{"id":20,"date":"2008-08-06T12:54:40","date_gmt":"2008-08-06T20:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2022-02-12T14:23:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T20:23:52","slug":"chapter-commentary-index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/authors-commentary\/chapter-commentary-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Timely Persuasion: Chapter Commentary Index"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below are quick links to the chapter by chapter “author’s commentary” posts regarding the story, the inspiration, the writing process, and hints to a few easter eggs included in Timely Persuasion<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Prologue
\n<\/a>In which we learn what motivates our hero.<\/p>\n

One
\n<\/a>In which the seeds for adventure are planted, and the author primes the pump with some help from his past self.<\/p>\n

Two Of Us
\n<\/a>In which we join the narrator at his bowling league.<\/p>\n

Gimme Three Steps
\n<\/a>In which our hero tries to analyze what the heck just happened to him.<\/p>\n

Four Hours In Washington
\n<\/a>In which we set out to save Kurt Cobain, nearly encountering Bob Dylan en route.<\/p>\n

Five Seconds To Hold You
\n<\/a>In which we arrive at Kurt Cobain’s house just in time, but…<\/p>\n

6ix
\n<\/a>In which we stake out the bowling alley in search of answers.<\/p>\n

Tram #7 To Heaven
\n<\/a>In which we learn the occupational history of our hero and meet his parents.<\/p>\n

Seven And A Half Cents<\/a>
\nSpecial bonus commentary on a deleted chapter set at the 1946 World Series.<\/p>\n

Eight Days A Week<\/a>
\nIn which we travel back in time to meet a girl, a dog, and a sister.<\/p>\n

Drivin’ On 9<\/a>
\nIn which we kick off the primary mission with some self(ish)-interaction on 9\/11.<\/p>\n

10 A.M. Automatic<\/a>
\nIn which we meet Nelson and visit a strange hospital for the first time.<\/p>\n

Won One<\/a>
\nIn which we chaperone our own date and debate moral bankruptcy.<\/p>\n

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
\n<\/a>In which we object at our sister’s wedding.<\/p>\n

No, For The 13th Time<\/a>
\nIn which we play a game of Hearts. Badly.<\/p>\n

Fourteen Rivers Fourteen Floods<\/a>
\nIn which our hero befriends his youthful father and foolishly sets him up with a woman who is not his mother.<\/p>\n

Prophet 15<\/a>
\nIn which the folk-rock legend known as Local Boy is born.<\/p>\n

Christine Sixteen<\/a>
\nIn which we reap what we’ve sewn one year later.<\/p>\n

Wounded Kite At :17<\/a>
\nIn which we return to present day and learn just how dangerous it is to travel in time.<\/p>\n

18 And Life<\/a>
\nIn which we learn more about our new life and seal our fate with the cute little redheaded girl.<\/p>\n

19-2000<\/a>
\nIn which we revisit the mysterious hospital and learn how the author met his wife.<\/p>\n

20ft Halo<\/a>
\nIn which we catch up with our friend the old man after a lengthy absence from the story.<\/p>\n

Now We Are Twenty-One<\/a>
\nIn which we flashback to the future to learn the old man’s backstory.<\/p>\n

22 Days<\/a>
\nIn which the hero confronts his nemesis.<\/p>\n

23:59 End Of The World<\/a>
\nIn which adult Local Boy tries to save the day.<\/p>\n

24 Hour Party People<\/a>
\nIn which we figure out some missing pieces to the time travel puzzle and hurtle towards resolution.<\/p>\n

25 Minutes To Go<\/a>
\nIn which we find our hero back at the bowling alley with one shot at changing everything.<\/p>\n

Across 26 Winters<\/a>
\nIn which we come to the end.<\/p>\n

Prologue (Reprise)<\/a>
\nIn which we catch a vague and fleeting glimpse of rewritten history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Below are quick links to the chapter by chapter “author’s commentary” posts regarding the story, the inspiration, the writing process, and hints to a few easter eggs included in Timely Persuasion. Prologue In which we learn what motivates our hero. One In which the seeds for adventure are planted, and the author primes the pump…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2173,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3pfx3-k","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2173,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/authors-commentary\/","url_meta":{"origin":20,"position":0},"title":"Author’s Commentary","author":"LBDG","date":"May 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"A behind the scenes look into the writing process for (most of) my novels and stories. Inspirations, fun facts, memories, confessions, etc, etc. NOVELS Local Boy Done Gone L Extreme Timely Persuasion (Original 2008 Commentary) Timely Persuasion (2020 Hindsight Commentary) DUTY CALLS SHORTS Fester Debaser Copper on Parchment Sent Packin'\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3043,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/authors-commentary\/local-boy-done-gone-chapter-commentary-index\/","url_meta":{"origin":20,"position":1},"title":"Local Boy Done Gone – Chapter Commentary Index","author":"LBDG","date":"May 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"PART I: Stolen Songs, Stolen Ideas 1: October 1969In which we're back, in more ways than one... 2: If Only No One WonIn which my favorite chapter title houses thematic foreshadowing and a sneaky mnemonic. 3: How We MetIn which who we meet and who we're supposed to meet may\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2171,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/authors-commentary\/l-extreme-chapter-commentary-index\/","url_meta":{"origin":20,"position":2},"title":"L Extreme: Chapter Commentary Index","author":"LBDG","date":"May 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"L Extreme is a novel inspired by the album\u00a0A Love Extreme by Benji Hughes. Follow the links below for a behind the scenes peek into my thought process song by song, chapter by chapter. APPETIZER Origin Story, Part I Novelization of an album? Anachronistic soundtrack? Influenced by space entities? You\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-1024x837.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-1024x837.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-1024x837.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-1024x837.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2718,"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/2718"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}