This will probably be a pretty quick check-in. The Man and I take possession of our new house at noon, and I will be there promptly at that time so I can start cleaning everything. (Yeah, I’m totally that chick. Me and my Pine Sol are best friends.)
Still, I didn’t want to miss checking in this week, so I’m taking a moment with my coffee before the craziness starts.
- Clean up and polish WIP: It is definitely getting there. I was pretty frustrated on Wednesday night – there was flailing. It wasn’t pretty. But last night was productive, and I should be in good shape. It’s hard to stop editing completely. I feel like I wake up with a new perspective every day, and I look back on my writing and go, “I can fix that. I can make that better.” You have to draw a line somewhere, though, and I should have a draw-able line by the time the final entries are posted on Monday morning for Pitch Madness. We’ve got a headcount: 60 finalists out of 198 entries, so 30% made it and, from the sound of it, there was tough competition. Odds like that mean I probably didn’t make the cut, but I’m still excited to read the finalists and learn a little something about putting together a great hook. There will be 20 entries each on Brenda Drake’s blog, Shelley Watters’ blog, and Cassandra Marshall’s blog. Check them out. Keep an eye on the #PitchMadness tag on Twitter. It should all be pretty fun and interesting.
- Comment on at least three fellow writers’ blogs once a week: I set aside time to do this last night, catch up on all the posts from #WriteMotivation participants and commented on WAY more than three. You guys make it easy to keep this goal because ya’ll are writing and sharing great stuff.
- Start thinking about New Project: With moving and WIP-polishing, I have had zero time to advance on any New Project, but I’m really excited to get past this super-busy part of my life (a little bit anyway) and start plotting something new. Which, I have to be honest, is a big step for me. This time last year, I was still floundering writing-wise. The disappointment of my experience with getting and losing my first agent had blocked out the writing love, and I wasn’t anywhere that was anywhere when it came to my goal of becoming a published author. The strides I’ve taken in the past six months to get back on track have been worth it, even if this WIP never goes anywhere. I’ll write a new one, and if that one doesn’t get me there, then maybe the next one will. I’m not going anywhere.
Okay, that turned out longer than I had expected. I must go and pack ALL the things and prepare my arsenal of cleaning supplies. (Yay, cleaning! #surprisinglynotsarcastic) I’ll also be offline starting tomorrow until Tuesday when our cable gets transferred, so I will tweet and respond and whathaveyou once I have the intrawebz back.
Happy Friday, all!
Woot!
Glad to hear it! Good luck with the move! 
Thanks!
*hugs you* SO happy you’ve refound your writing love (and yes, that is now a word). You have such a beautiful way with prose – I can’t wait to see what your next project is <3
Many congratulations on the move/house! So happy for you.
I'll text you BWAH HAH HAH – and see you back online Tuesday <3
Thank you, sweetie – that means a lot. <3 Just rediscovering the joy of story creation has meant so much. And for the record, I hope to read more of YOUR creations soon.
I'll see you on…my phone apparently.
Hopefully with pictures of my new house!
Good luck with the move!
Thanks!
YAY NEW HOUSE!
My roommates and I bought a house last year, and I was pretty much exactly like you: over there the first second I could to CLEAN ALL THE THINGS. (Sadly, this was not the first day we took possession of the house, because we signed the papers and then I had to leave town for my stepbrother’s wedding…) (And speaking of cleaning, I really need to do that this weekend…)
And it’s good to hear you’ve found the writing love again. It’s such a wonderful feeling, yes?
Best of luck with the cleaning and the moving and the writing!
Urgh, I’m so glad I did, too. Took me close to five hours, and the kitchen was DISGUSTING. I feel better about it now, though. A short-lived triumph since a bunch of dudes will be tromping all over the floor to move in our things, but I’ll take it. I love a clean house!
yes, it is definitely a wonderful feeling – I’m doubly glad I got to meet awesome people online along the way.
Thanks! I’ll see you guys again next week!
We’ll miss you! I wish I was doing the same things right now, though – on the house prospect anyway. Hubby and I are seriously considering buying land and building (don’t worry, a blog post will be coming about that in the next couple months
), so we’re looking at a much longer process than you had . . .
Have FUN, get everything done, and enjoy those rare moments away from technology! Can’t wait to hear all about the move!
There’s something to be said for building – you get a lot of things the way you’d want them straight out of the gate. Doesn’t hurt to look at all the options.
I’ll keep an eye on the blog – I’m interested to see what you guys decide on.
Thanks! I’ll probably be posting about it next week.