Clee Hill: Blog

Ouch!

So I lost a week to migraines, and I'm only just at the end of the second, killing draft where I get to go back over what I wrote, shake my head at how poorly I expressed things, bang my head against the wall over the things I skimmed over, and spend a long time getting it fixed up to where it should have been by the end of last week.

I'll be taking a day off, then trying to get all intense about it on Thursday so I can still make Sunday's deadline for the next chapter's release.

This chapter gets into some of what The Thing is, and after this things start to pick up in pace and intensity, plot wise and erotically too.

Hopefully I'll roll right into that next week.

CH

New chapter in the queue.

More fun for Luke and Stef, plus a little food porn for those who know their eggs Benedict.

This was an interesting chapter to write. The first draft (always not much more than a placeholder of plot and occasional flashes of dialogue I'm especially proud of) was quite short when I wrote it. However, on going back in for the second draft, it really needed to be slowed down as there were some things that needed concentrating on.

Part of that is an authorial choice.

The way this story progresses is that certain things are done more than once, for reasons, but to keep describing those things in the same level of detail would be redundant duplication. So the way this story will go is that first times are covered in depth, but after that repetitions are only given detail when some new element is discovered. Sorry if that sounds vague, but it will make sense as we get deeper into what's going on.

Speaking of which, there's a coda about The Machine that will lead quite nicely, in its way, into the next chapter.

As ever, I'm self-editing, so if anyone notices any goofs, please drop me a line so I can fix them.

Also, there's a bit more Welsh in this chapter, not much, and it's always referenced quickly enough that it should make sense. Again, if not let me know and I'll look at it again.

Cheers...CH

Just about to get into the final edit of the newest chapter, and this one's even longer than the last.

Of course, that's no real surprise given that Luke gets handed a bottle of suntan oil by Stef and told to make like a masseuse.

What's a brother to do?

CH

A day ahead of time, chapter 3 just hit the queue.

Quite a talky chapter, and it needs to be to get 'it' out of the way, but after this chapter, there'll be much less talking and a lot more doing of...things.

As ever, I'm self-editing, so if you spot a goof, let me know.

CH

Just finishing up the next chapter of Luke and Stef, and there's a definite difference to Simon and Trudi.

For the 'Wilhelm siblings' - as good a name as any - the next chapter involves a bit of talking as well as some 'action', but with them the focus is always the creep forwards.

For the Professor and his students, his focus is always on double-talking himself into letting his students push the boundaries again and again and again.

So, for those reading both stories, Simon will continue his sophistry, whilst Luke and Stef will spend much of chapter 3 having a conversation about what they're doing, and coming up with some good 'reasons' for what (may) happen next, after which they just get on with it.

Of course, for Luke and Stef it's more complex than that, but they won't know that for a couple of (their) weeks until...[spoilers].

All of which means, Simon will be back, and chapter 3 of The Wilhelm Scream is on schedule for Sunday's release.

CH