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Sally, I think my ideas have been bursting out of me because I started working through this book that’s been seriously revolutionary for me called The Artist’s Way. It’s a twelve-week, course you follow to awaken your inner artist and set it free. Elizabeth Gilbert did it before finding the inspiration for Eat, Pray, Love, just as an example of how powerful it is.
I feel like it’s changed my life. If you’re feeling stuck, maybe it’s worth a try for you too!You’ll find the right place! And maybe you just need to get invigorated by a new project. Any story ideas you haven’t played with in awhile?
Joe, I’m so glad to hear you’re feeling better and able to get back into the swing of things. I clicked the link and read the poems you shared from The World As Is and, naturally, loved them. Whatever you have coming up is going to be amazing. My two cents? Under Sleep’s New Moon is a great title!
What good news all around! To health and new poems!Oh wow, that sounds like such an interesting novel! If you need any beta readers, I’m a bizarrely fast reader (like a book a day) and would love to give you feedback :). That’s SO exciting – this spring? You could be a published novelist in the next six months! Woo!
And that’s wonderful about the essays coming out in “Fine Lines.” You seem like you’ve built a great professional relationship with them – such a boon. I love hearing all this!
Haha likewise, somehow I have a few cases where I have two drafts with the same number. You’d think date would help clear up confusion…
Hi, writing friends!
Any publication news these days?
I’ve managed to sink my teeth into working as a sex/relationships writer, and have just gotten a client I’m really excited about, plus another big name (in the sex and sustainability world, at least), who’s interested in working with me in June. It’s exciting to be doing some nonfiction writing I care about and making my name Googleable in the process.
I’ve also almost finished edits for a novel to start typing up draft two. Next week, I’m planning on getting started revamping a short story (for the final time, I hope), and then FINALLY cranking out a wee baby zine of an idea for a graphic novel or TV show that I’ve been sitting on like a lil dragon for way too long. The only reason I can’t start this week is that I’ve suddenly decided to start acting again and am currently a stage hand for a steampunk version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream :).
Anyone else got irons in the fire? I think the winter has put a few too many in for me. Here’s to hoping I don’t get (too) burned!
Wow! The footer thing is an excellent idea. Sometimes I get confused by all the different drafts I have numbered and labeled. It’s almost like you have decades of wisdom helping you succeed and stay organized…
What a visceral poem – it’s well worth the revisions!
Okay, random thought. I’m currently on draft FOURTEEN of a short story. Does anyone else number their drafts? What’s your record number?
It makes me realize exactly how daunting a novel is…I always feel like work needs a thousand new reviews, and you’ve probably grown so much as a writer since you last looked it over. I know there’s the chance of working something to death, but it’s always worth reviewing and seeing what parts make you say, “heck yeah!” and which ones (if any) have you cringing and tilting the computer screen a little more shut 🙂
Oh, that’s an interesting question. I guess it depends on how small-scale the publisher was. It’s always worth a go to have it sent out again for publishing. Do you plan on revisiting it at all/editing before you start shopping it around? If so, you know I’m always available to give some feedback :).
Very illuminating! As I keep working on my novel, I wish I could retake the class on publishing. I took as many notes as I could, but I feel like in a year or so I’ll need a whole do-over to make sure I’m making the best choices for my book.
Ooph. I realize my email address would help. Nikitaandester@gmail.com :).
Hi, Kaylene!
Nice to meet you :). I know how important those first reviews can be. I’ll totally give your book a read and give some Amazon and Goodreads reviews. The more community we build, the stronger we’ll all be!
