Nick Cole and I are at loggerheads. Once again!
He is one of the main characters of the Sphere-World series because he got himself involved, and now he is indispensable.
And he knows it!
It is mostly a joy to work with Nick because he is a team player, a great communicator, and he carries his heart on his sleeves.
Yet, he can also be extremely difficult. It's all about "fictional logistics" with him.
What do I mean by that? Well - he is always at the right place at the right time, and I appreciate his dedication.
He has an uncanny habit, though, of popping up all over the place - or rather all over the timeline to be precise.
One moment he is in the here and now, relaxed, ready to go along with my plot and do his thing to make the story progress - the next he jumps times and tells me exactly, where he will be twenty years down the line.
Hell! He is even as cocky as to jump books at times! It looks like he's inherited some of his father's ability to manipulate time.
Not that I have a problem with Nick pointing me in an exciting direction. I love fast-paced development. What I don't like is his laissez-fair attitude of shrugging his shoulders, looking at me, and telling me:
"Anathea, it is not my job but my yours to get me from A to B without boring myself and your readers into oblivion on the journey."
And he is right of course - but I often find it daunting to bridge years and sometimes even decades AND entertain Nick on the journey.
Nick definitely is one of the major sources of my "Writer's Dilemma."
Would I want him to be any different? I don't think so. If I rein him in too much, I stifle him and he goes into a major sulk. And then I lose him - his passion and his go-with-the-flow attitude as well as his fight.
Oh yes - he fights! Hardly a day when we agree on proceedings.
But when we do - it is bliss and harmony, and fast writing. And it all translates into words, and sentences, paragraphs, and pages closer to finishing the next book.
Today we had a good day. A 5,000-words-good day.
Thank you for your cooperation today, Nick!
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