Happy Saturday! I’ve got some great news about These Small Hours, and it’s probably not a surprise if you know me at all, lol. I split this post into three parts so you can concentrate on what you want to know.
Behind The Scenes
After finishing the first draft in April, I’ve been working on the second draft all summer. It’s been slow, mostly due to outside influences, but it’s been good. The story is so much better than it was, and much deeper than I had envisioned. It’s one of the frustrating, yet amazing parts of writing soap opera fanfiction is the way stories can spiral if you set up the umbrella event and let it ripple out fully.
Because I chose Kate’s shooting as my inciting incident, I ended up with much more story than I had planned. It was initially designed as Jason/Elizabeth & Johnny/Nadine vehicle, but I’ve had a lot of fun deepening Patrick & Robin, Jax & Carly, and even adding in more Sonny & Kate. Audrey, Bobbie, Spinelli, Lucky, Maxie, and as well as the Zaccharas are also featured. Like always, I ended up sort of rewriting the show.
The size of the story has ballooned as a result — from 29 chapters in development to 42 in the first draft to 72 in the final plan! That’s insane, lol, and far too much to write and edit at once. So, unsurprisingly, I am splitting this story into a trilogy (you guys should have taken bets as SOON as I said this was a tightly focused story because I am incapable of such things. The really amazing thing is once I split the story into those separate pieces, I found that I really did have three separate narratives already in place!
Release Dates & Book Information
Only Book 1 has a preview at this point since, well, spoilers 😛
These Small Hours: Book 1 releases Tuesday, 17 September.
Set September 2008. In the days and weeks following the shocking shooting of Kate Howard as she walked down the aisle, Port Charles is engulfed in chaos. No one knows who committed the crime, but the Zacchara family are at the top of everyone’s list. Johnny’s trying to stay off everyone’s radar, more worried about Lulu’s mental health than his own safety, but that might not be possible with Sonny on the warpath. It falls on Jason’s shoulders to keep the peace, but tragedy strikes again and Jason’s faced with another devastating loss. How much more will he be able to stand? Chapters 1-32
These Small Hours: Book 2 releases Tuesday, 5 November.
Set October 2008. Chapters 33-56.
These Small Hours: Book 3 releases Tuesday, 24 December.
Set November 2008. Chapters 56-72.
Early Access & Patreon Schedule
My Patreon is an easy way to support me and help defray the costs of my hosting, any writing & design software, and keep me from taking an extra job in the summer, so I have more time to write!
- Digital Shop
- Alpha Draft: This ended up being the alpha draft for all three books. It’s available now in the shop.
- Beta Draft, Book 1: Aug 13 for $5 (the price of the Devoted tier). 349 pages, 132 pages. This covers material from Chapters 1-22 of the alpha draft.
- Posting Draft, Book 1: Sep 10 for $5 (Devoted tier). Length unknown.
- Stalker Tier: Available now.
- Obsessed Tier: Available now.
- Devoted Tier: Aug 11
- Fan Tier: Sep 16
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