Sean and Susie

Sean and Susie are coming along well. Every time I think of their names I can't help but think of Brad and Suzy by Jude. Sean and Susie are nothing like Brad and Suzy but the song is catchy and I can't help but think of the chorus when I write my Sean and my Susie.

Sean and Susie are shaping up and they're falling onto the page, little scenes and interactions, on a daily basis. I'm on chapter ten and moving quickly. This morning I constructed the Christmas Eve/Day scenes and I've started the first few paragraphs of the writing. I'm enjoying seeing them in a happy place right now because there is a little (or will it be big?) heartache ahead.

Reading back through the first chapter it is amazing to me how light and easy Sean and Susie are. They come off completely unburdened by the world. As the chapter progresses I can feel the dramatic change that happens as their circumstances are revealed.

I sure hope those two crazy kids can make it.

Whatever the outcome, I am enjoying the writing tremendously. I love to write for the sake of writing and I love to create my characters and see their lives unfold. The process of writing makes me extremely happy. The world feels more alive, the blues more blue, the greens more green. At the end of my life, I will probably have bookshelves filled with my (mostly unread) creations but the picture won't be right. It won't show the joy I got from the journey.

Due to mother's day, I have the day off from mothering and I get to devote my time however I choose. So I am off to write. I am off to spend Christmas Eve with Sean and Susie.