Great writing weekend

This weekend has been amazing for writing! It's only Saturday and I've already written 6,000 words! I'm hoping to crank out some more this weekend since I'm completely motivated right now.

Here I go again

This weekend has been a productive one. Not that other recent days haven't been - I've actually stayed quite busy. I've made some new edits to my first novel in the Immortal Guardian series, and I've also been working on the 2nd one. On days I've felt more motivated by the other series, I've worked on that.

So, here I go again. I've typed up a new query letter for an agent that I met at the RWA Conference in October, and I'm mailing it to him tomorrow. I seriously hope that he likes my work as I think we would make a great team. He's actually represented a few of my absolute favorite authors, so it seems like it'd be a good fit.

I know it will probably take six weeks to hear back, but I'm hoping for good new a lot sooner. Wish me luck!

Oh boy

I am reading an AMAZING series right now. I can't put the sucker down. But, something else has happened since I've started reading it - another new series idea. It doesn't really have anything to do with the series I'm reading, but something just triggered inside my brain.

I know what you're about to say. Really Kristie? Don't you have enough projects already?

I can't help it! I have soo many ideas floating around in here. So many characters, so many encounters, and so many amazing scenes - I can't even think straight.

So, what's my plan? Well - I'm going to try to at least type up the general idea of what this new series will be. Depending on how motivated I am by it, I might keep working on it, or I might go back and work on the 2nd book in my Guardian's series, which I'm motivated by right now as well. Those boys are close to my heart, and I hate that I've been putting them on hold.

Thankfully Raider is patient with me.

Oops - did I just say that?

Talking' shop

Life has been really crazy lately. Work has been over-the-top busy, and I've hardly had any energy to do anything after work. I've cranked out a couple thousand words here and there, but not nearly what I've wanted to accomplish.

One thing I've found that is a major stress reliever is talkin' shop. Okay, yeah, I don't work at an auto shop or anything, what I mean is talking to other authors about what they're working on. I can't believe how much fun it is to fill others in on what I've been up to, as well as hear what they're working on.

A friend from work is writing a novel that I'm betting with be HUGE. I'm sooo excited for her and can't wait to start reading it!

I've also found that talking about it really motivates me. Even if I don't end up having time or energy to actually write when I get home, at least I'm always thinking about it. I know, as soon as things slow down a little at work and I have time to breath again, that I'll be able to crank out some amazing books.

A pretty good night

Alright, alright, I've been a slacker lately. I don't know why, but I've been super tired after coming home from work lately, and I haven't had any energy to actually write.
So I made myself write tonight.
And wouldn't you know it, I got 2.000 words down in my new 2nd book. And I believe that its title came to me tonight, not that I'll tell you what it is yet (MUAHAHAHAHAAA). Hopefully I can pull the same magic the rest of the week. If I can average around 2,000 words a night, I'll catch up pretty quickly.

Too funny

I'm watching Private Practice with my sweet hubby, and its the episode where Violet wrote a book and it got picked up by a publisher. Anyhoo - she's having her friends read her book and she keeps checking on them asking if it sucks, if its boring, etc., and I couldn't help but laugh.

That is exactly me!

I keep doing that to the people who read my book. I just thought it was too perfect, so we are saving that episode in the DVR so that if I ever need to make sure I'm not crazy, I can watch that part and understand that every writer goes through it.

You don't have to tell me twice... Oh, you do?

So, I've been stuck for a while, not feeling like writing anything. It's been crazy at work (which I actually enjoy being super busy anyway), but lately, its been sucking the life from my brain. When I get home from work, I'm so mentally exhausted that I haven't been able to write a thing.

So I read most of my book and started to realize what the characters in my head have been trying to say. It's not Thrash's turn yet. Yes, he's telling me to write his story, but its just not time to tell it yet. So, while I do have a good chunk of his book written, it'll just have to wait.

Today I started writing more in my Guardian's series and I'm pretty excited about it since it seems to flow well from my first book. There are a few changes I'll have to make to Dark Seduction, but I think in the long run it's what I (and the characters) need.