You light up ‘My Life’

Okay, that was bad.  Really bad.  However referencing that song was appropriate for one more little tidbit about the novel.

Chapter titles/headings

The first section is designated by time – think diary entries.  Not the Doogie Howser type, but the chronological account of events type.  The second section  is generic 1,2,3 headings.  The third section, though, is my favorite.  Song titles are used to characterize, if you will, each chapter.  Great feedback from readers on this by the way.

One in particular comes to mind that pretty much sums up what the entire novel is about –  Stand  by Rascal Flatts (Danny Orton, Blair Daly).

‘Cause when push comes to shove/You taste what you’re made of

You might bend ’til you break/’Cause it’s all you can take

On your knees you look up/Decide you’ve had enough

You get mad, you get strong/Wipe your hands, shake it off

Then you stand, then you stand

 

Granted, you need to pick your battles.  But for me, this Stand was a good decision and a hell of a good story!

 

This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.