So, I'm alive. I know I completely neglected this blog, along with other things in my life while I was very sick and pregnant and then for the first few months of my baby's life. I mean... look at his face! I'm completely in love and intoxicated by him!
I'm trying to find a balance again and that brings me to today! I joined a writing critique group and we met for the 2nd time yesterday. I think its going to be really good for me because it will give me some deadlines and force me to find time to write. Hopefully. :)
We shared the first 15 pages of our WIPs and then talked about them. It was the first time I had read any of it to someone other than a family member, and they really seemed to like it so that was good. I got across the emotions and suspense I was going for in the beginning so I feel like that was successful.
I have worked over that first part extensively so I was glad that it seemed well received. This month I would like to focus on 3 things:
1) My second chapter I have written in two different ways and I need to sort through how I want to do it.
2) I have a little over 50K words. I am aiming for 100K for the finished product. Once issue I'm having is that I had decided to make it into three books, but I feel as though I am 75% though my storyline for the first book at 50K. So Im debating if I should figure out a way to stretch the first book out to the 100K words or if I should try to condense everything into one super solid book?
3) I need to move forward even though Im mulling the prior things over and get a new chapter written.
Those are my three goals this month. My writing group meets again Feb 15th and we have to select a 15 pages to bring for critique. I'm excited to be getting back into it again. I really love to write and I really want to get this book finished! I've been working on it for so long, I just want to have the whole thing done. I need to finish for myself- its something I have committed to do and I'm going to do it. Even if its a little harder juggling with a baby. Who I am am head over heels in love with. :)
