I had a friend patronizingly ask me, "How hard can it be to write a book?" To add insult to injury, she added, "You just string a bunch of sentences together, right?"
Is there an award for refraining from kicking people in the teeth when stupid falls out of their mouths? If there is, I would like to send my mailing address to the appropriate authorities.
Monday, 13 August 2012
Demon Huntress Update
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As I mentioned before I am currently working on my tentatively titled young adult series, Demon Huntress.
Demon Huntress is meant to be a trilogy and I will give you guys the tiny preview I promised.
We have Greer, pronounced Grea with a short 'e' sound (no last name yet) who is a demon huntress (duh...). She needs to find peace with herself before she can save the world from an apolocolyptic demon invasion.
There are various levels of growth for Greer, from finding out that she too is of demonic descent, learning to love and accept both halves of herself (demon and human) and finding the strength to risk her heart.
You know I could not leave out some man candy from this series in the form of Sheadon Minolein. He is a good guy with a big heart and a flirty mouth, just what Greer needs to loosen up.
I don't want to give too much away, especially since all the pieces don't fit in my head yet and are very susceptible to chance that this point.
Today has been very productive though I have no idea how many words I wrote. I'm trying to stop obsessing over the number and just write.
I will have more on Demon Huntress in the upcoming weeks, including a "proper blurb" and a few teasers.
'Til next time!
Sunday, 12 August 2012
Introverted Girl With Something To Say
I am an introvert.
I enjoy spending time with me, reading a good book, writing fiction that may seem more real than reality at that moment, watching a riveting episode of Naruto or Bleach. It is not something I consider a flaw, as some indiscreet people have tried to suggest. I like being quiet and immersed in my private imaginary world (and I think that's what makes me a good writer and hopefully a bestselling one one day).
But every now and again I find myself craving actually human contact that does not include silences so loud I get headaches from them.
That's not to say that I'm shy (unless of course there is a roomful of people staring at me and the insistent image of me falling on my face is running through my head). I can be quite the animated and down right ridiculous in the right situation with the right people but when I'm out of my comfort zone, I only feel the urge to say something that I consider important. For that reason I have been labeled "rude", "weird", "uppity" and quite a bit more adjectives that either make it seem like I just got evicted from the rock I've lived under my entire life or that I think I'm better that everyone else.
I have to say that I'm quite okay with the "weird" title though. I don't fit into the "normal" mold and I don't want to, because to my way of thinking, there is no such thing. We've all unique and maybe if we all embraced that, there would not be so much uncalled for drama.
I thought blogging would make that "meet and greet", awkward first meeting easier. The ability to plan what I have to say should have been a godsend. It hasn't been, at least not from my previous attempts. In fact I find it harder to relax and be me on the cyber universe just because the spontaneity is taken away and over thinker that I am, my posts always seemed to lack something. But I figured it out. There was not enough of Arianne in my posts.
Therefore, it's time for a change. I have made a middle of the year resolution to "just go with it" when it comes to blogging and meeting new people.There will probably still be some awkwardness but maybe that will just make life and blogging all the more interesting.
Hope we have an interesting time together.
I enjoy spending time with me, reading a good book, writing fiction that may seem more real than reality at that moment, watching a riveting episode of Naruto or Bleach. It is not something I consider a flaw, as some indiscreet people have tried to suggest. I like being quiet and immersed in my private imaginary world (and I think that's what makes me a good writer and hopefully a bestselling one one day).
But every now and again I find myself craving actually human contact that does not include silences so loud I get headaches from them.
That's not to say that I'm shy (unless of course there is a roomful of people staring at me and the insistent image of me falling on my face is running through my head). I can be quite the animated and down right ridiculous in the right situation with the right people but when I'm out of my comfort zone, I only feel the urge to say something that I consider important. For that reason I have been labeled "rude", "weird", "uppity" and quite a bit more adjectives that either make it seem like I just got evicted from the rock I've lived under my entire life or that I think I'm better that everyone else.
I have to say that I'm quite okay with the "weird" title though. I don't fit into the "normal" mold and I don't want to, because to my way of thinking, there is no such thing. We've all unique and maybe if we all embraced that, there would not be so much uncalled for drama.
I thought blogging would make that "meet and greet", awkward first meeting easier. The ability to plan what I have to say should have been a godsend. It hasn't been, at least not from my previous attempts. In fact I find it harder to relax and be me on the cyber universe just because the spontaneity is taken away and over thinker that I am, my posts always seemed to lack something. But I figured it out. There was not enough of Arianne in my posts.
Therefore, it's time for a change. I have made a middle of the year resolution to "just go with it" when it comes to blogging and meeting new people.There will probably still be some awkwardness but maybe that will just make life and blogging all the more interesting.
Hope we have an interesting time together.
Good Music
Listening to Superwoman by Karyn White.
Sometimes I think women come pretty close to being just that.
Sometimes I think women come pretty close to being just that.
Friday, 10 August 2012
Musings of a Sleep Deprived Author #111: Fussing and Fighting
Why do these characters insist on occupying the same space in my mind when they refuse to get along? This constant arguing is making me a headache...
...And that great use of the English language, ladies and gentlemen, is brought to you by Little Bill.
...And that great use of the English language, ladies and gentlemen, is brought to you by Little Bill.
Musings of a Sleep Deprived Author #12: Excuses, Excuses
Can I blame the fact that I eat twice as much as I should on the fact that my brain needs the extra nutrients to produce great works of fictional genius?
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