Day 3

And then there were five.

So, one of the Pekins got picked off during the night. We found her a distance from the house. Bummer - security measures will be in effect tonight - including the great pyr sleeping in the adjoining pen.

Still struggling with the WIP issue. I started one and got about 20 pages of a good outline but, it sucked. It wasn't what it was supposed to be and I was trying to twist and shape it so, I took a deep breath and relegated it to a different folder so that I could start again; this time keeping with my original vision. So far so good. I'm only on page three (very abridged) so that I can put more energy in works that are possibly going to make it beyond rough sketches!!!

The other thing I have started to do is look at other genres I have been drawn towards but... ahem... didn't consider serious lit (like romance). Of course, I prefer to write fantasy first and foremost so I'm not sure who I was trying to impress with not writing romance. Anyway, I have a couple of plots worked out and plan to keep on with it. And I have a confession - I love it.

Day 2

Ok - you know something isn't right with your life when Day 2 is a month and a half after Day 1.

Anyway, in the last 6 weeks we have chicks grow into adult ducks, starting building tree houses, puppy is still a pup – but a huge pup (fortunately she’s not biting so much!), a small garden’s in and a thoughtful spot for the little guy has been built at the front of the house. I have also had a major hospitalization – a result of Crohn’s Disease – and am still recovering. I may have to take an extended leave from work to manage this… sadly.

So, it’s been busy. The flip side of the chaos has been that I have had a bit more time for writing. Red Tree continues to drag; I think it’s become my ‘one day’ novel. I have been putting a lot of energy into my time travel novel – no title yet, but about 10000, excluding word building and thinking about my mercenary girl novel.

I was thrilled to read a few blogs about romance/erotica writing that brought the merc girl WIP to mind. I had wondered about writing it with an eye to submitting it to Luna, but it wanted to be fairly erotic and I wasn’t sure how that would fit. Now I see they are getting into more erotic stuff and I am thrilled.

So, there is the update, no words of wisdom, no zen thoughts…