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The Adventures of a Renegade Dreamer		Rated: E
How long can you fiddle with something WONDERFUL before you take it to the next level?
by: Renegade	Avg Rating: (4)

A shimmering Sig [#1110537]
A sig that I made from an image I found - not my artwork.

This is a journal to track my dreams, goals, the paths and pains of an aspiring writer who has decided that keeping it locked inside or on my shelf doesn't do too much good for others. I realize the market is competitive. I realize that I'm asking - determined- to be an exception to the statistics. But I believe in my work. I believe I have something of value to offer other readers. I have paid my dues and I realize that more will come as I step out of the crowd. I am willing to take that risk and pay that price. I am not so vain or foolish as to think I will or even can walk this road alone, especially if I am to succeed. No one succeeds alone. I am constantly helped and I am grateful for that aid. Together with the people who believe in me, I am determined to bring to the world something special and beautiful, yet thought provoking. This is my Dream.

Goals for 2009!

Personal:

Family History Book for at least my side

Teach Lydia to read & other school stuff

Sewing & basic crafts with kids - at least one a month

Piano - Beginner books for Lydia and Cord System for myself

Family scheduling - including consistent wake-up, personal devotional/study, family devotional, Family Home Evening

House keeping management system/schedule

Writing:

Revise Hall of Secrets in prep for submission

Submitted, but still revising!

Replacement Goal - Get Book website for Hall up and running!

Draw all 6 main characters of Hall of Secrets

~~At least half of any ms written 1st draft and~~ a working outline of Life Jumper/Reality Crash

Query Letter & Synopsis for Hall

Kick off Brainstorming Forum

~~Get agent for Hall - Submit to at least 10 agents by Aug.~~

Books that I'm targeting for publication:

Hall of Secrets Sig [#1440712]
Working "sig" for Hall of Secrets

First Draft complete @ 75k
In Revision - Submitted! Plan to hear back in November...

ID: 1186343 (Rated: E)
Title: Hall of Secrets

Description: A family secret will destroy them all unless Diana & Jer learn just what they're guarding
By: Renegade

The Dragon's City
Sequel to Hall of Secrets
For Cat, gaining ultimate power is only the beginning.

After years of abuse, Cat swore he’d never again cower to a bully, devoting his life to training in magic and fighting. He kept to the dark paths of thievery and violence, protecting the few he deemed innocent but knowing his hands were too stained to be like them. Then a magical explosion gifts him with undreamt of power… but, he soon learns there is always someone stronger and sometimes the most important battles can’t be won by power. Unfortunately, it may cost the lives of those most dear to him, as well as what he truly wants.
in planning stages

Border Crossing [#1376501]
For my Fantasy book

First Draft in process - 15k

Reality Crash
What happens when sheltered innocence is kidnapped by reality?

Life Jumper
He played by no one's rules but his own. He worked for the highest bidder by day and backmailed them by night. Now he'll risk it all and cross dimensions to save his enemy's wife.
Target Project for NaNoWriMo 2009

The Worst Mistake in Time
The entire crew agrees that it is the stupidest, craziest plan to save the world from global warming – not to mention the dumbest use of a time machine prototype. The only person who wants to go is the last minute stowaway desperate to “return to the farm”. However, one of them is willing to kill the rest and rewrite history in order to become a hero.
Novella? Not sure size - keeps growing as I think about it.

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149 Days 20 Hours ago, in response to "Onlines, outlines and deadlines"

Frankie is NaNo'ing

said:

That is awesome! I always find that setting a deadline for myself helps a LOT! I mean, I usually push the dealine back because I never set up a reachable goal, but...that's me. Good luck with meeting your dealine!

222 Days 21 Hours ago, in response to "It's the little things that make chaos survivable"

Raregem

said:

Huge congrats to your husband! Tell him I am so proud of him...not that he'd care. lol... Did the celebration go well? No tossing of the cookies, I hope.

229 Days 22 Hours ago, in response to "It's the little things that make chaos survivable"

Raregem

said:

*big hugs*

How ya doing this week?

232 Days 22 Hours ago, in response to "It's the little things that make chaos survivable"

Frankie is NaNo'ing

said:

Wow!!!

Well, it's good that you've done your research on your POD. And I do have to agree with you. Your book falls into a small niche that's hard to hit in the traditional marketing world. But its still an AWESOME book! Let me know when it's available and I'll buy a copy.

You? Writing a romance? Doth my ears work right this morning? *shakes head with sarcastic grin* Oh, I think I must have heard wrong.

You'll do great in whatever you write!!

264 Days 20 Hours ago, in response to "Miserable, but alive"

Raregem

said:

Wow, Ren! I'm sorry to hear the first part of this pregnancy is being so rough on you. I remember how awful the morning sickness was with Kyra...I lost 10 lbs in the first trimester. I felt much the same as you. It will pass...eat what/when you can. Make sure you are taking something to supplement all you are not keeping down. Let your hubby help when he can...and remember the cleaning doesn't need to be perfect, just liveable.

