A Writer's Life

I spent the last two hours lying in bed, reading a book. Sometimes I just need to do that. It is still raining out. I will now write in longhand so the day won't be wasted. Hope everyone has a Happy Friday!!!!

I wrote the last scene of my novel and then I wrote the last chapter, now I am writing the novel backwards. I have the first ten chapers in the computer, so I am writing backwards to avoid the sagging middle. Keep checking in and I will tell you how that is working for me............

You are never to young or to old to learn something new. I am learning something new everyday on this computer. I am going to attempt to take an on line writing class. I think I can do it. Three lessons a week for a month...So I will busy the month of November. Terry Spear is doing the class....check out her website. www.terryspear.com I know I need help, but using this computer somethimes is not a good thing. I do not like the holidays and I am busy at work during the holidays and then I am so tired...So I am going to take this writing class so I have something to think about and help me get through the holidays and hopefuly will learn something along the way............

I finished my e-book. I need to reread it and check for spelling and grammar. then I need to figure out how to put it on the website and what should I call my website. I need to figure these things out. Then I will be on my way. I will figure it out. I need to get PDF Format, and then I will sell my e-books on line. I also started another e-book, About my journey to finding God. It doesn't have to be 400 pages, so I am going to write till it is finished. I will then sell it for down load. It is good to have goals. Something to focus on. Plus I am still working on my novel to send out to New York. I will be published, it just a matter of time.

Vacation is over and I haven't had that much time to write. I did take my notebook with me so I can write on my breaks and lunch. My e-book is almost done and I will just have to fugure out how to get it on my website and write a sales page. I am also writing an e-book about my life, since it has not all been that stable, so I am writing everyday, even if it is on a napkin or notebook.

My vacation is over and I have to go back to work. I just wrote the prolouge and the last scene of the book...Yea! So I feel that I am on the right track. I am going to write till the book is finished. I have my 25 word pitch and will still be writng in long hand, though I don't reccomend that method. Do whatever you need to do, to write.. I am still writing on my e-book and I will have to find someone to help me put it on line. I don't know how to cut and paste? Can anyone give me a quick course in that. So keep writing.................

Ever hear of the phrase High Concept? It is the 25 word pitch that you pitch to your editor or agent. I have been hearing this phrase alot and so I thought it must be important. Lori Wilde has written a workbook Got High Concept? I ordered it and came up with my 25 word pitch. I would reccommend this to anyone. Has good info and makes you think. Her website is www.loriwilde.com I also read Scott Eagan's Blog, he is an agent and RWA pproved. He talks about High Concept a lot, So you might want to think about this while you are writing your book, or you will have to rewrite the book if you figure out a better angle..... His blog site is: www.scotteagan.blogspot.com So think about your high concept and print it out where you can see it. It will keep you focused and on track

My vacation is almost over. I did set goals and I accomplished the goals. I think it is a good idea to set goals.. I typed in all of my pages in longhand. I worked on my e-book. I have 20 pages written so far. I am shooting for 50. I think that PDF Format will make the print larger so I might have more pages than I think...Anyone know anything about PDF Format??? Not sure how to go about that. Please give me your advice.... I haven't learned anything from this process of typing my longhand pages into the computer, cause I am still going to do it. Later this morning I will be writing in longhand and will have to start the whole process over..But least I am writing and that is what I want to do.........

I got my hand written pages into the computer. It is not the time to take a breath and take a break. It is the time to keep writing. Everything is fresh in my mind and I am able to move on and have new ideas. I am going to write the proloue and the last scene of the book. I know that editors don't like proloues but I do, so I am going to write one. Not sure If I am going to use it, time will tell... I watched The Proposal, with Sandra Bullock.......Very good movie...romantic comedy.

Wow, I just finished typing in 100 hand written pages. That is what I have been doing for the past three mornings, for about 5 hours every morning. Not sure I would reccommend this method to anyone, cause I wouldn't say it was fun. But in order to write you have to sit in front of the computer and type, so that is what I did. Now I can move forward to finishing the book. That is my goal. I already have some good ideas for the next two books in the series. I am foused and devoted to this. All I can do is to keep writing and keep typing. That is the only way to finish the book and to get published, I need to work on my synopsis and query letter. this is alot of work, but I will be published and I do hope you will follow me on my path to publication...............

I have been up since Midnight....I typed 15 more pages into the computer and realize that I have a lot of work ahead of me. Lots of rewriting and editing, but I do like this story and already have plans for the next novel in the series........I have a lot of work ahead of me, but this is what I do.... I will be watching Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, later and Land of The Lost is out today...A good week to be on vacation................

I have this week off. I was up at midnight, and typed in 20 pages that I have written in long hand. I then watched two movies. Bride Wars and Changling...Both were really good movies. I have a lot of typing ahead of me. So that is what I am going to do this week. It will rain all week and that is fine, cause I don't plan on leaving the house....Hope your writing is going well also....

It is raining out, pouring out and I have a terrible headache.... I had to drag myself to the computer cause my head is throbbing and my teeth hurt... Even though I don't feel like it, I am at the computer and do what I need to do.....I downloaded a great e-book How to write a great query letter by Noah Lukeman......It is free.... Look on Amazon Shorts.....I am debating on if I should look for an agent or just send out my recent novel............Need to decide......

I get up a couple hours earlier, before I really need to, before I go to work. It is quiet, and I have time to think. I pour myself a pepsi, and write for one or two hours before I go to work. It may not work for everyone, but I think if you do it, each day it will be easier for you. I do it and now I just wake up. Today, I wrote four pages before work and now I am blogging. I write that is what I do.............

Just wanted everyone to know that I figured out to get access to my writer's group on Yahoo. I kept clicking and a week later I figured it out, not real sure how, but I did it....Now all I have to do is figure out how to get PDF format...When I get my e-book finished, I'll need it, and I'll figure it out...............Never give up!!!!!

I didn't write today. I cleaned my house today...I am so tired that I didn't feel like writing, so I cleaned that needed to be done...I am blogging so I guess I am writing.......Sometimes I want to get off the internet, cause it just doesn't work for me.........I guess it is all trial and error, just like writing.........so maybe I will write more today.................

Does one really need the internet to get published? Does one need to join yahoo groups to talk to other writers? I ask this, cause it seems like I can not do anything right on the internet. I can not pay my credit cards on line...I can not join a yahoo group cause I can not figure out how to do it. Sure I get e-mails and they tell me how to do it, but does it work??No!....So I guess I will just remain alone and write my stories and see what happens...As you know I lost my blogspot that went into cyber space and people told me that it can not happen........But it does to me.........So I will keep writing and see what happens.................

I can't sleep at night. I have been up since ten at night and now it is three thirty in the morning. I typed in 15 pages of my long hand into the computer and put about five pages into the computer on the e-book that I am working on. I have been sitting in front of the computer for almost 6 hours and now I am on the internet. This is how I spend my time off . I write, even though I have no idea how to use a computer. I tried to join a yahoo group and can not figure out how to do that. So I guess I will just sit and write. I need a website and will have to find someone to help me out there. So when I am not at work, I am writing, cause that is what I do..............

I want to write. I want to be published. I have be looking at other sites, where you can make money by adsense. It all seems easy enough but if I put all my time into article writing, then I won't have time to work on my novel. And my characters want and need to be heard. So I decided to work on my novel. i just spent an hour on www.hubpages.com deciding if I wanted to do that. I am not sure yet. It is free and doesn't cost anything, but I am confused. So I guess I have to decide what is imporant to me. This blog site is imporant to me and writing my novels so I guess I made my decision, but I will keep looking Keeping my options open........