Blurred realities

"The town had become a reality of blurred visions, a monochrome void; the few people that were outside hurried along, hunched and hooded forms escaping from the cold. Shops and buildings blended in with the pavements until it was difficult to ascertain where one started and the other ended, the white of the snow contrasted with the dark of oncoming night. The only colour he could perceive was Anouska’s blue denim jacket, a beacon of hope to his weary eyes."

Remaining Word Count: 42,008

Another good session on The Black Tree. Matt and Anouska are now entwined in their own destiny, and have narrowly missed an encounter with the faeries, which are not faeries from childhood fantasy tales, but something a lot more sinister...

...in fact, a string of incidents have forced Matt to leave his town, taking a journey with Anouska into the unknown, into a world where the real becomes imaginary, and the imaginary real. Everything becomes blurred, and Anouska explains to him the reason for her finding him, and the reason behind his dreams, and her own.

Building up pace now, the next few chapters are gearing up to be quite exciting!

Thanks for reading :-)

Dreams become real...

"Matt woke, his body trembling from the nightmare. Gasping, his eyes were blurred, out of focus, his mind filling his soul and his senses with the remnants of the dream. It took several moments for him to come to, and see Anouska sat before him, cross-legged, her eyes huge with concern."

Remaining Word Count: 44,653

Not posted on here for a while; been doing other things but it's good to be back. I managed to write another 2,313 words in my current session, although I've been going over the first few chapters as well, tweaking bits here and there and making them even better. I intend to do better this month, and have worked out that if I can do roughly 10,000 words a month I should reach my target by the end of March 2013. So, still got plenty to do, but it's achievable!

I'm pleased with the story. I got a few more ideas to weave into it from reading back my first few chapters. It's amazing how that can happen; my unconscious works better than my conscious quite often, and it looks like when I plan things it's all well and good, but embellishments come later from reading stuff back. I wonder if all authors work this way?  Adding 'meat to the bones' so to speak.

Things are certainly getting more sinister with each chapter, and building momentum. I'm trying to build tension in the book, so it becomes a bit of a roller-coaster ride, but we'll see how it all pans out. It's exciting to be writing a horror book, and I'm enjoying every moment I make on this project. Dreams are now taking centre stage in the book, with many dreams becoming real...but to what purpose? Our main character, Matt, has no real clue as to what is going on, but Anouska is guiding him on, nurturing him, telling him of her own story and how she came to be seeking him out. They are both about to embark on a journey into the unknown, to find The Black Tree...but what is its significance?

Thanks for reading, expect more from me in November on this blog!