Home with Sick Kiddo and the Book Takes Shape
Yesterday I was home with my older daughter who had a bit of a bug. She ran a tiny fever all day, but by the end of the day her energy was back and she looked ready to go to school. We actually had a nice day; we just watched movies, did some dia de los muertos art projects, played catch with a balloon and did a bit of tidying around the house. I really tried to take care of her and just take it as a day to spend some quality time and give her full attention. I tried to ply her with foods she likes and made a big pot of homemade chicken noodle soup.
Baby Kali was awfully crabby when she got home, which made bedtime interesting; however, since I was able to get them both to bed at a decent time I was able to write in a nice quiet house.
In the book so far I am trying to make unexpected choices with regards to the plot and letting things flow. I am trying to tie it all together nicely and my themes keep pushing more and more heavily toward political intrigue and secrets, which I didn't expect. When I'm writing if I feel cliche expectations pushing me one way, I push back in another way to keep plot points somewhat unexpected.
Mine is a novel, but I'm not exactly sure where it sits genre-wise. Its a bit on the quirky side and I am trying to do something fun that still plays in a dark comedic way with some heavy themes. Lots of sex, swearing and looking at political and personal conflict from varying points of view.
I am about halfway through the manuscript and I am handwriting everything before I put it in the computer, so far it just feels more comfortable doing that. I only get about 5ish hours a week to work on it while the kids are sleeping or when I'm off and alone, so its slow going.
So this is a tiny nugget of synopses . . . not how much I've written so far, but so you get the vague idea.
The tentative title is The Sex Life of Bees. It is the story of a young researcher who is unsuccessfully trying to insulate her academic career at a large university from the secrets in her private life. Its getting harder and harder to hide that she is a sex addict who likes her addiction and feels no need to change. Her chauvinistic boss convinces her to present at a conference in Sydney, Australia, but while abroad she soon learns that she is not the only one with secrets.
Baby Kali was awfully crabby when she got home, which made bedtime interesting; however, since I was able to get them both to bed at a decent time I was able to write in a nice quiet house.
In the book so far I am trying to make unexpected choices with regards to the plot and letting things flow. I am trying to tie it all together nicely and my themes keep pushing more and more heavily toward political intrigue and secrets, which I didn't expect. When I'm writing if I feel cliche expectations pushing me one way, I push back in another way to keep plot points somewhat unexpected.
Mine is a novel, but I'm not exactly sure where it sits genre-wise. Its a bit on the quirky side and I am trying to do something fun that still plays in a dark comedic way with some heavy themes. Lots of sex, swearing and looking at political and personal conflict from varying points of view.
I am about halfway through the manuscript and I am handwriting everything before I put it in the computer, so far it just feels more comfortable doing that. I only get about 5ish hours a week to work on it while the kids are sleeping or when I'm off and alone, so its slow going.
So this is a tiny nugget of synopses . . . not how much I've written so far, but so you get the vague idea.
The tentative title is The Sex Life of Bees. It is the story of a young researcher who is unsuccessfully trying to insulate her academic career at a large university from the secrets in her private life. Its getting harder and harder to hide that she is a sex addict who likes her addiction and feels no need to change. Her chauvinistic boss convinces her to present at a conference in Sydney, Australia, but while abroad she soon learns that she is not the only one with secrets.