Not much new...

I haven't had much of a chance to write lately unfortunately.  Michael hasn't been going out so he's here beside me most of the time irritating me, or I have children hovering about asking for stuff for Christmas.  Not a moment's peace!!

I wrote a little this morning.  About 3 pages worth, I guess.  I'm having issues with working my Watcher into the scenes.  I'll be focused on my main characters and what they're dealing with when it will dawn on me that I need this other arc happening too.  It actually worked out okay in one scene today -- she was focused on her thoughts and what Jeremy was saying and then realized afterwards that this guy's standing there in the corner of the room taking freakin' notes on what they're saying.

So anyway...  Here's hoping that Michael will pick back up with his training schedule so I can get back to my writing.  It's way easier to do when I have the "I'm writing a paper" excuse.  If I write now, he'll want to know why cuz he knows I don't have any classes at the moment and I really would rather keep my book private at the moment.  Besides, it's not like he'd be at all supportive of it.  He's too self-centered for that.

OMG!!  His friend is thinking about going to work overseas in like the Middle East.  He said if you work for 9-10 months over there you earn $80-100,000 tax-free.  On the one hand I'm thinking, that's 9-10 months of peace -- I can really focus on my writing and not have to bother with entertaining him or listening to him act like a retard.  On the other hand, that would dump his kids 100% on me to deal with 24/7 for 9-10 months.  He's very little help as it is, but at least he's a "threat."

Anyway...  I doubt anything will come of it anyway.  I'd say it would be nice to have him earn that much money, but he'd just waste all of it anyway.  He said he'd use it to pay off his house (key words HIS HOUSE).  That way he wouldn't have any bills -- he already paid off his truck.  I pay all the other bills, have a car payment, have credit cards and student loans...  He wastes sooooooooooooo much freakin' money and then acts like I must because I never have any.

See, that would be the biggest plus of getting published.  Additional income to pay off my freakin' loans!

Finito!

Not my story -- but with my semester!  I uploaded my final artifact and reflection tonight and am completely done with this semester, with my 4.0 still intact.  :)  I got a new idea to add to it today, but I've been so stressed, I haven't felt up to writing.  Hopefully tomorrow!

Breathing a little easier....

It took me most of the weekend, but I'm nearly done with the semester.  I submitted my huge project for my 6144 artifact that had been such a nightmare.  Got that done this afternoon and about an hour and a half later, my professor wrote back saying it was approved (an A -- I love Dr. Jones!!) and to show her my reflection so I could post them to my portfolio and be DONE!!  So, just waiting on that.

Then I was working on my 6018 paper -- a collection development policy.  I'm almost done with that.  Jennifer's going to send me hers tomorrow so I can make sure I'm doing it right.  I know I'm saying the stuff he wants, but I'm not sure if he actually wanted something "formal" instead of a narrative telling what I'm doing and why.  I've only got 2 sections left to it (unless I discover tomorrow it needs to be drier).  So, I need to finish up my evaluation and my diversity policies and call it a day.  Er, a semester!

Anyway, since I've been busy working on these I haven't had time to do any of my writing.  However, I got a fortune cookie yesterday that said "You will be unusually successful in business."  Considering I'm a librarian, I'm not in "business," so maybe it's an omen that someone will one day like my book.  LOL, see me holding my breath?  Stupid cookies....  I got one last month that said something about "Your wife will..."  I was like, news to my HUSBAND!!  Sheesh.

Well, I'm going to go shower and do some reading, I think.  I did finish up Dark Visions.  I must say, I wasn't impressed.  I did like the Night World series, though.  Especially the first one.

I found another series I want to read.  I need to get a Nook so I can cuz I have no room left for more books.

It's only Tuesday?? Seriously??

This has been such a long week!!!  And I'm only 2 days into it!!

Monday I didn't get to write.  The boys had scouts and Michael was home and I can't concentrate when he's there watching The Jeffersons online.  Grrrrr...

Tonight I had class, so I didn't get tooooo much time to spend on it, but I did manage to write a little over 3 pages and do some revising.  It's 10 now so I think I'm gonna read for a while.  I'm currently working on L. L. Smith's Dark Visions.  I don't think I like it...  I'm almost finished, but it just seems to be taking forever to go nowhere.  I'm kinda disappointed.  I guess I just don't particularly care for the characters.

I hope readers will like mine.

I introduced my "watcher" in what I wrote tonight, too.  :)  I'm on page 52, Chapter 7.

Sunday Morning

It's much easier to write when the house is quiet.  I woke up relatively early, fed the ducks, and fixed a cup of coffee.  I turned on the computer and messed around on FB while I "woke up" and then started writing.  I wrote about 6 pages before Andrew got up and came down to join me, turning on the TV.  Now he's watching some lame Bam Magera-esque show...  Nitro Circus.  Blah.   But now it's hard to write.

I'm worried about getting my schoolwork done, too.  I've got a huge project due in a week (my final artifact for my 6144 class), as well as my artifact for 6018 due 2 or 3 days after that one.

I may need to take some time away from my writing to work on those.  Plus I still have lessons to come up with for school, and collaborative research lessons to design for 4th grade.

Writing is a wonderful escape.  It would be wonderful to be able to just be a writer one day -- I think it would be a relaxing lifestyle.  I mean, I'd still want to work in the media center, though. I wouldn't want to just write until I was ready to retire from the school system.  But it would be awesome to have extra income coming in.  And if it's something that only takes a couple hours of my time every day, then WOW!  It would be like having a part-time job I enjoyed.

What do you think the chances are of actually getting published and making money at this?  Probably not good.

whooohoooo!

Okay...  I've had a lot of distractions thus far, but I've actually written about 6 pages today.  I've got the car accident, Taylor's death....  She watched him cross over and then her world started spinning and she fainted.  When she regains consciousness she's in her bedroom.

Now I've got to figure out how to get her back to Jeremy...

What I learned!!

I was reading an article online yesterday where I published, professional writer was talking about the 5 myths of writing and part of it was that when your book is published and it's doing well and you're doing promotional stuff for it, you don't need to worry about your second book.  That's false.  Duh.

Well, anyway, what he was saying that a pro should be churning out a new book every 12 - 18 months.  He makes himself write AT LEAST 1,000 - 1,500 words a day on his writing days (he doesn't write every day).  That's 3 - 5 pages.  I can sooo do that!!

AND I found a list online of people who want to find new books to read to represent them with the publishing companies.  So, when my book is done and I'm thinking I'm ready, I'll have a list of people I can approach with it in hopes of getting some representation.  IF, of course, it's even any good.

So anyway...  I need to get started.  I've got 3 - 5 pages to write today!!!