I’m just about to take some much-needed holiday time, although this will mainly be spent on housework so…woohoo.
I wanted to provide a little update on where I am, writing wise. I’m sure that’s what you’re all here for. You don’t want to know the intricacies of how I do my ironing, do you? Maybe you do. I have to say that I find that a little peculiar and so I’m not going to share in case you start getting stalkery on my ass and all that.
The research for The Sceptre that Trembles is rumbling along, and the story is starting to take shape. I’ve done something dramatic in it already and I’m a bit scared that it’s too much, but I’ll sit on the idea and see how it pans out if it remains in November.
As for The Ring that Echoes…? I have one solitary proof copy sitting on my desk! I decided that my brain was getting a bit muddled staring at the words on the screen and so I got one printed out to read through and get a fresh perspective. I’ve already found half a dozen errors so I’m marking them down. My next plan will be to order a couple more proofs once the mistakes are corrected and hand them out to people whose opinion I hold in high regard. Hence, I only need two.
After that, I think I may try my luck with a few agents. I’ve got some details of who to try and how to try it. I’ll select ten and send the manuscripts off. At the very least I hope I’ll get some more feedback. If I get nowhere then I’ll have two nice copies of a book what I wrote. I can’t see it’ll change anything with my plan to write the rest.
My brain should wind down a little bit over the ‘holiday-work’ and I’m hoping I can fire it back up with fresh innovation in September. I’ll have 2 months to get a solid plan over the course of the 17ish Chapters…hoping that’s enough! My difficulty will be in finding a good writing space / time for the six week period that I’ll need. I suspect it will be early mornings for a little while…I always seem to be able to write better in the mornings.
It’s a possibility I can tie it in with my insomnia. Wake up at 4am…go write half a chapter and then head back to bed. Might well be totally destroyed by December.
And why do we do these things? I have absolutely no idea. I suspect its an imbalance of sugar caused by a poor diet. I’ve recently cut down on meat having watched a documentary about what a crackstorm it is on the environment. Maybe I can improve my diet and no longer feel the compulsion to make up stuff about nothing. It’s been a week…nothings changed. The experiment continues…