Hi Cindy, and thank you for the warm welcome! Congratulations on producing an excellent story. I look forward to more of the story in book 2, and will try to jump in when I have at least caught up with everyone. So you are making a group trip to Ireland in the fall...I look forward to hearing the accounts of the trip. As I mentioned before, it is looking like Ireland will be the next big trip for us, and I am wide open about what to do & where to go. What is the progress on the 3rd installment in the series? -- Cindy's Cottage

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Date Posted: 13:08:41 07/27/09 Mon
Author: Tess
Subject: Hi Cindy, and thank you for the warm welcome! Congratulations on producing an excellent story. I look forward to more of the story in book 2, and will try to jump in when I have at least caught up with everyone. So you are making a group trip to Ireland in the fall...I look forward to hearing the accounts of the trip. As I mentioned before, it is looking like Ireland will be the next big trip for us, and I am wide open about what to do & where to go. What is the progress on the 3rd installment in the series?
In reply to: celtgirl 's message, "Hi Tess- and a big welcome to you! I'm Cindy, of course, the one who wrote the doorstoppers. :) We'd love to have you join in, once you're ready- I can't remember the schedule, but we don't finish up until just before we all leave for Ireland in mid-September, so I've no doubt you'll be able to join in for a good chunk of the discussion. Again welcome to you and feel free to ask any questions you like- I do my best to answer whatever I can." on 12:06:07 07/27/09 Mon

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The progress on the third book- I think that depends on the day you ask. :) It's coming together, but at this point it's such a mess of bits and pieces, some chapters done, others not, that I despair of it growing up to become a novel that makes any sense at all. But I've felt this way about the last two books as well, and I managed with those, so I'm sure at some point this one will come together. I am hoping to have the first draft done within the next eight months or so. After that it goes to a circle of readers and I start re-writes from their patient notes and insertions. I know I have at least one of them on board from the last manuscript, and am hoping to bribe/wheedle/beg the other two into helping me with this one. Ireland is every bit as beautiful as people say it is. You'll have a fantastic time- the people are very friendly and always willing to help point you in interesting directions for things to see and do. (NT) -- celtgirl, 14:43:33 07/27/09 Mon
- Thanks for the info...I've lately become quite a series girl, so I am glad to know that you are working on a 3rd. It's interesting that you use beta readers. (NT) -- Tess, 17:37:33 07/27/09 Mon
  - My beta readers are hugely important to me. There is just so much you miss as the writer of the work, I've been over it so many times by then that I see what I think ought to be there on the page, rather than what is. My brain seems to just automatically supply the correct phrasing and so then I think it's there. Plus it takes a long time for a book to detach itself from the author's liver, as another writer friend of mine put it- so sometimes things don't flow as well as they should, but I simply can't see it. (NT) -- celtgirl, 18:08:05 07/27/09 Mon
    - Oh and Beta readers- because a couple of you are here- just let me know what it will take to bribe you this time round. :) (NT) -- celtgirl, 18:25:11 07/27/09 Mon
      - I don't know if I'm in the beta reader group, but I'll do anything for a night with Casey ;) (NT) -- Carla, 21:29:05 07/27/09 Mon
        Yes, you're one of my Betas, girl. You always help me bring the bones of the story up to the surface, so much better than I could possibly manage on my own. Lee already e-mailed me and said she's ready whenever I am. I also got an e-mail from another willing victim tonight, that I can put on my list. In all truthfulness, you can't imagine how grateful I am that you all are willing to do this for me. (NT) -- celtgirl (), 21:38:05 07/27/09 Mon
        Well, it's a huge sacrifice but I'm willing to put myself out there solely from love and friendship for yourself. It has nothing to do with getting a sneak peek at the next book or spending time with the Riordans and his Lordship. Selfless, that's what I am purely selfless :) (NT) -- Carla, 05:27:20 07/28/09 Tue
        Hehehe you make me laugh! (NT) -- Tracy, 06:49:32 07/28/09 Tue

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