Entry #662998, added on 08-10-09 @ 10:47 am EDT
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| It's August already??? | Entry #662998 |
10 days of travel
+ 3 weeks of company
+ 3 weeks of hubby's vacation
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= almost no blogging!
But things are normalizing now so be warned, I'm back, and I intend to kick this blog in its hiney and get it moving again.
In the meantime, I notice Blogville is echoing. I hear some of our bloggers have moved to different pastures and hey, that's okay; we all have to do what's right for us.
As for me, I'm staying. I'm at home here. Yes, I have other blogs -- one on Myspace and an Official Site Blog where I stay truer to the course and more professional. This is home. It's where I ramble as I please. Anyone interested in only the "professional" posts are free to avoid this one and jump over there. Hm, I don't see it listed under my Personal Links. I guess I better add it.
Anyway, I'm back to a running start. In order to unwind after all that commotion, I've spent the last three days writing. Well, I tried to do yard work yesterday since we finally had sun and HEAT (it's been cold here for summer) but it was a bit too much heat -- 90 when I'm used to 70 -- and I gave up on that after a half an hour. There will plenty of cooler days for gardening. Yeah, I'm picky, what can I say?
So, three days of writing, back on my series again (Rehearsal Book 3), added 17,000 words to it. Seems I've missed my characters and their story. My fingers are feeling it but the glucosomine is keeping them going. I've hesitated on ordering the ARCs of Off the Moon, wondering if I should go back and fix a few things first -- but it IS an ARC, not a final copy. So I think I'll make myself bite the bullet and go ahead and order them. If you haven't checked the cover yet, scroll to the post below. I'm proud of this one. And I'm loving the comments I've received from its debut on another blog I'm part of. "STUNNING" was nice.  It's composed of 3 different photos, 2 are mine and 1 is courtesy a friend, owner of http://www.inescreations.com, plus a bit of musical artwork. I also changed the title font from the last version because of those nice people here who said it was hard to read. Better now?
My mind is already on Nanowrimo, with contrasting thoughts. I can't not do it; it's become part of my writing life. On the other hand, I have Book 3 to work on and 5 others in progress already. The last thing I need is to start another. But maybe I'll start Book 4 for it. By November, I plan to have the first draft of Book 3 done so I can smoothly keep on truckin' into the next. At least for a month. For next year's Nano, I may have to cheat just a bit and continue with Book 4. Would that be wrong? Hey, with these series books running just under 300,000 words each, they're really like 3 books together anyway. [side note here: Off The Moon is only 160,000]
Never mind all the cliches in this post. I don't novel with them. But as I said, here I ramble as I wish.
Oh, and for those feeling neglected because I haven't been to your blogs ... that may not change much. I simply don't have time to read everyone just because they read me. I know how arrogant that sounds, but then, John Irving doesn't read every author who reads him, either. When would he have time to write if he tried? Yes I'm aware I may lose readers with that statement, but to me, writing is a business. It's also a love and obsession and a need, but it's now also a business and I have to keep my head where it needs to be. My writing time is precious. I do still read a lot, but it has to be worth my time. Other writers here can take that as a challenge, if they wish, although most of my views are coming from off the site anyway. I love the comaraderie and chatting and such, but at some point it's time to channel the energy, and I don't want anyone wasting their time reading my blog or work if they're not truly interested in my words. I'm liable to check your blog out if you leave me a comment but I may or may not keep up with it afterwards. A writer's job is to make it worth the reader's time.
Just a thought: it's much too early in the year for leaves to be falling already, but I'm thinking a rake will be needed before much longer. |
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