Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Cornell and the Band

Wow. It's been a while since I've posted. Sorry about that. I've been busy with school and everything. Anyway, since I've got some free time, I thought I'd update you all on what I'm doing writing-wise lately.

Right now I'm working on getting together a full copy of Cornell. When I write I write each scene individually. Because of this I've got scenes scattered all throughout my computer, Ipod, and multiple notebooks. I decided it's time to try and get a bit more organized, at least where Cornell is concerned. I'm putting everything into a Word document, and I'm typing up scenes from my notebook. My hope is to have this all together and somewhat edited by early December. A hefty goal, I know, but I love to be able to give a couple people rough copies for Christmas. I'm not naming any names though, because I don't know if any of them read this blog.

Over the summer I was working on some things for the band in Somewhere in the Middle. I'm not sure if I've mentioned them before. Somewhere between Just Another Ending and Somewhere in the Middle, Kara decides to form a band. It's one of her crazy ideas that normally wouldn't work out, but this time she gets a few other people on board. The band is called Second Revolution, and it includes Kara (from Soulmate Guide), Heron (from Jackie), Serina (from Cornell), and Zachary (new to SWM). They all play multiple instruments, and most of them are song writers, so they switch up positions a lot. Usually though Kara sings, Serina plays guitar, Zach plays base, and Heron is on the drums. Over the summer I was working on coming up with songs and albums, because a couple are mentioned in the book. Here's what I've got so far.

Album 1: Mysterious Things
Invisible
Mysterious Things
Beautiful Madness
Next Chapter
Another Lifetime
Today or Tomorrow
My Life (In Black and White)

Album 2: Rewind
Unstoppable
Somewhere Close to Home
Again
6 Ways to Nowhere
Overwhelming
Never Forget
Unshed Tears
One More Time

Album 3: (untitled)
If You Were Mine
Girl in Black
Still Alive
Forever Yours
Wonderland

Album 4: Ashley (This is actually Heron's solo album)
That Summer
Because I Love You
The Last Time
Give Me Love
The Rain
After All
Letters to No One
If You Were Mine (Acoustic)

So there you have it. I actually have this all written out on sticky notes and displayed on my closet door:


The Spanish Iguana was a name Heron suggested for the band. It's been an ongoing joke between him and Kara ever since. Since Ashley and Brett are soulmates with members of the band they get dragged on tours and photo shoots a lot. They pass the time by playing card games. This is only one of many tally sheets, and as you can see, Ashley is much better than Brett. I wrote out Zach's Quirks because he's a relatively new character, and I didn't want to forget anything.

Well, I think that's enough from me. I have scenes to type up. Hopefully I'll post again soon. Until then...