 22, 2013
• Updates and Progress - Tuesday, May 21, 2013
• Aaannnd...Action! - Monday, May 20, 2013
• Little Scenes - Sunday, May 19, 2013
• The Purpose of the Scene - Friday, May 17, 2013
• Ah, Proofreading - Thursday, May 16, 2013
• More Books and About Suspense - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
• Day By Day - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
• Progress and a Gotcha - Monday, May 13, 2013
• Oh, To Be Able To Type As Fast As I Think - Friday, May 10, 2013
• Characters, Archetypes, and Stereotypes - Wednesday, May 8, 2013
• Series Update - Monday, May 6, 2013
• Back in the Saddle - Friday, May 3, 2013
• New Faces and Old - Tuesday, April 30, 2013
• A Working Title - Monday, April 29, 2013
• Keeping A Good Attitude - Friday, April 26, 2013
• Slow going - Thursday, April 25, 2013
• Last Thing I expected - Wednesday, April 24, 2013
• Pulling It Together - Friday, April 19, 2013
• Nature Intrudes - Thursday, April 18, 2013
• Don't Be Afraid to Just Say It - Wednesday, April 17, 2013
• Grunt Work - Tuesday, April 16, 2013
• Editing Continues - Monday, April 15, 2013
• Narrative in a Sequel - Friday, April 12, 2013
• Anachronisms - Thursday, April 11, 2013
• Dealing With Structure - Wednesday, April 10, 2013
• Payday! - Tuesday, April 9, 2013
• What's Next - Monday, April 8, 2013
• We Have A First Draft - Saturday, April 6, 2013
• Busy Morning - Friday, April 5, 2013
• Scattered - Thursday, April 4, 2013
• It's All Coming Together - Wednesday, April 3, 2013
• The Home Stretch, Sort of - Tuesday, April 2, 2013
• Nailed It - Monday, April 1, 2013
• Who's The Hero? - Friday, March 29, 2013
• Back to Writing - Thursday, March 28, 2013
• Advertising Day - Wednesday, March 27, 2013
• Couldn't Put It Down - Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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• Flying Over Hurdles - Friday, March 22, 2013
• Zowie - Thursday, March 21, 2013
• A Battle of Words - Wednesday, March 20, 2013
• For the Love of It - Tuesday, March 19, 2013
• The Good Stuff - Monday, March 18, 2013
• You Know It Don't Come Easy - Friday, March 15, 2013
• The Ever-Present Promotion Quandary - Thursday, March 14, 2013
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• On the Right Track - Tuesday, March 12, 2013
• Nine To Five - Monday, March 11, 2013
• Who Are These People - Friday, March 8, 2013
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• Getting Into It - Tuesday, March 5, 2013
• Discovering Characters - Mine - Monday, March 4, 2013
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• My New Career - Thursday, February 28, 2013
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• Pure Invention - Monday, February 11, 2013
• Whirlwind - Saturday, February 9, 2013
• Promoting and Other Stuff - Friday, February 8, 2013
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• Eager to Create - Monday, February 4, 2013
• Catching UP - Sunday, February 3, 2013
• Meetin' and Greetin' - Friday, February 1, 2013
• Showing Versus Telling - Wednesday, January 30, 2013
• Always Writing - Sunday, January 27, 2013
• A Bit More Progress - Friday, January 25, 2013
• On Progress, Creating Characters, and Reviews - Thursday, January 24, 2013
• Plotting, Plotting - Wednesday, January 23, 2013
• Put It To Bed and Start the Promo Machine - Tuesday, January 22, 2013
• The Home Stretch - Sunday, January 20, 2013
• Torn - Friday, January 18, 2013
• Coming Events - Thursday, January 17, 2013
• Multitasking - Wednesday, January 16, 2013
• Jumping the Gun - Tuesday, January 15, 2013
• Winter . . . Boooo! - Sunday, January 13, 2013
• Proofing, Etc. - Friday, January 11, 2013
• Juggling - Tuesday, January 8, 2013
• Going Astray - Monday, January 7, 2013
• Banging It Out - Saturday, January 5, 2013
• On Research - Friday, January 4, 2013
• Back On Track - Thursday, January 3, 2013