Write on! Plans & Probs with Publication (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/812129-Write-on-Plans--Probs-with-Publication/printit/1 So, it's been ages since I've written, or even logged onto the site. The reason is because...I've been working! Well, that's not the entire reason, but it's part of it. As of October, I have been writing a nonfiction astrophysics research blog for a major museum. I've also been freelancing at Space.com, which is a website for a...[Read Full Post] Mon, 02 May 2011 20:46:01 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/723415 Alright, while I'm in a good spot for the novel, I have to admit I'm a little back-and-forth on my plans. Real, concrete work versus following my dreams.... There is a lot to be said for both at this point. Frankly, I really want to do the novel, and the situation is more ideal for it now than it ever will be, but I also have to be practical. So,...[Read Full Post] Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:53:32 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/706812 I don't know what the deal is.I am yet again exhausted. I think I have my depression under control, I'm doing good as far as emotional stability, I'm not upset about anything. I've been exercising and drinking more water. I went to bed at 10 last night and actually fell asleep. And yet, here it is 1.30 and I'm exhausted. I think I ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:39:49 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/706625 I've come to a life realization, and I'll share what part affects my writing. I am tired of moping over what could have been, and I am done with it. It would be nice if things had worked out with my ex-husband, it would be nice if the current emotional crisis could have been resolved the way I wanted it to, but it didn't. I am through with letting other...[Read Full Post] Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:04:16 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/706244 I don't know what is going on with me, but I just feel exhausted all of the time. And this with constant exercising, which is supposed to make me feel like I have more energy! I tried waving it off to physical exhaustion, but the truth is, I feel emotionally wrung out. I know all the 'why's, it's not like it's confusing. But. It's...[Read Full Post] Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:03:51 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/706065 I know. It is a mystery how I can be such a slacker. The whole week, gone. I really did do some thinking but, honestly, I probably could have managed it all by sitting down and...thinking. And maybe writing my way thru it in my other book. /sigh I slacked off. That said, I did manage to work my way through my good excuse, some personal issues. I feel mor...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:25:56 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/705948 Had a good walk today. I've spent the last few days really letting things simmer. One of the problems I've been dwelling on was fitting this new villain in. I mean, in some ways, he's very much like the problem I had with Alex. That is, Alex comes in at the beginning and the end, but not so much in the middle. This guy is the solution, but h...[Read Full Post] Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:07:14 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/705476 When I went out Wednesday, and spent five hours at the pool, I wound up massively sunburned. Like, everything hurts sunburned. So I haven't done a lot of work. Also, I went out Weds night and spent a couple hours talking to friends; I was out til like 4. Between what I put together from that trip, real life, and my new subplot, I have mostly just been letting ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:41:11 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/705267 Every elementary creative writing student is taught, "Write what you know." Writing comes the best when it comes from your experiences, when you've touched, and tasted, and felt. At that point, you can invest your entire self into the prose. And yet, this seems oxymoronic, because there are a whole generation of science fiction writers who h...[Read Full Post] Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:33:43 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/705189 Yesterday's Word Count: ~2,000 Total Word Count: ~18,650 Now I know that someone I know in real life is reading my blog. Well. That doesn't make me self-conscious. Not at all. Um. Yeah. So, I mentioned in the last post that I didn't get a lot written yesterday but I was okay with it. Today was similarly unproductive, but ...[Read Full Post] Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:56:24 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/705128