Ready, Set, Write! Update #7

Or as I like to call it, better late than never.
 

Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer writing intensive that encourages goal-setting and accountability, and provides an opportunity for us to cheer each other on wherever we’re at with our writing projects—planning, drafting, revising, or polishing. This year, your RSW hosts are Alison Miller, Jaime Morrow, Erin Funk, Elodie Nowodazkij, and Katy Upperman. We check in every Monday and conclude on August 31.

1. How I did on last week’s goals

Follow up with agents and on #Pit2Pub requests. Check

Add 2,000 words to Arrow Nocked or Survivors. Yeah, no. But I got a lot written on Beauty Bound

Get back into normal routine for 3 whole days... I don't think I would recognize normal anymore

Then Midwest Writers Workshop this week!!! That is going to take a blogpost or five to explain the awesomeness

 2. My goal(s) for this week

Add 5,000 words to Beauty Bound

Review my notes from Midwest Writers Workshop and tab the areas for further review

Blogpost on MWW

Get ready for back to school

Exercise three days this week

3. A favorite line from my story OR one word/phrase that sums up what I wrote

Revision/editing/elaborating

The Oversharers

4. The biggest challenge I faced this week (ex. finding time to write, the siren song of SNIs)

After hours in workshop, I wanted to attack my manuscripts with a bloody red pen and have hours and days to write. But of course, I went drinking with my new writing buddies and then went on a trip to Holiday World with the family.

5. Something I love about my WIP

It's 15,000 words away from being marketable. (13,000 if I get to count the words added today)




Write beautifully!

Ready, Set, Write! Update #6

 
 
Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer writing intensive that encourages goal-setting and accountability, and provides an opportunity for us to cheer each other on wherever we’re at with our writing projects—planning, drafting, revising, or polishing. This year, your RSW hosts are Alison Miller, Jaime Morrow, Erin Funk, Elodie Nowodazkij, and Katy Upperman. We check in every Monday and conclude on August 31.

1. How I did on last week’s goals

17 pages edited

1200 words added to Arrow Nocked

Relaxing...


Oh yeah

And I finished 2, count them, 2 books this week.

2. My goal(s) for this week

Follow up with agents and on #Pit2Pub requests.

Add 2,000 words to Arrow Nocked or Survivors.

Get back into normal routine for 3 whole days...

Then Midwest Writers Workshop this week!!! Anyone else going??

3. A favorite line from my story OR one word/phrase that sums up what I wrote/revised

The king trusted him. The king was wrong.

4. The biggest challenge I faced this week (ex. finding time to write, the siren song of SNIs)

There was a lot of swimming and alcohol and fun that kept dragging me away. Not really complaining though.

And writing on an iPad 24/7 is kind of a pain. I missed my laptop.

5. Something I love about my WiP

That BB is still surprising me after 2 years. And still improving!



Write your heart!

Ready, Set, Write! Update #5

Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer writing intensive that encourages goal-setting and accountability, and provides an opportunity for us to cheer each other on wherever we're at with our writing projects—planning, drafting, revising, or polishing. This year, your RSW hosts are Alison Miller, Jaime Morrow, Erin Funk, Elodie Nowodazkij, and Katy Upperman. We check in every Monday and conclude on August 31.

1. How I did on last week’s goals

I did get a lot of the BB edits finished. I think I got maybe 500 words added to Survivors, but after critique group, I think it's going to need some more research before moving forward. I may have to switch over to Arrow.

The house is back into some reasonable sense of normality again. Still not quite finished, but I ran around with loads of laundry in three days. Most of it got folded.

I do have a new book, Crimson Bound. I hope it is as good as Cruel Beauty.  And I am most definitely relaxing... 😎

2. My goal(s) for this week

Figure out how to explain to the agents who have partials and the full that I have made edits without looking like a diva author who wasn't ready when I started querying. (Situation: I won a critique from a published author in the midst of querying and she made one overarching comment that I have been adding in from where it was missing.)

Add 2,000 words to Arrow Nocked or Survivors.

READ! Because for once, I have time.

RELAX!

3. A favorite line from my story OR one word/phrase that sums up what I wrote/revised
Smoothing the folds of her dress she raised her chin to full measure. He looked down at her, his head cocked slightly to the side, an amused smile on his face. He was amused. And she hated him. “I am not afraid.”

4. The biggest challenge I faced this week (ex. finding time to write, the siren song of SNIs)

Too much stress in my brain, I couldn't see my characters, my story, anything. It was exhausting and sad. Much better now that the stress is over. I picked up right where I left off as soon as my butt hit the plane.

5. Something I love about my WiP

That I've been working on it this long and I'm still not tired of it.

Sorry for the weird formatting. Trying to do this on the iPad is not so fun!

Write with your heart!

Ready, Set, Write! Update 4

 
Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer writing intensive that encourages goal-setting and accountability, and provides an opportunity for us to cheer each other on wherever we’re at with our writing projects—planning, drafting, revising, or polishing. This year, your RSW hosts are Alison Miller, Jaime Morrow, Erin Funk, Elodie Nowodazkij, and Katy Upperman. We check in every Monday and conclude on August 31.

1. How I did on last week’s goalsWhoops! Last week was an odd week. I got very distracted with #PitchtoPublication and #pg70pit. So my edits were minimal and I only got about 1,000 new words. Bummer.

One strange and unanticipated achievement: I now have a new tile floor in my laundry room. Of course, that came at the expense of my dryer breaking down and I've been without my washer and dryer for the week. Yikes!

And I blame the other part of my failure on the fact that I got swept into Graceling so much that I was sneaking in reads during the holiday traveling. So worth it!

2. My goal(s) for this week

Finish the BB edits. No, seriously.

Add 2,000 words to Arrow Nocked or Survivors.

Finish getting my house ready and do all the laundry

Find a new book or three to put on my reading list.

RELAX!

3. A favorite line from my story OR one word/phrase that sums up what I wrote/revised

“You speak the truth, but my curiosity has been piqued. I will torture it out of you if necessary.” He smiled a little. It caught Mirea off her guard. His friendly banter and dark side tangled together.

4. The biggest challenge I faced this week (ex. finding time to write, the siren song of SNIs)

Finding time and motivation. It was hard to get motivated when I would finally sit down.

5. Something I love about my WiP

That BB is finished to the point where I can enter contests. They're fun, but can suck you in something awful.



Write amazing!