Happy October

One of my favorite holidays is coming!! I love Halloween. My son's 8th birthday is also coming up and a few days. My babies aren't babies anymore.
On the other hand, my life has calmed down some. I'm getting my school work done and today is my last time and then break. I return on the 11th which is my son's birthday. I can't wait to have the break. I can focus on writing and pulling this crazy story together. I've for a few pages written but I'm always so busy. It's time to get started though. Any hoo, just wanted to wish everyone a happy October!

Writer's block, new stories, and life

I used to keep up with my blog better but of course life gets in the way. It all started with a nasty case of writer's block. Well... really it started with all the rejections I was getting when I thought I would have more bites. Then I got a bad virus on my computer which erased my thumb drive as well just to make sure it got my story. I've also been busy with work, taking care of the kids, going to school, scrapping to make extra money. My hubby's band was born and has since lost its drummer. I just got over from being really sick and having to go to the hospital twice. I've stopped going to absolutewrite, which was one of my favorite sites. All my writing buddies have since gotten agents and book deals and I'm still at the beginning. I feel so left out that I stopped. I just got really down that I couldn't even write. I credit my husband of making things better for me. He gave me a really good novel idea that made my fingers itch. I found myself wanting to write again!!! So that's the good news. I'm writing a fresh story and letting the others sit awhile. I can always go back. Writing is truly a talent that not everyone has. It is one of the hardest jobs there is and no one can say different. Not just anyone can sit down and write a whole story and get it out to the world. Congrats to everyone that has.

The Dreaded Writer's Block

I haven't been able to write in such a long time. I've sat here for weeks and months watching as my fellow writers get book deals, and agents, and requests. I wrote my historical and expected it to be perfect and it wasn't. I have so much work ahead of me and I feel overwhelmed. So much that I can't write. I've since started 4 other stories that are in various stages. Probably junk. I know I got a lot of work to do and I wish I could get back to work but I just don't know where to began. I've lost the excitement that writing has brought me for 20 years and it scares me. I once thought I would die if I couldn't write anymore but not so much anymore. The light is growing smaller and I want it back. I'm going to make a deal with myself that I hope helps. Sit down and write for at least an hour at first. I'll work my way up and reward myself with something new. I rarely ever do that. I need to hit the research again and learn everything I can about the time period and writing in general. I can do this.

Rejections and WIP update

Well my partial request turned into a helpful rejection. I'm not upset but happy that I got feedback. I'm already on it and I also have beta readers looking at it. I've also started rewriting it so I hope it'll be a lot better. I love my historical novel and it deserves to be out there getting read. We'll see what happens.

New Projects etc...

Well... I'm so busy at the current time. School is still in progress. I'm planning my daughter's 10th birthday and trying to get a job. I have one full out on the historical novel. The new news is that I'm going to start querying my older projects again. I gave up so long ago on them but I miss them. I haven't opened any of them since I trunked them but they are so fun and such great stories. I don't know what is going to happen but I will keep the blog updated as time goes on and the rejections and requests come in.

Update

It's been months since I wrote something. Well I'm still in Ohio and will be for a little while. I've started the dreaded query process and I've gotten back a few rejections and one partial request. Not as much as I expected but I know this can be a long process. I'm prepared for that. I have learned not to read into it too much when someone asks for a partial or a full. I just forget about it and send out more.

Historical Novel Finished

I finished the historical novel and had a beta reader go over it. I had to make many changes but nothing that made me want to tear my hair out. I saved that for the query letter that is kicking my butt. Just thinking about the synopsis is killing me. The tears are forming in my eyes as I type this. I hope this book will take me somewhere.

Still nothing about my full yet. I nudge but heard nothing back yet.