You know the acknowledgements page in the front of just about every book? It's there for a really, really good reason. Without all the people listed there, the book you're holding in your hands never would have happened. I'm blessed to have a large number of people who've helped, supported and encouraged me throughout the entire writing process of The Silver Spoon on through to today. And beyond, I hope.
Today, I just want to say thanks to Becky D. who, after reading my anti-politics entry, yesterday sent me a list of extremely insightful questions/comments that helped pull me out of the mire I'd gotten myself into.
Things like this:
"There is SERIOUS political hierarchy within Caelan's own small group. Somehow the basis of their political structure must be mirrored in the greater Observer political hierarchy. Remembering that Caelan and his co-horts were 'created in their image' so to speak."
It makes perfect sense now that she says it, but I just couldn't see it. Not until she pointed it out. So, thank you a MILLION times, Beck, I appreciate it more than you know!!!
Okay, whew, disaster averted! : ) I was seriously wondering if I was going to have start the damn thing over again because of the stupid politics. Now, I'm sure next week, I'll be fretting over something entirely different and thinking that it'll need to be scrapped for THAT reason instead. *sigh* Such is this part of the process. : ) I'm sure I did the same thing with The Silver Spoon, but it's like I only remember the good parts of the process. Which flips me out when I'm going through difficult times with whatever I'm working on because then I think that must mean that this project is doomed. It's not. My brain just seems to gloss over the difficult parts. Like the two and a half YEARS where I could not figure out what was wrong with The Silver Spoon. Why it lost momentum immediately after she got to the lodge with Caelan. Answer: because I was in such a freaking hurry to get to the main event at the end, I totally didn't think about how Asha would react to having another strong female around. She doesn't like it, and she has no fear of showing it either. But I, of course, totally missed this for a LONG time. So, there were difficult bits to that story too. Just got to keep polishing and working : ) And asking for help when I need it!
Thanks again to Beck, and to all of my first readers who've come through a time or a million in the years I've been asking them to do this for me!
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