I have been wanting to blog for weeks now, but every time the thought entered my head I would cringe. It's been so LONG! It's a crazy conundrum. I have things I want to share, but am so out of practice the process seems impossibly foreign.
To catch up, I did get a shiny new laptop. He's still shiny, amazingly. No coffee spills (please don't let me jinx myself) to mar his beauty. Writing has been a crazy thing for me this year. I revised the hell out of Skinwalkers. Then did it again. Another round is forthcoming, but I'm on break. And yet ideas trickle into my head. I need to write them down. For now, I'm just pushing them aside and thinking through the new story that is waiting to be written. And yet Skinwalkers issues plague me.
I feel somewhat crippled. As though the issues of one story will carry through to the next. Mainly: characterization. I need to work on it. I know this. And knowing this, and knowing the work it's going to take to fix it in Skinwalkers, has caused a brain freeze for the new story. I'm afraid to start because I KNOW I don't have a clear enough picture of the characters. I can't just throw myself in it like usual. Can I?
These are the thoughts that rush through my head and keep me from doing much of anything except online shopping.
I wanted to get a good chunk of the new story written before heading back to revise again. But the time has slipped away and for some reason I always feel like I have to hurry. "Hurry," my brain says. "Hurry and finish and send it out." But that defies the attitude I have worked so hard to cultivate this year. I WILL NOT RUSH THE STORY. So I'm slow. Come January, we'll see what words come out.
I hope you all are well out there in blog world. I will try to swing by. Until then, happy holidays and happy writing!
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Happy holidays to you too. Good luck with the writing and revising. You might try writing some character sketches before you get started. That might give you a better feel for the characters as you write them. Works for me, anyway, and I'm not much of a planner.
What a pleasant surprise seeing your post pop up! I'm in the same boat regarding revisions (and I mean almost the exact same spot), but I have a better idea now of what its going to take to clear that last hurdle.
Welcome back...and HAPPY HOLIDAYS! :)
I've missed you. I hear ya on the "hurry" bit. I feel this way too. Must slow down--easier said than done. I'm still revising, along with outlining another story. Ideas keep flooding in, I can't keep up. Have a wonderful holiday.
You can do it, Anissa! Woo hoo!
I went through those same "I'm out of practice" feelings when I ended my very long blogging break. It is hard to jump back in, but you've done it very well! Welcome back and good luck with your writing issues. You'll get through them!
Oh, I could have written this post! I'm in the middle of revisions and I've hit a wall. I know what needs to be done, but the thought of tackling that mountain makes me freeze!
Good luck with your edits and have a wonderful Christmas:)
Wow. I saw your name on my blogroll and thought to myself, There's a girl who's having as rough a time keeping up with her blogging as I am (and it made me feel better).
But kudos to you for squeaking in a post before the year's end. Can't say I'll have as much luck.
Slow and steady works well. Hey, welcome back, and have a wonderful holiday! :)
Happy Holidays! And thanks for being so groovy!
I hope the holidays were wonderful for you and your family. I've been stuck in revision-heck for months now, but progress is slowly being made. You are awesome, Anissa!
Time to blog again soon? :)
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Glad you got round to writing a blog post! I also enjoy writing and am working on my first book...but it's slow progress.
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