I went to a critique on Wednesday, the montly Pikes Peak Writers critique. Darby Karchut (forgive me if I spell the name wrong) was there to review the submissions. She said very good things about my writing, which is, once in a while, exactly what a writer needs to push them to that next level of productivity.
I have outlined my book 2 to 30 chapters now, my wife is reviewing that outline today at work. I have a few ideas for reorganizing book 1, and a chapter I wrote for book 2 is going to be moved into book 1. I think the readers need to have a lot more exposure to the Hive. The Hive are cold and inhuman, logical to the extreme, and very ruthless in their goals. Their goals? More human hosts for their nanite intelligence.
Regardless, I'm writing again, although I haven't done so today. It's freezing in my office, and it's hard to write if you're not comfortable. I have turned up the heat....
Friday, January 17, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
The flu
I've had the flu since 12/26/13. I'm FINALLY at the end of the tunnel, I think, and can see the light. I hope.
It's a great diet plan, but wow, it's hard on every other aspect of your life. I've lost 20 pounds. I haven't written a thing.
That will probably change within the next few days, however. The kids are going back to school off of Christmas break, and other than a pesky cough and a few other minor things, the flu is about gone. Another plus is I sound like Barry White at the moment.
"Hey baby, yeah, come on over and talk to me about that..."
LOL!
Oh yeah.
I wonder what the science of losing/stressing your voice is? Do the vocal cords actually become looser and therefore deeper? Hmmmm. So many of life's little mysteries, so little time.
It's a great diet plan, but wow, it's hard on every other aspect of your life. I've lost 20 pounds. I haven't written a thing.
That will probably change within the next few days, however. The kids are going back to school off of Christmas break, and other than a pesky cough and a few other minor things, the flu is about gone. Another plus is I sound like Barry White at the moment.
"Hey baby, yeah, come on over and talk to me about that..."
LOL!
Oh yeah.
I wonder what the science of losing/stressing your voice is? Do the vocal cords actually become looser and therefore deeper? Hmmmm. So many of life's little mysteries, so little time.
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Merry Christmas!
Or whatever holiday salutation you prefer.
So few posts, so much going on. But it was important to drop in and with the two people who would read this Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad, Happy Hannukah, etc etc.
I hope all is well.
So few posts, so much going on. But it was important to drop in and with the two people who would read this Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad, Happy Hannukah, etc etc.
I hope all is well.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Process
I have book 1 out being read by beta readers. I am outlining book 2. I've discovered that to write a book, I need to hit critical mass. Sort of like a uranium stack, if I reach critical mass the right reactions happen.
After book 1 I really just wanted to be done with it for a bit. But ideas keep seeping into my head, like high energy neutrons. They strike a neuron, and BAM! an idea would fission out of it. That idea floats around in my cranium for a while, then it hits something and another reaction occurs. Book 2 is sort of taking shape in my downtime, when I'm away from the computer. Talking to a friend about book 1 the other day, an idea for book 2 came to me. Fortunately for her, my cranium is a safe containment system for the ideas, or they might rocket out and start a critical cascade in HER mind. :)
Silliness. But my point is that I was unable to rush right into book 2 successfully. I wanted to slam out 50,000 words for Nanowrimo, but instead felt that it was weighing me down. I set Nano aside and gave up on it, because I'm discovering that deadlines and quotas aren't how I write. I might write eight chapters in one day, or I might write one chapter in two weeks, but they have to come as they come. After, I suppose, the ideas have banged around on the neurons enough that critical mass is reached.
I went to Writer's Write today, and although I didn't offer up my writing, I read the writings of my peers. Exceptional as always. Inspiring. Motivational.
I feel that soon book 2 is going to explode from me, in a plethora of ideas and creativity.
We'll see.
After book 1 I really just wanted to be done with it for a bit. But ideas keep seeping into my head, like high energy neutrons. They strike a neuron, and BAM! an idea would fission out of it. That idea floats around in my cranium for a while, then it hits something and another reaction occurs. Book 2 is sort of taking shape in my downtime, when I'm away from the computer. Talking to a friend about book 1 the other day, an idea for book 2 came to me. Fortunately for her, my cranium is a safe containment system for the ideas, or they might rocket out and start a critical cascade in HER mind. :)
Silliness. But my point is that I was unable to rush right into book 2 successfully. I wanted to slam out 50,000 words for Nanowrimo, but instead felt that it was weighing me down. I set Nano aside and gave up on it, because I'm discovering that deadlines and quotas aren't how I write. I might write eight chapters in one day, or I might write one chapter in two weeks, but they have to come as they come. After, I suppose, the ideas have banged around on the neurons enough that critical mass is reached.
I went to Writer's Write today, and although I didn't offer up my writing, I read the writings of my peers. Exceptional as always. Inspiring. Motivational.
I feel that soon book 2 is going to explode from me, in a plethora of ideas and creativity.
We'll see.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Holidays
Sorry for the lack of a post, during the holiday season the posting may be limited. Family stuff, shopping I don't want to really do, etc. My mood improves with the new year, as an introvert I find December to be a month of incredible stress and very tiring.
It's snowing outside. Weatherman promised 12-18". Then 6-10". Now it's looking like much less. I like when snowfall predictions go the other way. 12-18" turns into 24". Now that's an improvement in the forecast. It means staying home and eating warm homemade goodies, watching the kids build a snowman from a nice warm window, and/or joining them to hurl a few well crafted snowballs.
Not at the moment, though. It's 9 degrees and we're 11" short of the original promise.
It's snowing outside. Weatherman promised 12-18". Then 6-10". Now it's looking like much less. I like when snowfall predictions go the other way. 12-18" turns into 24". Now that's an improvement in the forecast. It means staying home and eating warm homemade goodies, watching the kids build a snowman from a nice warm window, and/or joining them to hurl a few well crafted snowballs.
Not at the moment, though. It's 9 degrees and we're 11" short of the original promise.
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