I've really got to get it together!
I have been working on the giveaway... honestly, I have. I have two gift certificates to award, and some 'home grown' gifts in the works. I'll wait until I get it all together to share the details.
My priority these days is my new grandson Brady. He is not yet four months old, and so, is in need of my almost-constant attention. (...not that I don't love it!) Brady is helping me to realize my need to get in shape. By the time he leaves me, it's usually time to start with dinner preparation and all the other chores that have been waiting all day. The weekends are the only time I have for outdoor jobs and the other grandchildren. I am way behind on my outdoor work. Don't be expecting any project reports on Blahwg! anytime soon!
I've always been attracted to characters with serious mental flaws. (Should I be worried?) Am I part of a very small audience? I've seen best sellers with main characters that were pitiful. I own a few.
My MC does have some major psychological issues, to say the least. If she conquered them early on, I'd have no story!
Well, this WIP may not become a breakout novel, but it's still a story I have to tell. ... and I can't be the only twisted reader out there. Can I? Maybe this book will prove Maass wrong on this point. (I can hope.)
I am still officially on break. I'm no good at writing during tiny bits of time; I need a block of it to keep the story flowing in the right direction. And I guess I've been dragging my feet a little because I know when I get back to it, I have a ton to scratch! I talked before about tossing several chapters. I know it will be hard, but I also know that it's necessary. The story was drifting. I want to toss it back into the heavy current.
After I've caught up on a few things around here, I'd like to take an entire weekend to jump back into my WIP. I want to study my notes, reread my MS, and try to determine the point at which it takes off on the detour.
I know I'm not the only person reluctant to start a dirty job. Have you ever had painful revisions that made you procrastinate in your writing? How did you motivate yourself?
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Hi Lily -
I'm learning that procrastination only makes things worse. What good is dreading something and making life miserable? I'd rather jump in, tackle the job, and get it off my plate.
A deadline also provides motivation. I re-formatted the first two chapters of my manuscript because of the Genesis Contest. This prodded me to get the remainder finished.
Blessings,
Susan :)
I don't know about everyone else but I like dark characters with flaws. To me a perfect main character is very boring.
You will get the urge one day and tackle the manuscript head on.
Sometimes when I read writing books or take an online class, I start to doubt myself and not want to continue because of the work I know I'm in for. But it's best to dive in and do it. Like ripping off a band-aid. LOL
Hi Lily I think we all "fear" our writing and we are inclined to postpone. I had the inspiration for my book in August and only started few days ago after 9 months! Time to deliver. But I do not know where I am going to land and how the journey it is going to be. I just decided not to judge myself while I am writing. XXX
All the best for everything you'r doing and you wish to do!
Love Naqvee♥
I haven't read Maass' book yet.
I'm also attracted to books with mentally flawed characters.
Lily,
I just read your comment on my blog about helping with your grandson. Our daughter had triplets, they're now eight and a huge blessings, but at the time we had to give up our lives in order to help with them for a number of months after their birth. I thought my own life would never return. BUT it did and yours will as well. What you can't replace is time with that little one. So enjoy and just cling to the fact that your life will become your own before you know it. Love him to pieces. I now miss having a baby around.
Blessings to you and yours.
Barb
barbwhitti@aol.com
for advice and comfort!!!
I not only have revisions, I have to finish my work. I get so involved in blogging activities that I find my time taken up to where I don't work on my actual writing. But, you know, I do like the blogging.
Lee
Tossing It Out
Lily ~ I look forward to reading your book someday. For now, you have chosen the more important WIP ... Brady. And yes, I love a seriously flawed character. So what does that say about me, sister? lol
Have you read The Glass Castle? Absolutely amazing story. Some rough stuff in it but worth reading.
Hi Lily...thank you for stopping by my blog. Its so good to hear from you. I will be back so we can catch up.... :) xoxo
Oooh, dark characters are fun to read! Good luck with the rest of your WIP & revisions. I can definitely relate to procrastinating during tough revisions and/or plot points. I'm not quite sure where the motivation comes from to pull through and finish, but thankfully it usually finds me before I pull out all of my hair. :)
Congrats on your new grandson!!
Yes. My past month. It was awful. For me, I have to get in and stay in. If I get out of writing for too long, I start to enjoy the freedom, which is great, but I also forget the flow of my book, which is wrong. Procrastination, not a good thing for me. You know my hole story, that's how I roll.
Lily,thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.I need to blog more often...been procrastinating too.Waiting for you to finish the book.I understand you taking time off to babysit G.kid,enjoy his company.
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