I've got it!

First, may I just say that I am thoroughly enjoying Cobbogoth. I won't say anymore, but just that getting a few chapters at a time is a bit torturous, but exciting too. It's a good sign when none of us can wait for the ending, Hannah!

Okay, now for my other exciting news. First, I admit that I have been incredibly frustrated because I just couldn't figure out what to write about. I had an idea for a short story, and decided to run with it until I felt like I had completely hit a dead end, and something about it just wasn't resonating with me. It didn't feel like my story, like that one story I have just been dying to tell. I really feel like we each have that story in us - I was just having quite the struggle finding exactly what mine was.

Well, this is the case no longer! I think I have found it ladies. Really. It just hit me today. It peeked out from behind a corner in my brain last night, and this morning I could see it, just standing there. It's kind of fuzzy right now, of course, but it's there, and it's really exciting to see it! I'm thinking this may be bigger than a short story in scope, but I'm just going to write for now, just let it all come spilling out (whilst utilizing some of the tips Hannah gave on her writing blog so everything isn't in complete disarray), and then I'll just bring what I'm ready to share when it's my turn in November.

I'm not going to share anything too specific about it because, like I said, it's still just a fuzzy outline, but I have chosen a working title: Pianoforte. It never really hit me in all of my years of playing the piano that pianoforte literally means soft and loud. So, there you have it. I'm working on a piece, and it has a name, and it has a beginning, a middle and an end. HOORAY!!!

Ash