{"id":29,"date":"2008-05-13T11:44:25","date_gmt":"2008-05-13T19:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/?p=29"},"modified":"2008-05-13T11:44:25","modified_gmt":"2008-05-13T19:44:25","slug":"commentary-10-10-am-automatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/commentary-10-10-am-automatic\/","title":{"rendered":"Commentary 10: 10 A.M. Automatic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our hero pays a visit to his sister for a progress report, and ends up in a place that was as surprising to the author as it was to the character.  Read on&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Observational blinks alternate between being up high, down low, or (almost) just right to keep things interesting.  I tried to fit in a lyrical reference to the Pavement song <a title=\"Pavement - \" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B000S3SFGK\/?tag=timelpersu-20\" target=\"_self\">Elevate Me Later<\/a> when talking about his proximity to the high ceilings, but couldn&#8217;t find a way without forcing it.<\/li>\n<li>Intent of the timer\/oven is to hint at a suicide method, while the ensuing argument with Nelson points more towards a murder.  Both are red herrings, but the manner of death is intentionally danced around in the early chapters based on Nate Pepper&#8217;s astute suggestion to play it like a mystery.<\/li>\n<li>The first scene at the hospital happened completely by accident.  It wasn&#8217;t a part of my outline or notes at all, but while I was writing the story took on a life of its own and that&#8217;s where the narrator ended up.  The scene was way too good to cut, so I found a way to pull him out of it quickly and get back on track.  Subconsciously I probably knew we&#8217;d return to the hospital at some point.<\/li>\n<li>We finally learn the sister&#8217;s manner of death from the narrator&#8217;s committed counterpart right around the 1\/3 point of the book.<\/li>\n<li>I love how well the Pearl Jam lyric flows with the story and is nearly undetectable unless you really look for it.<\/li>\n<li>I just found a minor typo in this chapter, which will be fixed in the online edition momentarily&#8230; \ud83d\ude41<\/li>\n<li>The unread objection was the real end to the narrator&#8217;s writing career, not the old &#8220;lost the passion&#8221; excuse he gave previously.  He feels that his inability to object was the final cause of what eventually played out, and his guilt rendered his pen impotent.<\/li>\n<li>April 12th has a dual significance:  It&#8217;s the real date of the Metallica\/Napster lawsuit, but also the birthday of 311 singer Nick Hexum.  My high school friends and I used to have an unhealthy 311 obsession and would follow them around the greater New England area during the early <a title=\"311 - Grassroots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00005ABHN\/?tag=timelpersu-20\" target=\"_self\">Grassroots<\/a> tours.  Whack!<\/li>\n<li>There are 40 known musical references in this chapter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Timely Persuasion - 10 A.M. Automatic\" href=\"http:\/\/reader.timelypersuasion.com\/10.html\" target=\"_self\">Read Chapter Ten Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our hero pays a visit to his sister for a progress report, and ends up in a place that was as surprising to the author as it was to the character. Read on&#8230; Observational blinks alternate between being up high, down low, or (almost) just right to keep things interesting. 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