Publishing possibilities...
So my friend came over yesterday. Well, my mom's friend, but I've known her my whole life. I gave her my novel a few weeks ago, and she said she really liked it. There's still some work that needs to be done. She recommended I find an editor to help me take it apart and put it together again, because about half of the writing needed work. I agree, I can totally tell when I'm having an on writing day or not. But I try to work on it everyday, even if I'm having an off writing day. You can totally tell the difference between the two. Also, she said I should read the whole thing out loud to myself to help pick up some of the weak writing. I'm going to work on those things, and she's waiting to get my manuscript back. That's right, she gave it to one of her friends, and is going to give it to another before she gives it back to me. See, she used to work at this really great children's book store in Seattle, and totally knows everyone in that world. The first friend, who's reading it now, is a book buyer, and the second is a seller. She's going to get their feelings on it, and we're going to get together again to talk about what they said. Basically, she's going to find out if they think the book will sell, if I get it massively edited and such. She seemed to think it was worth continuing to work on it, so that really helped. And she said she wanted more, there wasn't enough of it. When she finished it, she said she was wanting more story. So I'm going to work on ways to plump up the story. I've got a few ideas I've been toying with, so I'm just going to jump in and do it. Plus when I get it back, it'll have notes all over it from my friend and her friends. I love getting notes, it always helps direct my thoughts and gives me good ideas.
In the meantime, I'm still trying to work on my memoirs, but I'm finding it difficult right now. I'm actually having a really hard time focusing and making my thoughts flow in a linear direction. I've fallen off of journaling because of that, and I'm reluctant to write on any of my projects for fear it will sound like gibberish when I read it later. I shouldn't be afraid to write, especially in my journal, but I'm kind of afraid of my chaotic thought process right now. I've always been able to direct my thinking, so I guess I'm feeling a bit ADD right now. My doctor said the chemo would change the way I focused, but I really don't like this chaotic line of thinking. On the other hand, it could work to my advantage, if I could make sense of it sometimes, so maybe I should try to use it. Plus, who cares what goes in a journal? I shouldn't be afraid of writing there at least. It will be a good snapshot for later in life when I read back over it.
Spoiler warning!
Oh, also finished Breaking Dawn. It was my favorite of the four... I actually liked Bella better when she was a vampire than when she was human... she was less whiny somehow. And I really loved the imagination that went into this book, it was so much more than the others, it really explored the supernatural part of the Twilight series, which I think gave the whole series more depth. Especially more than Bella whining because she can't decided between two hot men who want her. Again. Ian's now reading it, so I'll soon have someone to discuss it with!! Yay!
In the meantime, I'm still trying to work on my memoirs, but I'm finding it difficult right now. I'm actually having a really hard time focusing and making my thoughts flow in a linear direction. I've fallen off of journaling because of that, and I'm reluctant to write on any of my projects for fear it will sound like gibberish when I read it later. I shouldn't be afraid to write, especially in my journal, but I'm kind of afraid of my chaotic thought process right now. I've always been able to direct my thinking, so I guess I'm feeling a bit ADD right now. My doctor said the chemo would change the way I focused, but I really don't like this chaotic line of thinking. On the other hand, it could work to my advantage, if I could make sense of it sometimes, so maybe I should try to use it. Plus, who cares what goes in a journal? I shouldn't be afraid of writing there at least. It will be a good snapshot for later in life when I read back over it.
Spoiler warning!
Oh, also finished Breaking Dawn. It was my favorite of the four... I actually liked Bella better when she was a vampire than when she was human... she was less whiny somehow. And I really loved the imagination that went into this book, it was so much more than the others, it really explored the supernatural part of the Twilight series, which I think gave the whole series more depth. Especially more than Bella whining because she can't decided between two hot men who want her. Again. Ian's now reading it, so I'll soon have someone to discuss it with!! Yay!