All the pretty voices . . .

So, my long term writing project is on hiatus for a bit. I've done a few read-thrus and I'm just about ready to let this one go off to readers. I just wanted to let it sit a bit longer and give it a final read, a final head scratch and then let it go for a while. I'm a bit reluctant to share anything with anyone. What happens if everyone hates it? Yeah, I've been over this a few times. No way of knowing if you don't let go.

Anyway, I'm trying to distract myself with something new. Or something old. I've got two promising projects that need to be finished. One is a really fun novel about a parcel of teens all out to investigate a nightclub where people check in and then don't check out . . . or do they? This was meant to be a light fun project, but it hasn't turned out that way. All my characters are angsty. They all have issues. What's worse is that I know the beginning section will need a serious amount of revision to make it all work . . .

So I have two choices I can A:

Have a major brain meltdown and carry on for a few days, inconsolable.

We're Not Young

The fabulous Sarah Cook Raymond keeps an equally fabulous blog and frequently she posts a Swagger Song. Last week she posted "We Are Young" which has quickly become a favourite song of mine. It's brilliant.

This week, I came across a parody version. I have to tell you this is hilarious and so true. Be prepared to laugh and cry, probably at the same time.

Enjoy.

Brilliant or Bonkers (Snow White and the Huntsman)

I really can't tell if this movie is going to be brilliant, bonkers or just over the top? This looks to me like it could be brilliant, but there are very very scary moments in the trailer than make me tilt my head and question-- bonkers? What do you think?

Happy First Day Spring! (And a wild promise)

Happy First Day of Spring!!!

My good friend over on Dear Librarian B blogged about 'Creative Spring Cleaning'. It's something I've been thinking about a lot as well. Now that the season has officially turned and we are heading into a period of growth, light and renewal, it's time to let go of old things. Of winter things, that have been holding me back. 

I've posted about rhinos. I've posted about unicorns. I've posted about what ifs.

And, in the spirit of growing things and progress I'm going to make a promise.

Come September, there will be a manuscript that is ready for querying. 

No what ifs. No unicorns. Just rhinos. 

Come September I'll also have run a 5k. 

How's that for a sweeping declaration on the first day of spring?

I'm going to try not to panic and instead enjoy the new season. There's so much more you can do with a few extra hours of daylight!

Happy Spring! 

Rhinos v Unicorns Round Two: The Rhino of Revision

I've got the big time fear on. I'm revising my manuscript. It's the first one that doesn't suck (and no, I'm not being too hard on myself). This manuscript is good. It's solid. It might be something great. I've done most of the hard work and I'm now in the process of getting it ready for trusted readers. I've already had some early partial feedback from my writing buddies and I know that what I have is a solid story. More than a solid story, maybe the story. The story that could actually go somewhere.

So of course, the fear has set in . . .

What if, even after all the work I've done, this sucks. What if I'm just deluding myself? What if? What if? What if?

GONE GIRL

How well do you ever really know the person you've married? That's the question GONE GIRL asks,

and let me tell you the answer is a doozy! I read a lot of YA, a bit of fantasy, but not a lot of thrillers. I admit this is a real gap in my reading. I just don't generally enjoy thrillers. 

However, GONE GIRL is so much more than a thriller. This is a tight, well paced psychological investigation into couples, marriages and the people we think we are, the people others think we are and the truth. 

Things I am not . . .

It's easy to get bogged down with all the things people expect you to be. Lately, I've been wrestling with the idea that there are a lot of things I'm not.

For instance, I am not a genie.

Yup, I don't grant wishes. Bummer right?

I am sadly not a T-Rex.

This is probably a good thing. A T-rex is scary dino.