Checking In

Well, I would love to post an update that I have completed another chapter, but I can't, because I haven't. I'm sure that goal would be better achieved if I would quit skipping around and working on other sections scattered throughout the story.  Sometimes I go through phases where I want to strictly just WRITE.  A lot.  Several chapters in a matter of days.  These are occasions when I can sneak away by myself free from ALL distractions for a fair amount time.  These opportunities have been rare as of late. Other times I feel moved to work on other aspects--outlines for the following books, or random sections I have planned that I feel really passionate about at the moment.  I've been more stuck in one of these "other times" lately.  BUT  I can say that I've made some great progress on getting a much more detailed outline for the entire story, so that's definitely a plus.  The way I see it, progress is progress, even if it's not in the proper chronological order.  (And really, who's to say what that is, exactly?) .  Just makes for easier writing down the road!

Status Update (At last!)

Whew! Well I finally defeated the cold from Hades and I feel so much better after finally getting the creative juices flowing again.  I just spent a few hours at the library working on the next chapter and managed to get a lot done in a few hours.  I'm pretty sure I'll be able to finish it up in the next few days.  Going to work on getting a more extended outline this week too--detailed for the next few chapters and rough for the remainder of the book.

And now, I shall reward myself with cheesecake!

Site Recommendation

Typically, I would use this time to brag about having been productive.  Unfortunately, I've been battling a horrible cold for the past week and have not written so much as a sentence since my last update.  But, now that I'm finally starting to feel a bit better <knock on wood> I'm determined to get back to business this week.  

Having said that, I wanted to recommend a site that I've rather enjoyed lately:

http://www.goodreads.com/

It's a pretty entertaining.  You create your own "shelf" with books you've read or plan to read, get recommendations, can do your own reviews, etc.  My favorite feature is you select your favorite authors and it lists any updates they've added to their site/blog, which makes it easy to keep an eye out for updates without visiting every individual site.

So, I'll leave you with that and my vow to update again soon with an update of some actual progress!