I must thrive on chaos. Or be productive in spite of it.
There is a world of change happening in my life right now, yet I’ve managed to
write. Here’s where I am:
I completed revisions on HAUNTED, my YA contemporary novel.
It has been critiqued by two, revised, and edited. I wrote a query and
submitted it to two publishers. I’ve decided that I want to take a break from
self-publishing. I could really use a team to help with edits, graphic design,
and marketing. Maybe my opening statement has something to do with this.
I completed revisions on my memoir, OUR LIFE ON THE ROAD. I
need to get it to crit. partners for feedback. I didn’t incorporate the
extensive changes recommended by the publisher/editor who read it for me.
Mainly because the story she suggested is not the one I truly want to write.
I started writing Book I of the trilogy after extensive development. But two pages
in, I had a major brainstorm (in the middle of the night) on the backstory of
two of my characters. It will deepen the story tremendously. Plus in the week
between penning the first two pages, I decided to switch from first person to
third person narrative. I hope to finish the first draft of Book I by July 3rd,
which equates to roughly 2000 words a day. I’m going into NaNo mode in
May/June.
My other ideas, which are briefly sketched out in notebooks
or still residing in my head, will have to wait a bit before I breathe life
into them.
What are you up to these days?
