I AM A GHOST

Ooooooo!  Booooo! -- Well, not THAT kind of ghost!

I was recently hired as a ghost writer. But I can work in a sheet, my nightgown, or nothing at all. And I can wail or laugh manically as I type, too! This is why I love to write!

I was hired by a friend. Several years ago, she wrote half of an untitled outline with several chapters. It was lost and has now reappeared, but my friend has moved on to other projects. She is paying me to complete the outline, punch-up the chapters, & write her novel.  I can even put my name next to hers on the cover.

As I first started to read the outline, I thought this is going to be a challenge, but I was up for it. The story was set in the business world and lord knows I have no head for business or figures! And second, I didn't like these characters! They needed alcohol to be happy, relax, or just breathe! As a non-drinker, they were exactly the kind of crowd I would avoid in real life. And third, because this was not my concept, I felt an element of passion would be missing.

However, as I went further into the outline it began to read like a Lifetime movie. I love those! And they are popular for a reason!

Lifetime has been called the Man Hater channel, even the Rape Channel. Actually it began as the Womjep (Woman in Jeopardy) channel, where as CBS was the Sitcom (Situation Comedy) channel. Personally, I call Lifetime the WCCC (Woman Causing Chaos & Catastrophe) channel.

The outline ended in the middle at the most suspenseful part. I asked my friend where she intended to go from here. I was informed that was MY job. Hot dog! I knew exactly where to go! But I didn't have an ending.

The first thing I did was to rewrite the outline chapter-by-chapter. I added an extra character in the early chapters to move this story further into where I wanted to go. Suddenly, I felt passion welling up inside me. I was getting excited as I typed. Soon I could visualize and ending.

My friend/client loved the title I came up with, and no I'm not telling! You will have to wait until this book is in print!

I must write at a faster pace than what I am accustomed. The bulk of my time now is going to be devoted to working on this novel. So until this book is completed, I'm going to be cutting back on my blog postings to once a month.