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I have been fascinated by the idea of a day that repeats ever since I watched Bill Murray's movie Groundhog's Day when I was a young teen. Even then I thought that one day I would write a story with that premise though I would take it in a very different direction. I remember nights I lay awake imagining all kinds of scenarios revolving around this idea.

Well that day has finally come. I've written several chapters, along with pages and pages of notes, but for the most part this will be a write as I go novel. What I can tell you about it is that the main characters are Lissa and Caleb, ages 24, they grew up together but a falling out has left them estranged for many years. They have both made messes of their lives and one Thursday night in July their paths of self-destruction come to a head. And so starts the time loop.

Is it a journey within their own mind? Is it purgatory? Or is it a skip in the record of time?
Will they find out that they're not alone in this dream/nightmare? Will they find hope? Forgiveness? The meaning of life? The proverbial light at the end of the deep dark tunnel?
Is it an epic love story? A philosophical path of self-discovery? A tragic tale of what befalls you when you fail to take personal responsibility? Or a glorious quest for redemption and renewal?

Or is it a sojourn into every facet of these?

Whatever they find and whatever it is, I promise it will be an adventure, and I hope you will join me in embarking upon it.

For those who have been reading my 1)thought provoking and 2)controversial but otherwise 3)extremely clean Playground Series I feel the need to warn you that this novel, while hopefully being 1) and possibly being 2), will most definitely not be 3). Though fictional I strive for realistic, genuine characters, and even when a story line is fantastical I do my utmost to make it seem possible. Which means they will say fuck and shit and they will likely do fucked up shit. They will also say and do many great and lovely things (eventually), because that is the balance of this world and this life.


"What if tomorrow never came? What if every day was today, AGAIN?"




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Ohhh... So, this is the series you were talking about. The premise alone has already gotten me excited! You've already proven that you write such an engrossing tale between the interaction of two people, so sign me up as a regular reader of this one as well! I just hope that this doesn't interfere with the Playground series in any way, my friend.

Time loops are awesome. It brings the reader deep into time travel, without all the messy inconsistencies that time travel stories usually fall under. You could say that you ... found the loop hole there ;) I'm looking forward to reading this when this comes out! Today Again couldn't come any sooner

I love your comments so much! I saw it earlier but I didn't want to read it until I could give it my full attention and write back. As far as interfering with the playground, I have one more to put up and then I am taking a short sabbatical from it, though this book isn't why. More this book will take the place of it for a little bit. I have pages devoted to notes and ideas for the playground that I need to organize, to continue the flow and momentum of the story, plus I want there to be time skips within it, aging the characters bit by bit.
The Playground is unique to my normal style of writing; for one thing I don't edit it. At all. In fact my husband takes a look at it just to see if there's typos or grammatical errors, I don't even do that much. Because when I started it, it was an exercise intended to see what I could create without thinking in terms of an audience, just a story for myself. Also to see if I could write short stories since I'm more of a novel style writer. Since I began posting it on steemit it's been a little harder to stay pure to my original intent, I'm often tempted to look it over. And the inspiration for it is more difficult for me in winter as I'm unable to create it in my preferred environment-outside. It's too cold and dreary in NY most of the time during these months. I was lucky to have some nice days that were relatively warm with blue skies in order to complete the last several, but it's highly unlikely to get that in January and February. So it may be March before I resume, we'll have to see.
I do hope you like the new story. I'm big on character development so in this one I'm starting out with some people who can really use it, LOL. Also I'm a huge fan of side characters, which you wouldn't know from my playground series, but you'll see a much broader stage in this story. Though not my broadest stage by any means, I also have a series of paranormal books-two completed novels and a third one in progress that I might consider putting on here. The only trouble is the length of the chapters. This one I'm writing for steemit so the chapters will be much shorter than my normal.
Anyway, once again, thank you for your input and just for being you. Sometimes you meet someone and instantly connect as if you've been friends for a long time. And who knows, maybe we have been in the universal scheme of things :)

That's too bad about the Playground series, though I have high hopes for Today Again. It really does seem like something that more people can relate to. I really hope I get the chance to read your chapters as they come with my new strict time limit on Steemit. Just know that you have my utmost support in this new venture!

It seems like you have tons more in store. You can maybe set a schedule for them and update them weekly to give all of them a great shot at readers. Don't take readership advice from me though ;)

This would be ideal, once lived the day you have the opportunity to correct the mistakes and so on, it would be a wonderful and happy world, there would be no money problems, there would be no hate, because you have the opportunity to correct it. Excellent post many thanks dear friend @ dreemit for sharing

I'm definitely looking forward to this one! Upvoted

Well I hope it meets your expectations...the pressure is on, haha!!

Take your time, stay creative with a passionate focus, and always have fun. No pressure from me at all. I won't expect anything, so when I read it I can fully enjoy everything unexpected :)

Great to hear that new fiction is on the way! I've followed you so that I will be sure not to miss it.

Oh, thank you! I have already been writing The playground series which is fiction, and has done well. I plan to put out one more episode before taking a break from it to focus on the book, though I will go back to it. If you wanted to take a look at it, episode six appears to have been a favorite for people ;)

Whoa, @dreemit! How did this one slip past the radar! God, I'm so sorry, I've been so busy this holiday season!

That sounds awesome, @dreemit! Groundhog Day is one of my favourite movies ever so having a story based around that concept will be a blast!

Well, it sounds like you've really gone out on a limb to make this novel the masterpiece I know it will be. I'm telling you, the level of intellect and incredible people on here is simply astonishing. I'm so glad to be able to embark on this journey with you and look forward immensely to what you come up with.

All the best , @dreemit. The adventure begins now...

And I happen to be up super early today...no worries! @jedau posted though, so if you haven't seen that you should get over there. Your input will mean the most;)

Oh good, you saw it way before I said something. I was concerned because he seemed disheartened, but I've no doubt you lifted him right into the clouds with your amazing comment! Which was well-deserved, his settings are incredible.

You guys are such an inspiration for me. I desperately want to see both your novels materialize so we should strive to keep each other motivated. Sound good? 😊

Sounds perfect, deal!!

I like it :) I have to say I underestimated your powers of entrancement with writing :)

Well, thank you :) Today Again is the book I've been writing for steemit. I just wrote a post about Reborn, which contains a brief explanation and contains the prologue.

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