WIP Meme (lifted from Spockside and other fine writers)
I saw this nifty meme on Spocksides page and figured, 'why not?' I didn't think I had 10 irons in the fire clamoring for my attention but, lo and behold, I do! Need to finish writing. Need to do a first edit. Need to do a second edit. Need to do a final edit. Need to convert to kindle. Need to submit to a second writing contest coming up. Need to update and burn a gazillion CD’s for my next seminar! Oompf! Thanks, Spockside, for reminding of all the stuff I don’t have enough hours in the day to do!
Post the first sentence (or three) from every WIP you're currently working on, even if it's very short. Then invite people to ask questions about your WIPs. With any luck, the motivation to take that WIP one step closer to completion will appear as if by magic!
1. Death from above. That’s how the 101st Angelic Air Force ‘screaming eagles’ thought of themselves. Avenging Angelics sent in by the Eternal Emperor whenever he needed a force to get in, hit the enemy hard, and hold their ground until the rest of the Alliance Hybrid Forces could establish a base. [Angel of Death ... an original novel ... about 70% written]
2. Being trapped in a bad marriage is like being a small woodland creature caught in a steel trap. Eventually, the evil trapper is going to come along, club you over the head, and skin you alive. [ 'Divorce Bootcamp for Low and Moderate Income Women ... self-published trade manual ... editing 2012 major update ... currently converting to kindle format for e-publishing on Amazon]
3. “You’re out of pawns.” Shay’tan flared his leathery wings as he moved a black pawn into position. The alpha-predator. Waiting to pounce on the first blunder his adversary made in their eternal game of galactic chess. [The Chosen One ... an original novel ... entered in ABNA contest]
4. By the time most clients get to me, it is usually too late to help them save their home, their marriage, or the nest egg they worked their entire lives to save. When I examine their finances, I see all the mistakes they made because they were too embarrassed to ask for help until it was too late. Ignorance, shame, and denial prevented them from taking steps they could have taken to keep their heads above water. [The Cheap Yankee Guide to FInancial Triage ... projected novella-length nonfiction self-help book ... under development]
5. The brown-winged Angelic female screamed as her labor pains intensified. “He has a right to know!!!”
“She-who-is forbids it,” Ha’shem said, anxiously, pacing back and forth in the delivery room as though -he- was the expectant father. “You must keep his existence a secret!”
“Screw you and your stupid games!!!” Asherah spat in an uncustomary bout of cussing. “He has a right to know. He’s my HUSBAND!!!” [Prince of Tyre ... original novel ... currently being edited]
6. The arrow was strung before she even broke over the rise and saw the Halifian camp. She knew... She knew their plan. She shot as soon as she saw the glimmer of metal in the light of the campfire, but she was too late. The woman she knew was not his wife plunged the blade into Mikha’il’s heart. [Agents of Ki ... an original novel ... currently being edited]
7. Jamin had never been a creature of the light. He’d always been a selfish asshole. A depraved selfish asshole. He knew that. He and Lucifer had that in common. Simply having a near-death experience wasn’t going to change that. But it did make him think. Think about things he’d avoided thinking about for most of his life. Like why he was so angry when his lot in life really hadn’t been all that bad? [The Dark Lords' Vessel ... an original novel ... currently being edited]
8. Primordial chaos had existed since time immemorial. Sometimes, enough coalesced to divide into a separate universe, much the way the nucleus of a cell divides and grows enough to become an entirely separate cell. Rarer still, subatomic particles which made up that universe would coalesce into a type of consciousness. Not life, for without more, primordial chaos lacked the soul-spark creation deities harnessed to build matter, but it was consciousness nonetheless. Thus did Ki create herself. [Valley of Jephoshaphat ... an original novel ... about halfway written]
9. He went looking for death, and death found him. For without the woman he loved, he no longer wanted to live. [Knife of the Gods ... an original novel ... rough draft completed]
10. At some point, it happens to everybody. You look at your family finances and realize, “this is unsustainable.” [The Cheap Yankee Guide to Radical Frugality ... novel-length self-help book ... completed ... editing stage]
Post the first sentence (or three) from every WIP you're currently working on, even if it's very short. Then invite people to ask questions about your WIPs. With any luck, the motivation to take that WIP one step closer to completion will appear as if by magic!
1. Death from above. That’s how the 101st Angelic Air Force ‘screaming eagles’ thought of themselves. Avenging Angelics sent in by the Eternal Emperor whenever he needed a force to get in, hit the enemy hard, and hold their ground until the rest of the Alliance Hybrid Forces could establish a base. [Angel of Death ... an original novel ... about 70% written]
2. Being trapped in a bad marriage is like being a small woodland creature caught in a steel trap. Eventually, the evil trapper is going to come along, club you over the head, and skin you alive. [ 'Divorce Bootcamp for Low and Moderate Income Women ... self-published trade manual ... editing 2012 major update ... currently converting to kindle format for e-publishing on Amazon]
3. “You’re out of pawns.” Shay’tan flared his leathery wings as he moved a black pawn into position. The alpha-predator. Waiting to pounce on the first blunder his adversary made in their eternal game of galactic chess. [The Chosen One ... an original novel ... entered in ABNA contest]
4. By the time most clients get to me, it is usually too late to help them save their home, their marriage, or the nest egg they worked their entire lives to save. When I examine their finances, I see all the mistakes they made because they were too embarrassed to ask for help until it was too late. Ignorance, shame, and denial prevented them from taking steps they could have taken to keep their heads above water. [The Cheap Yankee Guide to FInancial Triage ... projected novella-length nonfiction self-help book ... under development]
5. The brown-winged Angelic female screamed as her labor pains intensified. “He has a right to know!!!”
“She-who-is forbids it,” Ha’shem said, anxiously, pacing back and forth in the delivery room as though -he- was the expectant father. “You must keep his existence a secret!”
“Screw you and your stupid games!!!” Asherah spat in an uncustomary bout of cussing. “He has a right to know. He’s my HUSBAND!!!” [Prince of Tyre ... original novel ... currently being edited]
6. The arrow was strung before she even broke over the rise and saw the Halifian camp. She knew... She knew their plan. She shot as soon as she saw the glimmer of metal in the light of the campfire, but she was too late. The woman she knew was not his wife plunged the blade into Mikha’il’s heart. [Agents of Ki ... an original novel ... currently being edited]
7. Jamin had never been a creature of the light. He’d always been a selfish asshole. A depraved selfish asshole. He knew that. He and Lucifer had that in common. Simply having a near-death experience wasn’t going to change that. But it did make him think. Think about things he’d avoided thinking about for most of his life. Like why he was so angry when his lot in life really hadn’t been all that bad? [The Dark Lords' Vessel ... an original novel ... currently being edited]
8. Primordial chaos had existed since time immemorial. Sometimes, enough coalesced to divide into a separate universe, much the way the nucleus of a cell divides and grows enough to become an entirely separate cell. Rarer still, subatomic particles which made up that universe would coalesce into a type of consciousness. Not life, for without more, primordial chaos lacked the soul-spark creation deities harnessed to build matter, but it was consciousness nonetheless. Thus did Ki create herself. [Valley of Jephoshaphat ... an original novel ... about halfway written]
9. He went looking for death, and death found him. For without the woman he loved, he no longer wanted to live. [Knife of the Gods ... an original novel ... rough draft completed]
10. At some point, it happens to everybody. You look at your family finances and realize, “this is unsustainable.” [The Cheap Yankee Guide to Radical Frugality ... novel-length self-help book ... completed ... editing stage]