Rachel Vincent

I lost my home Internet connection yesterday (user error; there was no real problem) and got it back late last night only to discover bunches of spam blog comments. So I've had to turn on the word verification, at least for now. I'm sorry about the hassle, but wading through indecent website ads first thing in the morning is not a good way to start my day. I much prefer coffee and Special K. ;-)

In other news, ALPHA now stands at 114,764 words and 399 pages. I'm writing chapter 30 today. It's the big fight scene. At least, that's the plan. I'm hoping there will only be 31 chapters (the big fight scene, then the epilogue), but I'm not sure that'll work out. Because of pacing and chapter break tension, that may turn into 3 shorter chapters, rather than 2 longer ones.

Yesterday's chapter was... intense. It was tough to write, and took me until nearly 11 pm, but I'm very, very pleased with the result. I wish I could say more about it (writing triumph, and all!) but even the fastest readers out there are still two Shifters books behind, and this scene would spoil... well... everything. ;-)

Today will probably be another long day. Fight scenes are tough, and they take much layering, as I've already discussed. And this one involves a bunch of people, which will be hard to show, since we only experience what Faythe sees, hears, smells, and feels. And tastes, but in a fight scene, that's mostly just blood.

And... now I'm wondering if there's some way to integrate chocolate into a fight scene, just to give it a better taste. ;-)

Okay, wish me luck!