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Thursday, December 26, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Book Three Update
So it’s time
for a book update. I have seven chapters left to edit in book three of the Screwing Up Time series. (Seven out of
forty-two.) So I’m getting close. Then the book goes to editors. This book has
been a real journey. I wrote the first draft faster than anything I previously
wrote. I was jazzed and thinking how quickly I’d get it out to my readers. And
then, I hit the speed bumps.
Family health
issues and lots of them. I think we should get easy hospital check-in. And it’s
definitely a bad thing when someone as faceblind as I am begins to recognize
surgeons.
Huge laptop
problems. My computer spent almost two months traveling back and forth and back
and forth for repairs.
My youngest
child applied for college. If you have not filled out college applications in a
while, let me tell you how heinous it has become. It’s all online, which should
be easier, right? But one application we filled out was actually timed. In the
right upper corner of the screen was a countdown timer and if the form wasn’t
filled out in time, you lost all the data you input. How insane is that?
Thankfully, a friend let me know about this feature ahead of time, so my son
had his essays written earlier and we shift/copied them into place.
Are there any
more speed bumps coming? Yeah. But that’s why I’m getting those last seven
chapters edited this week and then the book is ready for my editors. So when I
post next Wednesday, I should be announcing that the book is with editors. (If not, I'm sure I'll have a post on what the latest speed bump is.)
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Editing as Escape
Today I was
wondering how on earth I was going to edit. So many difficult things are going
on in my real life that all I want to do is pull the cover over my head. But,
honestly, I hate wearing pajamas all day. And there’s a huge amount of laundry
to be done. Not to mention I have two kids who need me to edit their papers. So
I got up, had my coffee, and started laundry.
And I still didn’t want to edit. And then, editing sang her siren song. She reminded me
that I could immerse myself in another world. That I could spend a couple of
hours thinking about a knife fight, a room being stormed by ancient soldiers,
and Molotov cocktails.
Now I’m in a
hurry to get to editing. There’s nothing like hurling Molotov cocktails first
thing in the morning to get the blood churning.
N.B. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that I normally post on Tuesdays. Between this blog and my other blog, A Merry Heart, I’m blogging four days a week and that’s a bit more than I can do right now. So I’m planning to post on here on Wednesdays (instead of Tuesdays), and I’ll be posting at A Merry Heart on Mondays and Fridays.
Monday, November 25, 2013
The Fussy Librarian
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 26, Screwing Up Time is being featured at The Fussy Librarian, a website I mentioned once before, that offers personalized ebook recommendations. You choose from 40 genres and indicate preferences about content and then the computers work their magic. It's pretty cool -- check it out! www.TheFussyLibrarian.com
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Kindle Books and Tips
Screwing Up Time is being featured at Kindle Books and Tips. It's a great site for authors looking to promote their books and readers looking for e-books, especially if you want a bargain.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Editing Groove
Oops. I know I was supposed to post here today. But the truth is that I've hit an editing groove. Words and pages are flowing. My editing muse must've finally decided to show up. So I really don't want to stop. And I'm hoping you don't want me to stop either. But I promise to make it up to you.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Indie Life, NaNoEdMo
November is NaNoWriMo--National Novel Writing Month. The idea is to write 50,000 words of a novel in one month. 50,000 words isn't actually the normal length of most novels (except middle grade). Most novels fall in the 75k to 85k range. But the idea is write along with lots of other people and to provide each other encouragement.
I've never done NaNo because Novembers are always much too busy for me, and first drafts aren't my struggle. Editing is much harder for me than drafting. And I'd love to find a group of writers who are also editing, who want to encourage each other and hold each other accountable (For example, I need people who remind me, "Don't watch that cute YouTube video that was just posted on Facebook because you haven't met your editing goal for the day/week." Or, "that spilled orange juice--let the dog lick it up, you haven't met your editing goal." Or, "hey, your kids need clean clothes, teach them how to run the washing machine and get back to editing.") Hmm. If my kids see this, I'm pretty sure this post will get hacked.
Anyway, if there's anyone out there who like to do NaNoEdMo (National Novel Editing Month), let me know. Even if it's just one or two other writers--I don't rue small beginnings. Most great things start small.
Leave me a message in the comments. Or email me Connie (dot) M (dot) Keller at gmail (dot) com. And do it soon, before my kids wipe this post from cyberspace.
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Because being Indie doesn't have to mean going it alone.
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