With this chapter of Say Goodbye to Sparkleland, more pieces fall into place for Mitchell.
While this book is a little more sexually charged than my other book currently posting (A Bed, A Desk and My Unfortunate Soulmate — which Nifty annoyingly shortened to My Unfortunate Soulmate), I find this chapter to be one of Mitchell's "hottest." Personally, I care much more about the story and the development of the characters than the sex, but sometimes the more erotic scenes can be particularly arousing. This one is Mitch's.
True story. The inspiration for the "sparks" came from my own life. Many, many years ago — more than I care to admit — I experienced a special night early on in my new relationship with the man who is now my husband. I have no idea what the circumstances were in the moment, but I truly saw sparks in my orgasm. So ... from real life, I threw it in the book and made it a plot point.
Does this have something to do with the title? Yes. This chapter is the first tease explaining it.
In writing this chapter, I took an instant like to Arlo. I'm not sure why. He is nothing like me. I think his self-confidence and authenticity make him interesting.
Mitchell tells Logan he received a text from Arlo "five years ago." That could be a fun story one day. I'm not sure I could make it into anything lengthy, but something might inspire me in the months ahead.
Each of my books has its own niche with format. If It
Weren’t For the Two of Us had Trent’s journal. Hi, I'm Lance had a format of
AA meetings. Ascension was told in years. In Coffee at 9, each
chapter was a month. Laramie had its dual narrative throughout.
The black book of Sparkleland helps define chapters — up to a point.
Everyone knows we eventually get to Cooper in Chapter 19 plus the man he
cheated with follows. It is the chapters beyond those that I truly look forward
to. In the previous story, we've seen Mitchell return to the coffee group, and in the concurrent A Bed, A Desk and My Unfortunate Soulmate, Mitch is seen with a new partner. As my stories are not necessarily told linearly, the woven threads intertwine along the way. I'm enjoying that.
I'm reading everything in the wrong order, but it all works,
ReplyDeleteI am into Sparkleland and now I find myself actually liking Mitch. I should never judge anyone until I've walked in their shoes and this is the same situation.
I admit I was very sad when he wanted to tell Logan he loved him and Logan said he wanted to see other people.
I felt so bad for Mitch.
I am waiting patiently to find out more of how Mitch ended up cheating on Cooper. I can't even imagine what triggered him. I'm sure it's not because Derrick was hung, I'm pretty sure there is some sort of self-sabotage because he was sure he was going to mess it up, and might as well get it oever with, or something like that.
I never would have suspected that prior to finding out the contents of the black book. I thought it would be a notch in the bedpost journal, but it's turning out to be so much more.
I really appreciate your writing. I want these people to all be real. I want to know them all, I want to have Coffee at 9 with all of them and got to Friendsgiving at Trent and Mike's . . . .
-BL
Another great chapter. It's fun finding out what makes Mitch tick.
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I am glad I gave this chapter more time to thoroughly enjoy it! I want to meet Arlo. What a fascinating figure. Where the hell do you get this stuff from? You are such a great writer I get emotionally involved to the point I have to remind myself Arlo is not real, stop worrying about him.
ReplyDeleteThanks for making my life a little more enjoyable!
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