Musings in the REALLY early morning

**For those of you who didn't drop by on Saturday, I posted another snippet from The Trouble with Demons. Scroll down and enjoy, if you'd like.**

The following is what I scribbled on a notepad early Saturday morning, and I do mean early. ; )

3:58 AM -- I just finished writing four pages for the end of Chapter 7 of B&B. Yep, my muse woke me up at 3:30 again. It's either my muse or my own twisted sleep cycle. But this time I was wide awake, brain firing on all cylinders. Mychael and Raine were plotting their next move in the alley behind watcher headquarters. Dialogue was coming fast and furious. So I reach for the pen and paper (and flashlight) and start taking dictation. I love it when this happens, even at 3:30 in the morning. I don't mind a muse wake-up call if it's productive. It was a "wake up, they're talking!" kind of thing.

As always, my characters say something one time and one time only. Unfortunately they don't repeat themselves -- just like a real conversation that you're eavesdropping on. So it's up to me to catch it when it happens. If I don't, it's gone.

Yes, a bare bones plot is turning out to be a VERY good thing. A free and unfettered mind is a creative mind. But mainly I think it's because I've decided on a one chapter a week schedule. That way, I'm not rushed; I have time to read, rest, and recreate. A rested Lisa is a happy and productive Lisa. This book is going very well; you're gonna love it. ; )

Lisa

BTW -- I tried to go back to sleep after writing this blog entry and the four pages, didn't happen. Dang it. Though like I said, if it's productive time, I don't mind missing out on the sleep.

Coming up this week: Brain play is important, How many drafts do I write?, and a blog or two on how my characters came to be -- where Tam, Raine, goblins, Piaras, etc. came from. Yep, I went through my storage boxes of old notes (really old notes).