Annoyance

One thing about being a writer that I find very annoying is when you are working on a project all the other stories that just run through your head. While I have been working on Flare File book three I have had one other original story and two fanfiction stories running over and over through my head. So as I am making my word count for book three I am rewarding myself with getting to write fanfiction. But of course when I sit down to write that the need just dries up. I tell my spouse that I am a tortured artist but he says that I am not dramatic enough for that. I think that when I am writing I am. Mostly because I will yell at my characters. I mean it. I have really yelled out loud at one of my characters.  He was being very annoying so I yelled at him. He wanted some plot stuff to happen that could not happen yet. So to make him shut up I told what had to happen before any of the stuff he wanted could happen. It did not shut him up. If I did not like the character so much I would have killed him and just worked with the other main character. She has patience. So I am going to try and write some fanfiction now. Maybe then I can get some peace and quiet in here.

Titles and me

So I'm really bad at coming up with titles for my work. I never have been very good at it but lately I have been so irritated with them. It has gotten to the point of I'm just titled my works after the main characters like the file will be called - Mike, Jane, and the Robot. I love good titles. My favorite mystery author Rex Stout has wonderful titles. My favorite is The Doorbell Rang. It is so simple, it fits the story, it is easy to remember. Agatha Christie has a similar thing with her titles. Maybe it is a mystery thing. I am progressing nicely on my current work. After I finish it I'm debating on what to work on during the editing process. My wonderful spouse has agreed to do first round of edits for me. He has known me for over 13 years now and gets the way I think, so it will be a good advantage in reading anything I write. What I'm thinking about writing is really get going on what I was writing before NaNo or the story that I have had floating around in my head for a few weeks. But until I get my current project done, nothing else will be worked on. I have to do one thing at a time. And 1,000 words at a time.

The 63,000 word curse

I have finally gotten past 63,000 words on my current work in progress. I thought that the hard part was the halfway point on closer to two-thirds. I am fairly sure that I can finish it out in about 30,000 words but sometimes things get away from you. The plot of my work is about a mage and a monk trying to stop a hungry ghost from coming back and ruling the world. The thing that I think that makes my story different is the dialog between my characters. Maddox is really mouthy. He does more the plot but sometimes I could kill him. I really wanted to kill him at several points in the story. Rilia is so easy. She is a very straight forward character. She wants to do what the plot needs. But she has to put up with Maddox. I feel bad about that sometimes but she can handle him better than I can. She has not threatened to kill him.

Continuing writing

So I'm still working on my NaNo novel. I'm about 30,000 words from being done. At least I think I'm about 30,000 words from being done with my first draft. I don't think that I said that I was working on a book out of order. I have a five novel series that I want to work on but I'm working on the third book first instead in order. I really liked the two main character's they are fun to write. So I'm working to being done with them for now. Then I don't know what I will work on next. I'm torn between the other Flare novels or a separate fantasy novel that I think is going to be really funny. Well I need to finish with Maddox and Rilia before anything else. Wish me luck. I'm told that the hard part is done but I think that this last 30,000 words are going to be killer.

NaNoWriMo this year

NaNoWriMo is this year is going to be interesting. I am hoping to get my first draft of a sword-and-sorcery series done. NaNo is normally just 50,000 words to win but I am going to be aiming for 100,000. So I will have to type twice is much for my personal win. The reason for that is I think that it is going to take about 100,000 words to tell the story. I am at a good start because I have done character worksheets for my two main character's but I need to finish the sheets for the villain and one of the main side character's who may turn into a main character. He's a fishy one. If I can get this written it is going to be the first in a five book story about on event. The event is big in the world and I have five different sets of character's that are trying to deal with it. I like them all but I think that I can get Maddox and Rilia's story out a little better. I have played with these character's myself and with my spouse. He is good with helping me when I get stuck on part of characterization and understands my personal language of screams, grunts, and other really non-verbal skills. I'm really good at the non-verbal stuff.
Edit: I meant to post this last week but it didn't happen. I am 16,011 words into my novel. I have so far done my daily word count of 4,000 per day and I'm hoping that I can make it!

So yeah....

So after a year of fighting with myself about this I have decided that I am going to try and be a professional writer. The reasons that I have fought with myself about this is because I like the sure thing. That is why I have a master's degree in Library and Information Sciences because that is supposed to be a sure thing. It has not turned out that way at all. I am employed in my field and I love where I work but I have not gotten anywhere with getting full time employment in my field. I have put out over 170 applications in the past year. I have not stopped applying for jobs. I have just stopped counting. So because I have the time to write I have decided to try it for real. I am story boarding a new sword and sorcery fantasy for NaNoWriMo this year. I really want something that I know will pay back my student loans but I just do not see that happening to me. So I will follow what I think is the call of the universe and pursue writing. Prayer for me or wish me good luck or whatever because I'm going to need it. Badly

Yes I'm still alive

Well It has been a bust two months since I last posted. Sorry for being so quiet of late. Good news is I love my job. Bad news is I have not written anything in a while. But I am working on an idea for a new story. I am going to outline it and try to start really writing it soon. I want to get back to my WIP "The Gloves" but I don't know when that will happen. I am going to try and make it soon. On a personal note I have finally started listening to podcasts. I know it is 2013 and I am just starting the podcast thing but I am always late to the party. One cast that I have found and just love it 'I should be writing'. It is just great with a working author as the host and she is so informed and fun to listen to. If you want something uplifting from a published and still working on author then check it out. Well this is just a short note to prove that I am still with the living; so have a great day/week!