Whew!

Hard to believe that Fall Quarter is almost over and that I've survived. It's going to be weird though to not have to be places on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The flip side of all this is that I should have time to write for myself now... well, myself and those that read my humble scribbling.

The big question is... what am I going to start on? I've been asking myself that since I finished Restart. I don't think I'm any closer to an answer now then I was. I've had a couple people say I should just grab all my short stories and half written things and put them into a book. Maybe.

Maybe I just don't worry about it just yet and focus on Christmas. That needs attention. There is a tree to get and the house to decorate and all of that. Oh, and gifts.

Bleh.. this isn't really about writing is it? Maybe I should ty that. Writing. What have I learned about it over the past ten weeks?

1.) Don't try and read about the technical side of writing poetry while high on anti-histamines.

2.) Re-write, re-write, re-write!!
3.) Just because I think something is awesome doesn't mean it is.
4.) I'm a comma-holic and probably need a 12 Step Group.
5.) Passive verbs are a pain.

There are more, but... it's that time thing.

It LIVES!

Well, mostly. Aside from a few weird technical issues.. Restart is live and I'll be adding in the links to it here right after I post this.. I hope.

I think I need to get back to spending time with this blog, if for no other reason than to be able to write stuff that isn't going to be graded. That's if I get a break with homework... not likely, bu a girl can dream. I'm not complaining.. just.. observing. Okay, t's sort of complaining. However, it is a bit sad to realize that where once there were stories rollicking around in my head, like a pack of kindergartners all demanding my attention, now there are quiet whimpers amidst the crickets.

Oh there have been some inspired moments, but mostly my mind has gone into alert, quivering, waiting for the next writing assignment... and not always with delight. As the moment, it doesn't even want to focus on this bit of writing... drivel that it is. Not helping that my hands; well fingers really; have started to stiffen and not work quite right. Every writers nightmare.

I think that today I will enjoy this bit of fluff writing. I will not edit assignments, or worry about the next story that should be told. Nope.. today is all about this.. whatever this is.

And I'm going to revel in bloody ellipses... a lot.... tons.... massive amounts of little dots in a row.... because I can.

Seems like forever...

And probably has been. What have I been doing you ask. Funny story that... Aside from putting the final polish on Restart (Launch date set for Nov. 9) I thought I'd go back to school and get a degree in what I do naturally... write. I know, I know... crazy! However, one is never too old to learn or refine knowledge, so.. there ya' have it.

So.. school, yeah. Just as much fun as it was when I got my associates, so that's a plus. Again I am reminded how much I can still learn, even about writing.. You want to challenge yourself, take an Intro to Creative Writing class at a university and see how fast you expand! Of course I'm crazy, so to me it's fun finding my boundaries. LOL

It's also keeping me thinking about writing and stories and so on, which is awesome! Still no idea what I'll work on next, but I'm writing a whole bunch of interesting possibilities so who knows! Hmmm... maybe I should start posting some of the random bits and see if anyone says anything.

Wow.. suddenly things feel like they are moving!

Wow... wait wait wait and then.... Boom! stuff happens. Gotta love it! So waiting patiently for the proofs of both interior and cover layout for Restart. I look at the date and realize that there is the very strong possibility that everything will be done well before Christmas!

I'd thought that I could try and work on the next book, but after the opening few bits, nothing. No idea's, no drive. I hate that! I really really do. Then again, it's actually been a far busier summer than I had anticipated, even into August.

Okay, so part of that is my own doing. After much debating and soul searching I've decided that I should go back to school. Yeah, at the tender age of.... well... old... I'm going after a Bachelor's Degree in Writing Studies. Makes sense right? I think so in any event. However, the process of that has taken up some time...and energy. Good energy, but still...

Anyway, so now I turn my energy toward attempting marketing and creating excitement about the book. Maybe after I get the cover proofs I can see about like posters or something.. and put them up around town? In book stores? Coffee shops? All of the above?

Yes.