Thank You!!!

I'm so sorry for ignoring my blog followers! What would I do without you, my friends?

That was definitely a rhetorical question because I know that without all the support and encouragement that I could not write! It was really humbling to see the great kindness I received when reading a couple of snippets from chapter 1 on talent night at Church.

I thank our Heavenly Father for sending me the dreams and ideas that have become my first draft, and for giving me the strength and courage to continue writing.

I'd personally like to thank Apple for this amazing iPad on which I'm composing my second draft. My iPad and I are working on the rewrite of chapter 6 (of 28), by the way!!!

Still on track to complete 2nd draft by the end of August.

Chapter 3

Working on broadening my perspective a bit. Chapter 3 is where We meet several additional characters. I need to be able to present each with a distinctive personality and speaking pattern. This is taking much longer than I thought. I need to be more observant!

Spring Fever, Part Two

Seems to me like I would have found a cure by now, but alas...

Spring fever!

It must be Spring fever because the last thing that seems attractive to me is spending additional hours chained to a desk when I could be outside!

I've never really had Spring fever before, or at least not that I've noticed.

There must be a cure!

There she sat, no food, no water, chained by the ankles to her desk. The chapters almost rewrote themselves, with the words flying onto the pages. Thoughts, feelings, sights, sounds, and colors all melded together into one cohesive whole....

Yeah, I wish! M.u.s.t. F.i.n.d. A. C.u.r.e.....

Decisions Decisions

OK, so I did a little research online and found out that for a work of fiction, it's supposed to be "complete" before seeking an agent.

I have only 2 out of 28 chapters re-written ....  *sigh*

Maybe if I ask a few more people I'll get a different answer.  :-)

In the meantime, this week I will do better at making time to write, and less time procrastinating on the other things that I know that I need to get done.

The iPad is AWESOME!!!

To quote Steve Jobs, "It just works." Yes, the iPad is an awesome tool, and when paired with the docking station keyboard, typing is smooth and very very fast.

I still need one more app, though--the one for Blogger. :-) So, I'm typing this update from a trusty PC.

Back to the real reason I'm writing today. Chapters 1-2 are in "completed draft" form!!! At a little under 2,000 words, I can estimate that my finished book will be around 30,000 words, which is respectable for a first attempt.

The only question that I have in my mind is whether I should start shopping for an agent today, or if I should wait until I have more of the second draft completed?

Maybe I'll ask someone who's a published author, and I can also check a few discussion boards.

No time like the present!

Slight change of plans

This may sound strange, but.... I never felt comfortable with my laptop, even though I wrote the entire first draft on it. I have no idea why it didn't feel right.

So, I decided to change tactics. I have a new tool and it's running Pages, not Word or Works.

Looking forward to starting Draft #2!