Virtually abandoned. I’m not sure why, since I generally have things coming out of my mouth that I could put here.
So I’ll start with this article I marked Saved for Later in my Feedly (awesome RSS service, btw – I only have to visit one site to read all my stories). It’s by Chuck Wendig, which means the language is flavorful, but I really like it. Of course I mainly write female leads. It’s a timely reminder that my girls can be whatever I want them to be – soft, sexy, fierce, scared, nervous – but I need to show my daughter that they’re also strong.
‘Cause if I don’t, why should I expect anyone else to?
Minecraft is also front and center in my world. I don’t even want to apologize for it anymore. (I did for a while. Now, no.) It’s a lot of fun. I’ve started a rambly bit where I just gush about it pretty frequently, but I’ll keep it away from here. (If you really want to see, though…)
I’m editing. Actually editing. Every Tuesday I meet up with a group of (usually) three others and we trade stuff. I’m starting to think about my audience, trying to decide how important the things others disagree with are to me to see if they’ll stick, and (as previously mentioned) working on my character. I’ve only managed two chapters so far, but I think I’m on the right track. I’m excited, too, because when this is all polished up, it’s going to rock my world. :) I hope to start posting more about this process on IVEYbooks. We’ll see.
That’s good. Hopefully I’ll be able to write more when I’m not up to my neck in sixteen other projects. Hope everyone is doing well, and reading lots of books and ready to read some of mine soon. <3