Deja vu…or is it? We’ve come full circle…or have we? The answers start to come in the next chapter, but the stage is set in this short interlude. Other tidbits: We lead off with a scene very similar to the quick hospital trip at the end of Chapter 10. The major difference this time is…
Category: Behind the Scenes
Commentary 19: 19-2000
In real life, I finished up the previous chapter just before what was supposed to be my first date with the woman who is now my wife. Ended my Luxembourg writing day on a high note, saved everything, and gave her a call. The conversation: Me: Hey, how’s it going. Her: Not bad. Are you…
Commentary 18: 18 And Life
This chapter doesn’t have a whole lot of fun facts compared to the others. It mainly serves as a catch-up on what’s changed in the new present and bridges us to the beginning of the resolution. The silver lining of a new, time travel free life is the return of the cute little redheaded girl…
Commentary 17: Wounded Kite At :17
We finally return to “present” time, allowing our hero to discover that things have changed…but not for the better. His homecoming focuses on the effects of extended time travel on the body as well as his ensuing confusion when things aren’t quite right. To make matters worse, this may no longer be a time travel…
Commentary 16: Christine Sixteen
We fast forward almost a year to see some of what played out between the Dad, the music, and the mother of Nelson. The butterfly effect has had its way with a few things, and the secrets of LBDG are finally revealed…or are they? Other tidbits: This chapter originally began with the death of Jim…
Commentary 15: Prophet 15
The “Local Boy” sections seem to really resonate with readers. It also has been called out by two different reviewers as something that they wish I had explored more, specifically the repercussions of “stealing” music from the future. In hindsight I see their point, though at the same time I actually thought I had acknowledged…
Commentary 14: Fourteen Rivers Fourteen Floods
As was hinted at previously, sometimes my muse gives me unlikely inspiration during the writing process. The ability of the narrator’s father to see him wasn’t in the original plan, but for some reason I kept adding little scenes mentioning this. I didn’t really know why at the time, but since it was just a…
Commentary 13: No, For The 13th Time
If the deleted scene at the 1946 World Series is the “lost chapter,” then the Hearts tournament would be the “found chapter.” Why? Because I forgot to write it the first time through. It was in my original notes and outline, but for some reason I skipped over it when doing the first draft in…
Commentary 12: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
Stopping the wedding was one of the first ideas I had for the book and ended up being among the first scenes envisioned and outlined. The movie cliché is to have someone who is secretly in love with the bride or groom object, but I thought having a blood relative with an equally impassioned statement…
Commentary 11: Won One
The idea to name the chapters after song titles came to me out of nowhere at 2 o’clock in the morning, and I immediately got out of bed to start brainstorming. It ended up being an easier exercise than I anticipated, though number 11 was the one I had the most trouble with. “Eleven” by…