So while summer hasn't "officially" started, it's summer for me. And I had set some deadlines for myself with which to take time and finish two more novellas for my holiday anthology. That was to start June 1st. And it DID start....I wrote 5 pages on June 1st - and I loved all 5 pages. BUT (don't you hate how there's always a BUT?)...I haven't touched it since. (insert heaving sigh)
You see, my whole grande idea was to finish tweaking and polishing my romantic suspense and self publish it. Obviously the time didn't go as planned to get it done, so THAT is what I'm still working on. (insert groan) I'm liking the additions to this story, BUT (I know...hang in there) it's taking more time than I originally thought because I'm finding more loose ends as I go along and events that don't really need to happen now that the plot has changed slightly. Oh, and did I mention while working on this, I was critiquing my CP's story AND spinning ideas for a new possible series. I agree, I am certifiably insane.
Liz may have topped me as the Queen of Granny VB, and deadline whiner, Cassy is the Queen of Travel and never ending road trips, Anita is the Queen of Interesting Tactics and Getting it done while Kari is the Queen of Outlines and Speed Writing. But "I" am the Queen project switcher!! It all started when many publishers were letting authors submit on a partial (especially if they had already read some of your work). So for about a year, I had a partial for just about everything under the sun from middlegrade to romance to mystery! But I still haven't gotten picked up by a publisher, and now because the way the market is, most want fulls from unpubbed authors like myself. And even now, while I have some stories with a couple publishers - there's all this opportunity to self pub the things I know are good, they just never found a home for one reason or another. So I start working on them. But then there's potential for another story that we could submit to a publishser, so I stop working on the current story and switch gears.
I have done this more times than I care to count - hence all of the "open" files in my computer. Stories I NEEED to finish just for my own benefit. Stories I WANT to put up either by myself or give to a publisher. But can someone tell me WHEN in the WORLD I'm supposed to do all of this writing??
School is just about over. My boys will be only going on days they have regents exams, and my daughter has another full 2 weeks. Of course, I have the day job and our nights are filled with summer sports games and practices. I've been coaching myself to get ready and become that evening writer I used to be. I'm not seeing much of a choice at this point. If I want it bad enough (and Oh, I want it BAD) then I have to return to that killer mindset of doing whatever I have to do to push these stories out whether they are being self pubbed or traditional.
And THAT is what I'm going to do. Game ON!! I'm ready and I'm setting even more deadlines for myself. Anybody else have deadlines this summer? Need a kick in the pants? Let's Go!!! Killer Barbie is on the loose!
Now, if I could just snag some DNA from my fellow M&M Queenies, I could create the perfect writer! (insert evil laugh). She would be athletic and sassy, fashionable and world renown, savy, hardworking, creative and productive! She would be a NYT Best Seller!!!!
so who's rooming with me at the next conference?? (wink, wink)
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The only current deadline I had was made easily. My publisher wanted a short (12-17K) for a pet charity. Of course mine ended up 18+K and I got the contract last night.
My next deadline is sometime in September for a regency Christmas story.
I'm still waiting on the line edits for another Emily Dahill book which is scheduled for a mid July release.
And, to make life even more fun I sent a three (3) historical romance collection to a different publisher.This publisher also want to see a book I've been working on weekly. And I've got to put it together so everything makes sense since it's a collection of 2-300 word scenes.
So, I get to go back to writing. Woohoo. Maybe. How much I write will depend on when edits come in.
Barbie: You are the best! I'm traveling again for a famiy member's hospitalization- so I'll take the honor of Queen of Travel.
You write such great work; you are the Queen of Prose.
xox
Barbie, yes, if we combined all us M&M gals, we would be the perfect writer. LOL. You do keep a lot going, my girl. School isn't out here yet. I have another 4 1/2 days. I'll have to cram all I can into that. I have to get some serious writing done this summer. My deadline on my second relic book is February, and in between, I would love to finish and publish the third warrior book. Hang in there and k
Okay, that sentence didn't end correctly. Hang in there and good luck!
Barbie, you had me laughing so hard reading this. So, we're all queens, and I love my whine queen title. Sometimes I think it would be nice to write with a partner. Sparkle Abby who write the Pampered Pet series for Belle Bridge Books are two women. One writes one book, the other writes the next. My luck I would still fart around and panic with a deadline!!
I have an October deadline of CCK. As of today, I have 70 pages written. I have to get my arse in gear in June because July is a no-writing month with the release of BSO, company for a week, and a family vacation for another.
Oh--to be 5 people at once!!
And keep at it. You write too good not to get published.
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