Getting it together

Getting it togetherLearning new things take time. And developing strong, clear writing is no exception. The critique group I joined is a wonderful group of writers, funny, warm, and extremely talented. I have received so much encouragement for my work that I often blush. I think I am finally getting it together where my craft is concerned. I hope if you’re part of a critique group that you receive the same level of encouragement and give back in kind.

But writing isn’t just about writing one story and a narrow vision. It’s about getting it together on a dozen fronts. Its about thinking long term, being strategic, too. If I want to make a career of this, and I believe I might, I need to think marathon not sprint. As I have come to understand, a writer must also learn how to market themselves and that’s not an area I’m comfortable yet. But I will get there eventually. For now, do forgive my blundering attempts to talk about my books and I hope you will enjoy the sneak peeks at my works in progress in the weeks, months and years to come. Until next time, take care.


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In the beginning …

In the beginning there was the idea that I could write a novel. It took me nine months to complete Chills, another month to type up because I wanted the whole writer experience (or what I thought it was) and hand wrote in notebooks. Foolish girl aren’t I.
Then came NaNoWriMo – and I thought why not. So I spent a month feverishly writing my next novel and let my butt really spread. Just kidding … although! Never mind. Thanks to NaNoWriMo I now know what I’m capable of. I wrote a 70k novel in a month. Knocking over a chapter each writing session was possible. Editing should be easy right! Yeah sure. No.

Editing my first novel was hard. I had forgotten a lot of what I had written. I seem to have forgotten all about the rules of punctuation too. A crash course in punctuation was needed. I’m a member of a nice friendly writing group and I have finally submitted some chapters for critique. I’m looking forward to hearing what they say…

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