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| What to say, what to say? I composed a Writer's Cramp entry in two hours. I gave it a spiritual edge like I always do. lol. Hopefully, those who read it are pricked in their heart a little bit. I find when I commit my story to the Lord everything flows. The verse that mirrors this idea is Proverbs 16:3 that reads: "Commit your ways to the Lord and your thoughts will be established." I need to beef up the spiritual message for my next addition to my story I am writing. I have a little over 53k words written. My regimen goal is to write 2k words a day. With that goal faithfully met, I should hash out a 120k story in two months. Then another month and a half or so of going over my story several times. Then it is off to the editor. I like my current editor Jessica, but she takes her sweet time. lol. I have yet to have seen how my story fairs when she returns my story. It will take a few months and some grueling work to get my story where I want it to be in concordance with Jessica's corrections. My appointment with my ophthalmologist was rescheduled to the middle of February. It was supposed to be today at 10:05 but my mom and stepdad are feeling really sick. My mom wants me to get another doctor that is in Summerlin, but I like the eye doctor I have now. We will see what happens. I was tagged in newsletter honoring those who have returned to blogging after long absences. That was a pleasant surprise. I called my friend Chad but I immediately got the voicemail. I left text too. I hope we do not lose touch. I miss him a lot. He moved to Texas recently and I miss hanging out with him. There is a reason for everything, and God's hand is in the situation. That is it for now, Bye, bye! |
| Today was church and it was a great service. Pastor Greg taught out of Acts 16:25-40. The brief message was about Paul and Silas praising God after being beaten and put in prison. The emphasis was about how despite their miserable state they gave thanks to God and praised Him. The text ended with Paul stating he was a Roman citizen and was beaten when such a thing was illegal. I still have not gotten anything from my editor, Jessica. According to the contract, my manuscript was supposed to be returned by the 30th of last November. She told me about some occurrences causing her delayed return including a death in the family and jury duty. I understand. lol. Yesterday and today's Cramp prompt did not appeal to me. I tend to lean towards ones that allow me to write in the fantasy genre. When prompts are based on a non-speculative premise I divulge. Sometimes I am able to adapt them into urban fantasy. My favorite prompt is the use of selected words as long as they are not modern references like today's cities, phrases, names and so on. When it comes to writing, I think keeping pace works better than trying to think up something appealing and profound. In an English class, the professor told us to focus on just writing all you can in quick succession. I should use that concept. lol. All the Steve Laube Agency blogs I subscribed to, I have tried to comment on all of them. They are quite brief but informative. In the blog emails there are what is called Fun Fridays. The last one featured a video of two pianists playing together. They were a married couple. Well, I have to go. See yah tomorrow! |
| I only have a few chapters to go with the book I am reading. I am a moderate reader as I only read up to three hours or so a day. Lawhead is a wonderful author. I am amazed he is not more well known. I recall when I read the Pendragon Cycle as a teenager. This saga is an Arthurian adaption and is made up of seven books. It is his most famous work. I played my PS4 for only twenty-five minutes then I got tired of it. Perhaps I am losing interest in fighters. It is probably best I do not play too many games. It is easy to get caught up in them and neglect things like the Bible and writing and reading. As I said, my editor should be returning my book to me with corrections and suggestions. She said she would give it to me by yesterday or a few days after. I did not see anything in my inbox so it will be later. I am looking forward to my next Zoom meeting with her. Something needing change is format; the indentation is wrong and so is the spacing. There may be more errors. lol. I am having difficulty with fluidity in my writing, something new. I just stare at the screen. It does not last long but it sort of bogs me down. If reading is the life juice to writing, then I should easily be putting in more content. I just resumed a reading regimen. It's been years since I have finished a book. I chatted with an old friend on Facebook yesterday for a few minutes. It's been years. His family got Covid after I said mine did. I hope to speak to him on the phone like we did the last time I got in touch. I am learning to preserve words in writing. That may be why I think about what to write for more time than usual. It takes conscious effort not to use unnecessary words. Then there is my old nemesis info-dumping. lol. Well, that is it for now. Until tomorrow! |
I am feeling a little bogged down. I have been writing ceaselessly and my debut manuscript will be returned around Friday from my editor. She says she likes it and that makes me happy. But, for all my toiling I have nothing to show for it. It has been a while since I sent out my story and I am getting antsy. I am worried how my story will be received. I have to keep trusting God. The book is in HIs hands.   |
| So, I am thinking of submitting my manuscript to probably the most substantial Christian writing agency in the US. The one thing I am missing is a thriving social platform. My question is-how I get one! I have a website with six subscribers, but they are inactive and do not communicate with me. I have tried Twitter, but I have seen how hard it is to get attention much less book conversions on Twitter. Also, maintaining just 200 followers is hard! To published authors who have achieved all this-what is your secret? Please chime in for those who are in the same boat. |
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