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Wait, it's Saturday already? When did that happen? It was a fast week of Day Job stuff and catching up on writing, and not much else of import, so time seemed to fly by rather quickly this week. Not that I'm complaining. Midweek had some crappy weather as well, but currently there's no clouds in the sky so it looks like it's going to be a really nice weekend all around.
I'm still concerned that I might not make my autumn deadline for Meet the Lidwells but I think that's mainly because I'm having a bit of trouble at the moment. The first act is done (creation of the band up to their initial success), and now I have to shift from that to act two (the highs and lows of success and creativity), and it's a bit harder than I expected. If all else fails, I think I'll have to just make a hard shift there for now, and smooth it out in revision. We shall see.
Secondary Project, aka The Apartment Complex story, is slowly evolving via the 750 Words site (much like I did with Lidwells a few years ago), and this one promises to be a lot of fun to write. I'm coming up with some really fun characters and story ideas for it. I don't think I'll be outlining this one as strictly as I did with Lidwells, but I should at least get the characters and places down.
Related, I think this might end up being my writing process for a while. I like the idea of working on new ideas in a playground atmosphere to let them grow and expand (thus letting me work on them during slow points of my day), while dedicating more serious writing time to the current project (which I'll have given a deadline for finishing). This not only gives me a quicker turnaround, but also lets me work on and self-publish more projects.
Which of course brings up the question, do I want to keep self-publishing? Well, funny thing about that: yesterday I got a completely unexpected email response from an agent. It was a rejection for a submission of A Division of Souls and I couldn't find the date of my original response...so I have no idea when I sent this. This was before I ultimately decided to self-publish, so this must have been at least around 2015, possibly earlier. I'll be honest, I'm amused and touched that they got back to me even after this long, even if it was a rejection! But at the same time, it really put things into perspective: I simply don't want to spend all my time waiting for a yes/no from an agent or a publisher and not knowing either way until then. I don't seek vindication...I just want to know if I'm Doing It Right or not, and I've come to the conclusion that I don't want to go that route. Sure, self-publishing means a hell of a lot more work, but I've already proven to myself that I'm willing to do it all.
Anyhoo...going to have a relaxing weekend here, hope you have the same! :)
I'm still concerned that I might not make my autumn deadline for Meet the Lidwells but I think that's mainly because I'm having a bit of trouble at the moment. The first act is done (creation of the band up to their initial success), and now I have to shift from that to act two (the highs and lows of success and creativity), and it's a bit harder than I expected. If all else fails, I think I'll have to just make a hard shift there for now, and smooth it out in revision. We shall see.
Secondary Project, aka The Apartment Complex story, is slowly evolving via the 750 Words site (much like I did with Lidwells a few years ago), and this one promises to be a lot of fun to write. I'm coming up with some really fun characters and story ideas for it. I don't think I'll be outlining this one as strictly as I did with Lidwells, but I should at least get the characters and places down.
Related, I think this might end up being my writing process for a while. I like the idea of working on new ideas in a playground atmosphere to let them grow and expand (thus letting me work on them during slow points of my day), while dedicating more serious writing time to the current project (which I'll have given a deadline for finishing). This not only gives me a quicker turnaround, but also lets me work on and self-publish more projects.
Which of course brings up the question, do I want to keep self-publishing? Well, funny thing about that: yesterday I got a completely unexpected email response from an agent. It was a rejection for a submission of A Division of Souls and I couldn't find the date of my original response...so I have no idea when I sent this. This was before I ultimately decided to self-publish, so this must have been at least around 2015, possibly earlier. I'll be honest, I'm amused and touched that they got back to me even after this long, even if it was a rejection! But at the same time, it really put things into perspective: I simply don't want to spend all my time waiting for a yes/no from an agent or a publisher and not knowing either way until then. I don't seek vindication...I just want to know if I'm Doing It Right or not, and I've come to the conclusion that I don't want to go that route. Sure, self-publishing means a hell of a lot more work, but I've already proven to myself that I'm willing to do it all.
Anyhoo...going to have a relaxing weekend here, hope you have the same! :)
