Monday, September 26, 2011

Chat...write...edit....repeat

Yes, I have a four-step process to my writing life. As the title indicates, it's:

  1. Chat - Yea, I have to brainstorm with my writerly buds often. IDK, something about talking with them ALWAYS helps me clarify my goals.
  2. Write - Yep, you can't claim to be a writer if you don't write. I managed to finish one book this year - a far cry from the three I promised myself. So, after chatting with my closet bud, I committed myself to writing 2 - yes TWO - more novels this year. They won't get revised until 2012, but I am really excited to get these drafted.
  3. Revise - I finished revising TRANSCEND last week. Oh sure, nothing is ever really finished. But for now, this one is out in the world. Let's hope someone likes it. I have another novel I will be rereading before looking at small presses for it. 
  4. Repeat - This is the part I struggled with over the last year. Yes, I managed to chat. But write - not as much as I would have liked. 
That all ends this week! I am outlining a couple of projects I am really excited about. This week, I start drafting. So, if I am not around the interwebz much - that is why. I am BUSY BUSY BUSY.

What are you trying to finish before the end of 2011???

Oh! And a BIG CONGRATS to the winner of the MONARCH giveaway -
VIVIEN!!!!!!!!!

Woo hoo! My next giveaway will be on Thursday. Love giving things away.