Part 2 of Lupine Dreams dropped this morning, which includes chapters 5-7!
At a touch under 8,000 words, this installment I think is pretty representative of the length of most remaining parts.
I was very encouraged that the people who enjoyed the first part seemed to really connect with the characters in particular -- if you enjoyed Part 1, it will only get better from there (:
One of the most interesting experiences I had while writing this was choosing and listening to Cameron's vibe tracks. Cameron herself I know is not a character for everyone, and her musical taste I imagine is an even smaller subset haha. I definitely had to do some research myself to make sure I understood exactly what her tastes were.
This week's chapters include what I'd call by far the most mainstream vibe track in the whole story. But Cameron would probably say she can't help if other people have good taste occasionally too :P I think it’s the first of many of her vibe tracks -- especially as the story goes along -- that, when I hear it out in the wild, I will always and forever associate with Cameron's, well, vibe, in the scene.
The vibe tracks were pulled from a playlist of songs I thought Cameron might be into that I listened to while writing which really helped me to stay connected with her character, I think. But they’re really just there for flavor -- you aren’t missing out on anything if you’re not familiar with them or if you don’t listen to them.
Hopefully just knowing that they exist says something about how indelible music is to who Cameron is as a person, and of course know that they were selected with as much care and attention as every other part of who our characters are and what they do (:
I always appreciate hearing what readers connected with (or didn’t), and I hope you’ll find something in Part 2 that speaks to you.
Thanks for reading (:
Arcadia