I'm here if you need me! I'm working on Hall of Secrets. This week kind of got away from me, but I'll be getting back to it.

Let me know if there's anything I can do (besides pray).

275 Days 15 Hours ago, in response to "Complications? Yep, only thing I can depend on"

Raregem

said:

Ack! I totally understand...last week was exactly like that for me as well. I didn't accomplish much of anything and the stressed over that fact, which just added to my blahs. lol... I hope this week is going better for you. Every now and then we have to take a step back and reevaluate and this press forward. Lots of luck, friend!

285 Days 21 Hours ago, in response to "Never Wasted..."

Raregem

said:

Wow, what an inspring week you've had! lol... Glad to be of help. Hey, sometimes as writers, we have to go with where our minds are leading us. I have the same problem and wrote the beginnings of two different novels this week. So, I completely understand. Sometimes we are just slaves to our muse!

291 Days 21 Hours ago, in response to "Progress? Isn’t that a pasta sauce?"

Raregem

said:

Did I tell you that I really liked your forum? Now if only you hadn't already read IC in its entirity. lol... I was going to make one suggestion...once things get under way and you start getting requests, you may want to post an estimated time people can expect you to get to their novel. If it takes you five days to complete a novel and you have three requests, anyone signing up at that point can expect that it will be a little over two weeks for you to get to their novel. Know what I mean?

I wish I could convince my husband to take dance lessons...that would be fun!

291 Days 21 Hours ago, in response to "Janurary Discipline - Ouch..."

Raregem

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The board? The whole board? Wow...

299 Days 21 Hours ago, in response to "Progress? Isn’t that a pasta sauce?"

Raregem

said:

It sounds like you are learning a good schedule for yourself. That's great! Now to just keep it up, right? Did you try to make peanut brittle again? *evil grin*

#46. To induce or Not to induce Is besides the point...
---->> ID #670559 entered on 10-05-09 @ 1:07 pm EDT

#45. Baby? What baby?
---->> ID #668847 entered on 09-22-09 @ 12:56 pm EDT

#44. Ah, the twists and turns.
---->> ID #664995 entered on 08-24-09 @ 5:28 pm EDT

#43. Back to School & tattered scraps of progress
---->> ID #664007 entered on 08-17-09 @ 3:04 pm EDT

#42. Hall's Sequel: The Dragon's City
---->> ID #662046 entered on 08-03-09 @ 1:03 pm EDT

#41. Deadline? What deadline?
---->> ID #661841 entered on 08-01-09 @ 11:41 pm EDT

#40. July? Already?
---->> ID #659035 entered on 07-14-09 @ 10:11 am EDT

#39. Onlines, outlines and deadlines
---->> ID #654896 entered on 06-17-09 @ 11:25 am EDT

#38. It's the little things that make chaos survivable
---->> ID #643484 entered on 04-09-09 @ 12:46 pm EDT

#37. Miserable, but alive
---->> ID #637814 entered on 02-26-09 @ 2:35 pm EST

#36. Complications? Yep, only thing I can depend on
---->> ID #635452 entered on 02-12-09 @ 5:41 pm EST

#35. Never Wasted...
---->> ID #633935 entered on 02-04-09 @ 6:01 pm EST

#34. February Storm
---->> ID #633695 entered on 02-04-09 @ 1:52 pm EST

#33. Progress? Isn’t that a pasta sauce?
---->> ID #628232 entered on 01-29-09 @ 6:52 pm EST

#32. Janurary Discipline - Ouch...
---->> ID #627167 entered on 01-29-09 @ 5:26 pm EST

#31. Realigning the Stars... & preparing for 2009
---->> ID #627105 entered on 01-01-09 @ 1:26 am EST

#30. Clash, Crash and Insanity
---->> ID #616437 entered on 11-03-08 @ 6:29 pm EST

#29. Hall of Secrets: Ah, the irony
---->> ID #596805 entered on 07-16-08 @ 1:58 pm EDT

#28. Back to Ground Zero, but stronger
---->> ID #596793 entered on 07-16-08 @ 12:41 pm EDT

#27. Escaping Reality - a novel of inocence & foolishness
---->> ID #577225 entered on 04-02-08 @ 5:49 pm EDT

#26. Triage!
---->> ID #563437 entered on 04-19-08 @ 2:37 am EDT

#25. Quantity doesn't make quality, but does increase chances
---->> ID #561846 entered on 01-18-08 @ 7:10 pm EST

#24. 08's gonna be Wonderful - Publication here I come!
---->> ID #558737 entered on 01-08-08 @ 4:51 pm EST

#23. The life, death or shell of a dream
---->> ID #548031 entered on 11-09-07 @ 2:24 pm EST

#22. Using the Buffalo!
---->> ID #540625 entered on 10-09-07 @ 5:24 pm EDT

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