Hey guys. It’s been a while and I thought I’d drop a line and let you know what I am up to.
First off my writing. I am so far behind on NaNoWriMo this year that there is no way I am “winning”. Things were rolling along quite nicely until I got really sick and then the rest of my family one by one fell to the illness as well. When that cleared up and I was finally able to get back to my writing, I found I had slipped back into my procrastinating ways. I am working on getting out of the gutter and on the road again but as is usual at this time of year, work is getting crazier by the day. The kids school activities are getting crazier by the day. Holiday activities are getting crazier by the day. I am getting crazier by the day. Anyway, it is all a bunch of excuses but they are a roadblock to the kinds of habits I am frustratingly unable to cultivate in regards to my writing.
And yes, I am my own worst enemy. I have a cartload of hang-ups and bad habits that stop me from doing what I want. I’m working through them but it is a very slow process.
Good news is I have a short story mostly done so I should be releasing that soon. I started this one after a particularly odd dream and I call it a cross between Hansel & Gretel and Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. I know it sounds weird but I think you’ll like it.
If I can find some spare time, I’ll also be updating my short story blurbs. I think time has given me insights on how I can make them better, clearer, and I want to include the information that they are short stories directly in the blurb. I have seen and heard a lot of frustration from readers about the length of the stories they think they are buying. Making sure up front that folks know my stories are short and not cut off versions of a novel is only fair.
I also want to work on my website. Include some free samples of the short stories. Add my cover images to the front page. Add “Contact Me” options. I am not sure when this will happen though as I am not extremely computer savvy. I have a copy of WordPress for Dummies and a very busy friend who acts as my webmaster when he can. When I can get the two together, we’ll see what happens.
I hope you are all having a marvelous week and if I don’t get back here before then, Happy Thanksgiving!
