In the land of vampires, I'd be . . .

Okay, so I'm not the biggest Twilight fan, but I thought this little quiz was interesting seeing as many of my friends are huge fans. I must say, I probably am most like Bella. Now I want to see who you would be.

But please, don't ever think I'm as sappily romantic as she is. I would never go on about how gorgeous someone was for 3 pages. If you want to see how I'd write a romance scene, you'll just have to check out Surviving Eden.


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Halloween

Getting into my groove

I finally feel like I'm finding my rhythm as a writer. Part of that is because I'm getting away from home to write. I've been going to Starbucks every night for the past few days to write, and it's been wonderful. I write steadily for an hour or so, and then I come home and type it up. I feel so much more productive this way.

And the nicest feeling—at least in this moment—is that I'm nearly done with my first draft. I have about ten more chapters to go, and most of my chapters run between five and ten pages. So, honestly, it's only about 50–100 more pages until this draft is finished. I'll celebrate for a moment, but then it'll be back, but editing this time. I really need to whip the whole thing into shape if I ever want it published.

It's all very exciting. You should all wish me luck. ;)

Too much to write

Okay, some exciting changes. I deleted Surviving Eden's blog (not that anyone ever read it anyway) because it has been replaced by my Authonomy page for it. (You can read it here.) That is also where I've been for the past month. Writing and revising and a whole lot of other things.

I have also been preparing for a writers' conference in November where the first 10 pages of my manuscript will be critiqued by either an editor with Little, Brown or a NY literary agent. That means my social life is on hold until I finish my first draft of the book and get those 10 pages whipped into shape.

I would really appreciate it if all of you would take the time to stop by Authonomy and comment on the first 2 or 3 chapters. All feedback is welcome and appreciated. It will only help me be a better writer.

That's it for tonight, folks. I'm tired and need to go to bed. I hope to hear from you soon.

Ack! It's sucking up my life!

That darn Authonomy! It's just so addicting. I really need to do other things with my time, like, say, actual writing. Oh, well. I'm sure the attraction will fade soon.

In other news, I've signed up for another writer's conference, so I really do need to get the first ten pages of my manuscript in shape. It'll be reviewed there, so it needs to be amazing. Anyone who would like to read it and comment can just step on over to Authonomy and search for Surviving Eden. It would be much appreciated.