Morning. It's a nice, peaceful morning. I've had smooch sessions with both of my fur babies, and they're now sprawled out at my feet.
I've received some questions about my writing schedule and writing studio.It's such a funny commonality with writers- we always want to know about other writers' habits, how they get their books written, where they do the writing at, what their studio looks like, etc. I am no exception- I fucking LOVE that shit.
During the week, I get up around 4:45 AM (okay, I'm giving myself too much credit here- I set my alarm for 4:45. The snooze button gets puts to work once or twice :D ) I immediately hit the coffee machine Go! button and while it's brewing I cuddle my fur babies.
I set my laptop on my dining room table and open up the sliding glass door curtains. The house is still shrouded in a half-light around that time, and it probably sounds strange, but I love the dawn low light- to me, it feels like a magical half-an-hour or so.
On the weekends, I usually get some writing done in the morning sitting on the couch (again, with the requisite cat on my lap). If I'm in the groove, I might get as much as three hours done.
As much as I've fought it over the years, the morning is my best time for writing. It's not seven pm when my brain is shot after work.
*sigh* And speaking of work.....
KR
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July 08, 2016
June 11, 2016
A Writing Confession
Another Saturday morning. Another writing morning cranked to the side because of a sleeping feline on my lap. *sigh* I don't really mind though, my fur babies are my life and I wouldn't trade the sweet little face that's slumbering only a couple inches away.
Okay, how is the book going? I need to confess something.
I am no longer working on Broken Bloodlines. Yes, I have given up on it once more. I had made a decent dent in the editing but there are still some big holes to fix, and....I don't know, I just lost my motivation with it. Those that have been reading my blog long enough know that the B.B. series is my albatross. The perfect plot is always just out of reach. This is a story that I have been trying to finish-really finish- since 2005. Someday, someday...it will get finished, and not just "I am impatient and I'm going to throw it up on Amazon just to feel better" finished, haha. This first book is such a mess because I had no writing plan back then- I was just writing scenes as they came to me, and tried to make it cohesive. (It's not cohesive.)
Fast forward 2016- these days I'm much more organized with my world building. I have separate documents for character sketches, plot outlines, things-that-need-to-happen graphs. etc. I have also shifted to a different paranormal camp, one that is infinitely more exciting. The Underbelly Series is a story line that I started fall of 2015, when I was miserable in my job and needed an escape. (Okay, so I'm always looking for an escape, but whatever. )
This story has been talking to me since day 1, and the characters are so bad ass. I still have an end date for book 1 December 2016. And I'm holding myself to that.
I am currently working through Chapter 10; there's a character who has committed a heinous act- well, actually it was done 22 years previously, but it had just been discovered. And the demon king is not happy.
I thank you all for your patience. As much as I wanted to be an accomplished writer by this age, I didn't have the self-discipline that I needed to get there. It's roughly ten years later, and I've still got a ways to go but I'm in a much better place to make it happen.
FAITH.
KR
Okay, how is the book going? I need to confess something.
I am no longer working on Broken Bloodlines. Yes, I have given up on it once more. I had made a decent dent in the editing but there are still some big holes to fix, and....I don't know, I just lost my motivation with it. Those that have been reading my blog long enough know that the B.B. series is my albatross. The perfect plot is always just out of reach. This is a story that I have been trying to finish-really finish- since 2005. Someday, someday...it will get finished, and not just "I am impatient and I'm going to throw it up on Amazon just to feel better" finished, haha. This first book is such a mess because I had no writing plan back then- I was just writing scenes as they came to me, and tried to make it cohesive. (It's not cohesive.)
Fast forward 2016- these days I'm much more organized with my world building. I have separate documents for character sketches, plot outlines, things-that-need-to-happen graphs. etc. I have also shifted to a different paranormal camp, one that is infinitely more exciting. The Underbelly Series is a story line that I started fall of 2015, when I was miserable in my job and needed an escape. (Okay, so I'm always looking for an escape, but whatever. )
This story has been talking to me since day 1, and the characters are so bad ass. I still have an end date for book 1 December 2016. And I'm holding myself to that.
I am currently working through Chapter 10; there's a character who has committed a heinous act- well, actually it was done 22 years previously, but it had just been discovered. And the demon king is not happy.
I thank you all for your patience. As much as I wanted to be an accomplished writer by this age, I didn't have the self-discipline that I needed to get there. It's roughly ten years later, and I've still got a ways to go but I'm in a much better place to make it happen.
FAITH.
KR
May 05, 2016
UnPlugging Holes or Something Like That
Currently, my cat is crashing through the house, making mad dashes from room to room. How does one smallish animal make so much noise? You guys should hear the racket in here right now.
Anyway, I'm sort of stuck. I'm trying to plan out a very important scene, a very revealing scene, and I'm a little lost.
Queue the questions.
When I'm stuck on a scene, I start asking myself questions. Basic ones to start, just to get the ball rolling. Who's in involved with this scene? What is the conflict?
Sometimes I start at the end, and work my way forward. Sometimes, I start in the beginning, jump to the back, jump to the middle, etc. Working purely on scene description helps stimulate the action ideas.
If I'm really stuck, I will start planning out the next chapter. Sometimes I plan out the next five chapters, mull on those parts of the plot, and then try to go back to the "hole".
But plug I must. I must get rid of these stuck parts, I must make it work, Get words down, sometimes by just throwing words down and hoping that out of the mess I will be able to keep a couple of sentences.
Happy writing,
KR
Anyway, I'm sort of stuck. I'm trying to plan out a very important scene, a very revealing scene, and I'm a little lost.
Queue the questions.
When I'm stuck on a scene, I start asking myself questions. Basic ones to start, just to get the ball rolling. Who's in involved with this scene? What is the conflict?
Sometimes I start at the end, and work my way forward. Sometimes, I start in the beginning, jump to the back, jump to the middle, etc. Working purely on scene description helps stimulate the action ideas.
If I'm really stuck, I will start planning out the next chapter. Sometimes I plan out the next five chapters, mull on those parts of the plot, and then try to go back to the "hole".
But plug I must. I must get rid of these stuck parts, I must make it work, Get words down, sometimes by just throwing words down and hoping that out of the mess I will be able to keep a couple of sentences.
Happy writing,
KR
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