Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Thank you oh so much!
Thank you so much for your votes! For the second year in a row, my novel has won the '50 Greatest Writers You Should Be Reading' award. Sure, I wrote the essay, but it was you guys who helped me win the award and I thank you so very much!
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Update
Hi everyone. As you know, there will be changes coming to Facebook in the coming year and some of those changes will effect people like me. Apparently Facebook will now start charging business who want to advertise on here and I'm worried that will effect me as an author. Me talking about my book promotions and upcoming events might just fall under their category of 'advertising.' So, I'll be looking at other avenues to keep you all updated with book releases and whatnot. I've been thinking about having a monthly newsletter, someone told me that's really effective, so I'll take a peak into said option. At any rate, I will keep you all updated. Just be sure to keep checking back to see how I'll be doing it.
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Writing Under Pressure
After staring at this screen for I don't know how many minutes, I still don't have much of anything to write about. It was frustrating because I wanted to update my blog and readers, but it was like my brain wanted to take a vacation for the time being. And that in itself gave me an idea for something to talk about.Writing under pressure.
I often feel it when I sit down to write a new story. No, on second thought, I often feel more pressure working on the Crystal O'Mally mystery series because I worry what people will think about the book. Will they like it? Will it be rejected on account it didn't meet the expectations set by the first novel? The pressure to crank out 'the perfect novel' is sometimes so overwhelming, I find myself sitting and staring at the blinking cursor or getting up and doing another activity until the pressure passes.
Those aren't the only ways I cope with pressure. Sometimes, if I'm still in the mood to work on something, I put that particular novel aside and work on something else. Whether it's a short story or another book, I try to keep the creative juices flowing. And another thing I have to remember is there's no need to feel pressure, especially when writing the Crystal O'Mally books, because each and every book is different and if they were all the same, they'd all be boring. Just some food for thought.
So how about you? How do you manage with pressure when it comes pestering you as you're writing?
I often feel it when I sit down to write a new story. No, on second thought, I often feel more pressure working on the Crystal O'Mally mystery series because I worry what people will think about the book. Will they like it? Will it be rejected on account it didn't meet the expectations set by the first novel? The pressure to crank out 'the perfect novel' is sometimes so overwhelming, I find myself sitting and staring at the blinking cursor or getting up and doing another activity until the pressure passes.
Those aren't the only ways I cope with pressure. Sometimes, if I'm still in the mood to work on something, I put that particular novel aside and work on something else. Whether it's a short story or another book, I try to keep the creative juices flowing. And another thing I have to remember is there's no need to feel pressure, especially when writing the Crystal O'Mally books, because each and every book is different and if they were all the same, they'd all be boring. Just some food for thought.
So how about you? How do you manage with pressure when it comes pestering you as you're writing?
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Friday, October 31, 2014
Soundtrack for your novel.
I know I didn't post much in October, sorry about that. There wasn't much to post about. However, I was thinking the other day and I know this might silly, but have you ever thought about making a soundtrack for your novel? Yes, you heard me right. A soundtrack for your novel. You know how you're listening to music and you hear one particular song that makes you say, "Hey, it goes great with this scene I'm writing"? I had such a moment the other day and it got me thinking. If movies can make soundtracks to go with their scenes, then why not books?
Like I said, I know it sounds silly, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on it.
Like I said, I know it sounds silly, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on it.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
When things don't go as planned
So, I had my day all planned out yesterday. Knew when I was going to complete what task and have everything done at a certain time. I didn't write any of it down, just had it mentally planned out. Well, needless to say, my day didn't go as I'd originally anticipated. Sure, I got some things checked off my list, but not everything. At least not when it came to writing. It seemed like whenever I sat down to write, something would come up. Or, the creative flow just wasn't there. And I didn't want to force my creativity.
My writing was what suffered the most yesterday. Maybe because I was trying to put a time limit on it. And sometimes the creativity just needs to flow. Or maybe I did things backwards yesterday. I tried to do the writing in between working on household tasks. For next time, I'm going to get those household tasks out of the way with before sitting down to write. That way, I won't feel so pressured to crank out a legible chapter in a short amount of time.
When things don't go as you originally planned, how do you handle it?
My writing was what suffered the most yesterday. Maybe because I was trying to put a time limit on it. And sometimes the creativity just needs to flow. Or maybe I did things backwards yesterday. I tried to do the writing in between working on household tasks. For next time, I'm going to get those household tasks out of the way with before sitting down to write. That way, I won't feel so pressured to crank out a legible chapter in a short amount of time.
When things don't go as you originally planned, how do you handle it?
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