Moving Right Along...

So, just like I predicted, I finished off Witch and Wizard pretty quickly and have moved on to The Gift. (Why not? Seems only right.) And after this, I vow to come off my hiatus and put the finishing touches on my current chapter-in-the-works. (Or, three chapters-in-the-works, really.) I think I'm happy with where they sit now, although that's no guarantee that my opinion of that won't change later. Just trying to step back and let he path's I've sent these characters down sit for a few days first before moving on with the story.

Current Reading Material

I'm currently reading Witch & Wizard, by James Patterson. I've heard nothing but good things about this story. It's been on my to-read list for a while, so when a friend handed it to me, knowing I would like it thanks to our similar preferences in regards to literature, I was excited and couldn't wait to read it. I started it yesterday, and over half way through it now, and will probably finish it off tonight. So obviously, I'm really enjoying it thus far. I really hope I don't have to punish this book when I'm done with it--my freezer is already pretty full as it is.

Current Reading Material

Well I finished up Leviathan. (Great book--once again, Mr. Westerfeld didn't let me down.) And now I'm on to the next book, City of Fallen Angels, by Cassandra Clare, which I have been anxiously and not-so-patiently awaiting for a while now. It's the next installment of The Mortal Instruments series and was released earlier in the week.

The Mortal Instruments and its prequel series, The Infernal Devices are by far some of the best books I've ever read. If you haven't picked them up yet, I highly suggest you do so at once. (There is more info about the series in the "recommended" section.)

Grrrr!

Wow! This current chapter that I'm working on is turning out to be much trickier than I anticipated. Much of what takes place has such a huge impact on the other two books I have planned that I'm really having to do a lot of thinking ahead and planning. Trying not to write myself into a corner here!

Current Reading Material

I get friends that ask me for book recommendations quite frequently. (I'm honored that people think I have such good taste.) So, I thought I'd try something new and make a point to start posting up what I'm currently reading--and I'm always in the process of reading something. (Thus my "recommended" section.) Currently, I'm reading Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld, who just so happens to be one of my favorite authors. (And who I had the honor of meeting not too long ago, in case you missed that update.) It's a steam punk YA that takes place during WWI. I'm fairly new to the world of steam punk literature, this being only the second such book of that nature that I've read, but really enjoying it so far.

Status Update

Stick a fork in Chapter 11...it's done. Now, on to the next, which I'm very eager to write. Poor Mr. Taylor is finally going to have to face his demons. I almost feel bad for what I'm about to do to him. Almost.

Spare time? Never heard of it....

I hardly know how to act having an entire weekend ahead of me with nothing major going on and more astonishing, NO WORK! My job, among other things, has really eaten up my free time lately and my creative mind is frustrated. On the bright side, I've been working on procedure manuals, so at least I'm getting paid to write, right? Ha ha ha! I'm really excited about the turn my story is in the process of taking, but alas! No time to work on it. But I fully intend to rectify that problem this weekend. On a side note, important update coming up tomorrow. At least, it's important to me, and since this is MY blog, that's what matters!