That's a good question. I don't want to bore you by always talking about my writing. This will be the last posting about this for a while.
Many readers have been asking me about a sequel to A Place in the Choir. I've taken a look at the chapters I've already written for this and I've done some rewrites.
Rewriting passages didn't feature as much as it should have done in A Place in the Choir. That's why there's a revised version of the paperback on Amazon Kindle. I just wrote and wrote without thinking very much about details. I didn't think clearly enough about the relevance of certain scenes. Nor did I always consider the importance of their sequels. I just wrote -- and wrote and wrote!!Even small matters such as being consistent with names and dates escaped my notice. Sometimes Rev. O'Hara metamorphosed into Rev. O'Rourke and Uncle William was interchanged more than once for Uncle Matthew.
My friend Maria discovered some omissions and inconsistencies when we read through parts of the novel. Like Ellie arriving in America a week before she had left Ireland and Tom appearing in England out of nowhere. Acting out a scene was really constructive and frequently made us laugh --how could Ellie open a door while her cut and bloodied hand was being held up in the air by Sister Angel and the other clasped firmly by Miss Prissy?
It will be exciting to watch how Ellie's life unfolds from now on. I'm a little frightened for her because she's been sheltered for so long. She's remained for years almost at a standstill emotionally and psychologically. But she knows this herself -- I think. I hope she will catch up quickly whatever her decision.
Many have hinted that Ellie deserves something lovely to happen to her. I would like this to be the case. Many obstacles lie ahead, let's hope she's stronger now. We know she is resilient but will she be resolute. I don't know. I just hope that in the next book I will be able to recapture the spirit of Ellie and her sense of humour. Above all, I hope that whenever the sequel is published that the reader will be satisfied.
Many readers have been asking me about a sequel to A Place in the Choir. I've taken a look at the chapters I've already written for this and I've done some rewrites.
Rewriting passages didn't feature as much as it should have done in A Place in the Choir. That's why there's a revised version of the paperback on Amazon Kindle. I just wrote and wrote without thinking very much about details. I didn't think clearly enough about the relevance of certain scenes. Nor did I always consider the importance of their sequels. I just wrote -- and wrote and wrote!!Even small matters such as being consistent with names and dates escaped my notice. Sometimes Rev. O'Hara metamorphosed into Rev. O'Rourke and Uncle William was interchanged more than once for Uncle Matthew.
My friend Maria discovered some omissions and inconsistencies when we read through parts of the novel. Like Ellie arriving in America a week before she had left Ireland and Tom appearing in England out of nowhere. Acting out a scene was really constructive and frequently made us laugh --how could Ellie open a door while her cut and bloodied hand was being held up in the air by Sister Angel and the other clasped firmly by Miss Prissy?
It will be exciting to watch how Ellie's life unfolds from now on. I'm a little frightened for her because she's been sheltered for so long. She's remained for years almost at a standstill emotionally and psychologically. But she knows this herself -- I think. I hope she will catch up quickly whatever her decision.
Many have hinted that Ellie deserves something lovely to happen to her. I would like this to be the case. Many obstacles lie ahead, let's hope she's stronger now. We know she is resilient but will she be resolute. I don't know. I just hope that in the next book I will be able to recapture the spirit of Ellie and her sense of humour. Above all, I hope that whenever the sequel is published that the reader will be satisfied.
Can't wait for the sequel! x
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