Monday Writing Update

The first draft of Totem #7 is done.

The first draft of #8 is almost done.

I have no idea where the story is going to take me in #9.

But then it will be done. I'm eager to move on to a new world.

And now I want to change all my covers to something like this!

I'm pushing to finish #8. I'll see you next Wednesday for the IWSG. Have a great week!

Sunday Peek

Good morning! I haven't seen you in a while. It's been a long and busy week, but I had a lot of fun. My mom's gone back to Canada now, and I'm trying to get the household back in order. If I could sleep for a week, that would help a lot too.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by this past week even though I haven't had the time to return any comments. I hope to catch up on my blogs this coming week.

Lots of exciting things coming up! This Friday is my big Birthday Bash giveaway. You could win a signed print copy of FEARLESS. All you have to do is comment on the post on Friday. It'll only run 24 hours. Make sure you don't miss it. Tell your friends. Or maybe you don't want to tell your friends to increase your chances of winning!

I'll also be revealing the cover for a new novelette I'll be releasing this month on Thursday. It's a horror and just in time for Halloween.

Autumn is here. Yay! I have my new Acer Aspire One. Yay! For some reason, my laptop wants me to call him Jack. I don't know why, but I'm not about to argue. I usually don't name gadgets, but Jack has a lot of personality packed in his small body!

I finally saw The Avengers. Hulk stole the show! I've given up on the new NBC show, Revolution. I couldn't stand the young actors. I recorded Elementary, and I hope to get a chance to watch it soon. Last night was the fall finale of Doctor Who. No more Ponds! I'm pouting. I might not mourn Amy too much, but Rory. He grew on me.

Finally Friday update

It's been a busy week. The Origins blogfest was so much fun. We need to start our own League of Justice Writers. I'm following a bunch of a new blogs. Welcome to my new followers too!

In case you missed the post yesterday, I'm celebrating reaching 200 followers with the Learn Your Craft Giveaway! Free books. I don't care where you live in the world. Free books because I adore you all.

I revised two and a half chapters of my current WIP this week. I'm at the point that I need to rewrite a foretelling/prophecy. I'm horrible at doing those things. Why can't mystics or oracles just bluntly say what they mean? I feel my protagonist's frustration in trying to figure out what the vague references and strange symbolism mean.

I critiqued three stories for my writers' group. We meet tomorrow. I submitted my Steampunk Cthulhu story to be critiqued. I wonder if any of them are familiar with the Cthulhu Mythos. Once I have their critiques, I will edit and revise again, send to my CPs, and then revise again before submitting it to the anthology.

I also revised a short noir story I wrote a while ago and submitted it to a site that features stories of that flavor. One extra submission for me this month!

I cut my son's bangs today. Toddlers don't sit still. You can imagine what it looks like. I think I ought to consider not cutting his bangs myself any more. At least he's happy not to have his bangs in his pretty long eyelashes any more.

Have a wonderful weekend!