The lightbulb finally clicked!!! I figured out the backstory behind a complex plot point in Book Two. Let the mountains shout for joy!
For those lonely folks on book tour, outside of your fabulous meet-n-greets, book signings, and pre-arranged meals, I'm listing my top five favorite things to do when traveling without my family. Here they are, in no particular order:
-- Get extra sleep
-- Take a long bath without interruptions!
-- Hold the TV controller to surf channels (or not surf, your choice)
-- Phone friends or family without interruptions (on your side, at least)
-- Sleep in the middle of the bed. Yes, the middle!
Showing posts with label Book Two. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book Two. Show all posts
Friday, October 1, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Secrets
This is definitely different from book one! I've chosen to reveal a key secret in Chapter 2 and another in Chapter 3. It is from these secrets, that the challenges of this book evolve.
Knowledge can be both a blessing and a bit of...well not quite a curse, but more like something that can weigh heavily on your mind and drive you to make choices that you might not otherwise ever have to make.
I remember in college when I was having difficulty in the Electrical Engineering program. Physics and differential equations just weren't my thing, but I really loved electronics labs. So, I changed my major to Electronics Engineering Technology, unaware that my dream job at N.A.S.A. just went away. Yes, it's true. N.A.S.A. didn't recognize my ET degree. I was pretty crushed when I found that out, let me tell you!
But as with most doors closing, I found a window. One of my ET classes was an introduction to Telecommunications course. I loved it so much that I chose to add an emphasis in Telecommunications to my degree. Guess what? I'm now working for one of the largest Telecom companies in the world, and have been since 1995, if you count mergers and acquisitions. The learnings from college helped me gain knowledge as I applied these learnings to my job. If I hadn't changed my major from EE to ET, I would have had a completely different life than I do now.
And so it is, too, with the main character, Hallyn, in Book 2. She'll have a difficult choice to make in Chapter 3, that will change her life forever.
Knowledge can be both a blessing and a bit of...well not quite a curse, but more like something that can weigh heavily on your mind and drive you to make choices that you might not otherwise ever have to make.
I remember in college when I was having difficulty in the Electrical Engineering program. Physics and differential equations just weren't my thing, but I really loved electronics labs. So, I changed my major to Electronics Engineering Technology, unaware that my dream job at N.A.S.A. just went away. Yes, it's true. N.A.S.A. didn't recognize my ET degree. I was pretty crushed when I found that out, let me tell you!
But as with most doors closing, I found a window. One of my ET classes was an introduction to Telecommunications course. I loved it so much that I chose to add an emphasis in Telecommunications to my degree. Guess what? I'm now working for one of the largest Telecom companies in the world, and have been since 1995, if you count mergers and acquisitions. The learnings from college helped me gain knowledge as I applied these learnings to my job. If I hadn't changed my major from EE to ET, I would have had a completely different life than I do now.
And so it is, too, with the main character, Hallyn, in Book 2. She'll have a difficult choice to make in Chapter 3, that will change her life forever.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Need feedback on my Bio
OK, tonight was a busy one! Typed out all of Book Two Chapter One and also drafted my Bio. Need some feedback, please!
Michelle Sue Vann entered life in a little town known as Las Vegas. Her childhood years took her to the mountain regions of the Pacific Northwest, where her first paying job was repairing and shelving books in a used-book store. A college degree in Engineering Technology with an emphasis in Telecommunications prepared her to live in the present world and to dream of the future. Michelle's imagination has been running non-stop since childhood, though only recently has she started writing fiction. Interstellar Creations is the first of many books.
Thank you!!!
Michelle Sue Vann entered life in a little town known as Las Vegas. Her childhood years took her to the mountain regions of the Pacific Northwest, where her first paying job was repairing and shelving books in a used-book store. A college degree in Engineering Technology with an emphasis in Telecommunications prepared her to live in the present world and to dream of the future. Michelle's imagination has been running non-stop since childhood, though only recently has she started writing fiction. Interstellar Creations is the first of many books.
Thank you!!!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Ode to Fingernails
O' fingernails, how I miss thee. Beautiful talons that perfectly matched my long fingers, but got in the way of touch-typing! With a clip-click-clip, you disappeared this morning. Two weeks of growing and you were beautiful...now you are gone gone gone, until I finish with Book Two and some probable edits/revisions/expansions on Book One. (*sigh*)
On a writing note, I wish I'd heard the tip about reading a book out loud to make revisions! I think it's a really good one! Not sure how my family will feel about that, because I get grief enough from them when I have to practice a song for choir, audition, or performance! I can't imagine what they'll think about hearing 150 pages read out loud! (At least it won't be as repetitive as practicing a song!)
Anyway, on with Book Two. I've figured out my opening and how to get into obstacle #1. The first chapters should go pretty quickly as the pictures form in my head. It's funny how I have to see it before I can write it, because it's just the opposite for my business writing. In business writing, I write, rearrange, revise...but it's first on paper (no pretty pictures in my head)!
If you've read this far, I have a challenge for you! Type with your opposite thumb (or a different finger) on the space-bar. See how your thoughts come out differently when you have to slow down and really THINK about what you're typing! It's pretty cool.
On a writing note, I wish I'd heard the tip about reading a book out loud to make revisions! I think it's a really good one! Not sure how my family will feel about that, because I get grief enough from them when I have to practice a song for choir, audition, or performance! I can't imagine what they'll think about hearing 150 pages read out loud! (At least it won't be as repetitive as practicing a song!)
Anyway, on with Book Two. I've figured out my opening and how to get into obstacle #1. The first chapters should go pretty quickly as the pictures form in my head. It's funny how I have to see it before I can write it, because it's just the opposite for my business writing. In business writing, I write, rearrange, revise...but it's first on paper (no pretty pictures in my head)!
If you've read this far, I have a challenge for you! Type with your opposite thumb (or a different finger) on the space-bar. See how your thoughts come out differently when you have to slow down and really THINK about what you're typing! It's pretty cool.
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