Gray September
Sometimes you write a book because you absolutely have to. Gray September is like that for me...which is odd, because its predecessor, Black and White, was like that for me as well. Gray, however, is a whole different beast, its own story, unique. And the truth is, I haven't talked about it much because I don't want anyone to tell me that I shouldn't write it. Not that I need permission, but people tend to have opinions on everything and they loooove to share them. I'm working on Wonderland, no worries--it's a much bigger priority than Gray right now. But every once in a while, when I get inspired or stuck on something with Wonderland, I'll turn to Gray and see what's up.
Yesterday was huge. We're talking over 3,000-words-in-a-day-huge, plus I mapped out the rather complex plot with a rough outline, and deleted more words than I wrote. The story is about three people (Dorian, Brian and Chloe) and how each of them deals with the fragility of life. But more than that, it's about loving someone so much, that you have to let them go. Terribly sad and not at all a Young Adult novel. Gray is actually a sequel, but it's important to me that it doesn't look like a sequel, because Black and White may never see the light of day.
Dorian gets dumped by his steady girlfriend, drops out of college and moves to a new city to get his head on straight, but he never counted on meeting Chloe--let alone loving her. And he most certainly never counted out finding out what he does about his dad. Brian had settled into a pleasant, quiet life after the death of his best friend years before. But now he's learning new, scary things about that friend that are drudging up the past in a too-vivid way for him. And Chloe...man, Chloe. She's got a cheating boyfriend, a reluctant crush on Dorian, and an unreasonable phobia of the color gray. And that's just the icing on the Chloe cake.
If no one ever reads it, that's fine. Because I'm writing this one for me.
By the by, Wonderland's outline? It's with my fabulous agent right now. Here's hoping he likes it.
Yesterday was huge. We're talking over 3,000-words-in-a-day-huge, plus I mapped out the rather complex plot with a rough outline, and deleted more words than I wrote. The story is about three people (Dorian, Brian and Chloe) and how each of them deals with the fragility of life. But more than that, it's about loving someone so much, that you have to let them go. Terribly sad and not at all a Young Adult novel. Gray is actually a sequel, but it's important to me that it doesn't look like a sequel, because Black and White may never see the light of day.
Dorian gets dumped by his steady girlfriend, drops out of college and moves to a new city to get his head on straight, but he never counted on meeting Chloe--let alone loving her. And he most certainly never counted out finding out what he does about his dad. Brian had settled into a pleasant, quiet life after the death of his best friend years before. But now he's learning new, scary things about that friend that are drudging up the past in a too-vivid way for him. And Chloe...man, Chloe. She's got a cheating boyfriend, a reluctant crush on Dorian, and an unreasonable phobia of the color gray. And that's just the icing on the Chloe cake.
If no one ever reads it, that's fine. Because I'm writing this one for me.
By the by, Wonderland's outline? It's with my fabulous agent right now. Here's hoping he likes it.
posted by Heather Brewer at 5:08 AM
3 Comments:
Oooh, shivers! GS sounds wonderfully complex and lovingly sad and heartbreaking.
That's what I'm aiming for. :)
Best of luck with it!
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