is there any “outtakes” or “deleted scenes”?

emeralddodge:

I have an enormous body of extra scenes/outtakes/deleted scenes. To wit:

Deleted Scenes

Some scenes fit perfectly within the novels, but added nothing to the narrative. I had to cut them. Battlecry has the most of these. My favorite conversation between Ember and Jillian was one of these.

Outtakes

Several scenes were removed because I changed a plot line. Again, Battlecry had the most of these. I cut a major plot line from Battlecry in my biggest revision.

Extra Scenes

I write side material if there is a major event that’s off-page, so I have a concrete version of events to allude to. I’ve written the following extra scenes for my personal reference:

• Benjamin and Jillian’s wedding night (heh heh heh)
• Jillian’s captivity with the Trents
• Patrick’s attack on Ember
• Marco receiving the news that he’d been summoned into service
• Most of the Baltimore team’s time in service

Side Stories

I’ve also written a few side stories from Benjamin’s point of view, and a few others. These were primarily written before Mercury, when I was still experimenting with voice. 

Brothers was a story about Benjamin’s first few days on the team. It was about his relationship with Reid, who was rather hostile towards Benjamin for a while. The story covered how Reid warmed up to him.

Lola was a piece I wrote when I was playing around with the idea of Marco having a secret girlfriend. I never could get comfortable with it, so I labeled Lola as non-canon and left it alone. I still like the story, though.

Christiana, Queen of the Horses was a middle-grade short story written for a preteen relative of mine who inspired Christiana. It was a gift for her.

Light One Candle is my favorite, and it was written for a dear friend of mine. It’s about Reid and Benjamin bonding over their shared Jewish heritage. It’s also the closest thing I’ve ever written to a “holiday special.” I may post it next month if there’s enough interest.

The Winds of Change and Chance was the first chapter to a story I wrote about Eleanor and how she met Dean and the Sentinels.

The Beautiful Canvas was a short story from Jillian’s point of view about Will Rowe, and delved into his psychology a little bit.

Thanksgiving was an exercise in which I practiced team-wide dialogue, as well as played around with a few plot ideas I’d had. It takes place a few days after Battlecry’s epilogue.