As a continuation of yesterday's post and a way to start trying to bring this to the blog where more Sockmonkeys will be able to see it and interact with it, this week's #Wednesdaywritingweighin is starting here on our blog. You can, of course, just weigh in with your update on whichever social site you see this link on, you can comment here on the blog or you can do both.
I know, a lot of Sockmonkeys aren't used to interacting with the blog, and that's okay. The thing is, many of our writers do not belong to any of our various social accounts, so that means they get left out of the communication. I've likely posted a bit about this before, when I first restarted the blog, and I will go into more detail in a future post, but, that's the reasoning behind making this change. You can, of course, just interact where you're most comfortable.
That spiel out of the way, it's time for you to "weigh-in" with us.
How is your writing going? Are you drafting? Editing? Sending work to beta readers?
Are you busy with work or school or family? Has it been hard to squeeze the writing in?
If you participated in NaNoWriMo during November, have you been working on your NaNo novel?
Read any good books lately?
Please, comment and let us know how things are going for you.
Look forward to hearing from you, Sockmonkeys!
I'll try commenting on the blog �� While I'm waiting for feedback on the first novel of my series I've started developing the premise of the second. I have a working title (having a title is a must for me from the getgo for some reason) and a very basic plotline. I'm musing about names for my victims and perpetrator (also important for me to move forward) and am thinking through possible thematic elements and side plots. I've also been writing imagery, about what my setting looks like, tastes like, smells like,etc. in the season the book will take place. Fun, fun!
ReplyDeletemy most recent length estimate for where the firelight fades is ~60K. this needs revising, because as of an hour or so ago, I am almost to 58K. which means if scenes 8.2 and 8.4 weren't mostly placeholders (and scene 8.3 had the actual dialogue where it currently has two sentences in square brackets and the earlier sentence reads "GODDAMNIT [PoV character] JUST DO AS SHE ASKED"), I might be over 60K already, and I still have lots to go.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great count. It's good that you're making progress, even with the placeholders, because you were, for a time feeling somewhat stuck. Glad to hear that's past and you're moving ahead in whatever bits and pieces you're able to get down!
ReplyDeleteI have been making slow but regular progress on both editing a completed NaNo Novel and adding 500 words (most days) to a novel length fanfic I started writing during NaNo a few years ago. I know, it's probably bad to work on two projects, but really, right now, the editing is more like retyping plus changing things from 1st to 3rd person limited, as it's just a first run through. That, and I really wanted to be able to say I had finished the first draft of another project. :)
ReplyDeleteI also just finished reading a book of genre writing tips plus exercises, which I plan to turn into a post for the blog, so I won't talk about it in detail just yet.
I'm taking a break from all my NaNos and writing a short story. I would like to get back to at least my most recent NaNo and make the revisions I think would improve it, but my track record with returning to older work is very poor. I get pressure from the wife to publish, and I would like someone who knows a lot of things about development, editing, and publishing to take a look at this most recent 250-page work.
ReplyDeleteWell, breaks can be good. And working on short fiction is something I've heard recommended to help work on various elements of writing in a less involved and time consuming format (than writing an entire novel). I understand about the track work in returning to older projects... that's why the past two NaNos I've rebelled and worked on getting to THE END with a couple of projects. But, it's always more fun to get involved in writing a new idea. Here's hoping we can help get people connected with beta readers and small groups of other writing helpers so you can get assistance with those developmental issues.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping in and commenting! (There was some sort of glitch with your comment, so it showed up on the old site comments section but not in here - I was finally able to fix that so all the comments are together again.)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're busy working while you're waiting for feedback. That's great! Sounds like you're enjoying the planning stage of book 2 - perhaps that's helping keep you distracted while you wait for feedback?