Wednesday, October 16, 2013

What's Up Wednesday


What I’m reading: Just finished Rachel Aaron’s 2k to 10k. I was hoping for it to get me psyched up for NaNo, and it did. It was just the step by step approach I needed to help me get my word count up there. And not just the number part, the quality, too. As I’ve said before I’m a rather slow writer. Each of my novels takes about a year to write. Not the first part, the part you whip through like in NaNo. It’s the going back and filling in the holes and fixing what needs fixing. I don’t want to do that this time. To me a lot of it felt like a colossal waste of time, but I guess it wasn’t. I can now edit like I never thought possible. I’m just ready to stop learning that lesson and move onto quality writing right from the start.

What I’m writing: Right now, I’m doing outlines and my character sheets and timelines; all to get ready for NaNo.

What is inspiring me right now: I’ve been engrossed with the music of Warren Barfield. His new album, Redbird, is amazing. It’s soulful and honest and real. I love it.

What else I’ve been up to: My next book, The Bashan Agenda is coming out on November 1st, and I am really, really excited about it. I love where this book went, and I can’t wait for all the people who wrote to me about loving The Newstead Project to read it. I feel kind of like I do on Christmas Eve surrounded with presents for my kids that I know they’re going to love. It’s hard to make myself wait until the first.

What about you- what’s up with you this Wednesday?
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8 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughOctober 16, 2013 at 5:18 AM

    November First? Must do a big shout-out for you!
    Hope you rock the NaNo this year.

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  2. Laura ClipsonOctober 16, 2013 at 6:57 AM

    Good luck with your NaNo prep! I've barely started mine, life keeps getting in the way! I did have a great plot idea the other day, though :)

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  3. Tonja DreckerOctober 16, 2013 at 7:40 AM

    Congratulations on your next release! Have fun with NaNo:)

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  4. M PaxOctober 16, 2013 at 9:20 AM

    Yay on writing and the new book coming out. I can squeeze in a shoutout for you Nov. 1.

    I'm rather slow, too, but have accepted my process. It seems slower, but I have less work on the back end. So I gain a lot of speed there.

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    1. UnknownOctober 16, 2013 at 2:19 PM

      Thanks Mary! I think I need to do that, too, just accept who I am and how I write.

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  5. ElizabethOctober 16, 2013 at 6:52 PM

    BEAUTIFUL BLOG. NEW GFC Follower.

    ENJOY your books.

    Elizabeth
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    My W...W...W...

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  6. KCOctober 17, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    I didn't even know that you already had other books. Shoot, girl, send me those titles! I want to read your stuff!

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