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Thursday Thoughts

Jun 05, 2014 12:36

It’s June. Yeah. So much for being better at blogging. *sigh* So, since my last post in February, I’ve read MANY more books. I also got my kids through school. In addition to that, I sent my oldest child off to Africa (Ghana) in April (he’s serving a mission for our church). It’s been a crazy, busy time. But now it’s summer! This is my time, right?
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robinellen June 5 2014, 23:15:26 UTC

That book does sound intriguing -- and I like how you've made time to read books on your craft in the midst of the busy-ness :) Hope it's a great summer for you!

authorwithin June 6 2014, 17:11:42 UTC

Thanks! Hope you have a great summer too! It's been nice to have reading time. I have done a bit of writing here and there, but not much. Several picture books, but I'm looking forward to diving back into the MG and YA realm this summer. Hopefully I can get at least one longer work completed.

jennygordon June 6 2014, 09:43:32 UTC

authorwithin June 6 2014, 17:18:26 UTC

Yeah, I take bits and pieces from different methods and try to adapt them to myself. My issue is that I need the MOTIVATION to write lately. It didn't used to be such an issue, but life has really thrown me for a loop recently. I've found myself making excuses for why I'm not writing (too tired, too many other things to do), but in truth, I think I've lost my confidence. It takes it out of you after a while, I guess. So trying to find how I want to write has been a new quest of mine. It will hopefully keep me motivated enough to write ( ... )

de311_nightluva June 7 2014, 05:00:11 UTC

I'll definitely check to see if my library has the two books you've mentioned. I've read the one book by James Scott Bell in the past, Plot & Structure, I believe ( ... )