Wrap it up...

I'm at the point where I'm changing the to a to an, and that's my sign to stop the rewrite of Dirc and the Dyarvos Cafe and put the sucker out. I will do so, tomorrow, once I have a re-think about the cover. I feel like it needs a bit more in the visuals, so we'll see.

I'm so happy with how it turned out, I'm surprised at myself. And a bit worried. Whenever I feel like this I wind up learning it's really crap or has issues I've neglected...but reality is, it's a solid story with action, adventure, Beautiful men, sex, love, romance, violence, revenge, humor, social commentary, and a fair amount of irreverent attitude. Dirc turned out to be a real character...and I like him.

 I wonder if I could do something like this with a mainstream story? With Simon's story. Have everything in it in a sort of smorgasbord of telling? No idea. It seems too rooted in meaningfulness. Which can be a real weight on a novel.

That almost happened with Bobby Carapisi. It's a dark story with the title character committing suicide halfway through after being destroyed by society's reaction to learning he's been raped. But I included Moritz, a wild, overly-dramatic Hollywood queen who supports the main character, Eric, throughout as comedy relief. And the story becomes about Eric's evolution from a victim to a man back in control of his life in a far more complete way.

That was something that wasn't planned, as I wrote it. I published it in three volumes, the last of which I've had people tell me was unnecessary. Because it focused on Allan and why he became the monster he was. But to me, I needed it to find completion.

Well...let's see what comes up next. I never really know what my next project will be until I'm into it. Should be fun.