On Writing

Trying to back into the habit of writing daily. It's amazing the things that fall by the wayside when one gets even a little busy. I've finally gotten around to hanging pictures on the walls of my apartment, and the atmospheric difference is amazing.

My boyfriend and I attended a friend's salon gathering on Friday night. There were many beautiful things shared: poetry, food, some gorgeous violin/cello music, even a mostly impromptu rap. I offered to do a little reading of my own, and chose A Hunter's Fire as my subject. I read a small scene where my main character is sitting in a diner with her newly formed rock band; it's mostly internal monologue indicating the beginning of her slip from reality. And it went over pretty well. I got some questions and some compliments, and overall felt good about the whole thing.

(I am planning my own salon party. Soon, I hope. If you're around and interested, let me know and I'll send you an invitation!)

A Hunter's Fire is probably my favorite novel of those I am currently working on. Face the Flames will always be my first baby, but AHF is the story that rings truest to me. An artist's descent into madness is a story I am always interested in. Now if only I could decide what to keep of what I've written - and whether or not I should just turn the damn thing into a screenplay instead.

Face the Flames goes ever on and on. I'm stuck in Dameon's world right now. Trying to iron out his chapters in part one. I messed up the timeline awhile ago and am still in the process of trying to fix it. I have done bits and pieces of future chapters though which I am very excited about. Mostly about Tori and David's relationship which (aside from Gabrielle and James in AHF) is my favorite thing to write about.

Wings of Destiny is still in editing. As soon as I finish up with that though, it will be time to find a serious agent and get that out there for the masses to devour. I'm pretty excited; I think it has a decent shot. Despite or because of the craziness.

Other projects are ongoing... The North and my various Circle of Four stories almost never leave my head. I get scraps of them down from time to time, but nothing solid yet. I've also got an autobiographical piece I've been steadily adding to. Moreso for the past month or two. I guess getting older makes you stupidly in love with your childhood.

Oh! And in the vein of trying to resurrect my daily writing schedule, I signed up for a Science Fiction Big Bang. Four months to write 25,000 words. This is half of what NaNoWriMo requires stretched four times as long. I'm going to write a prequel of sorts to Face the Flames as my challenge. It will follow Human characters on Siphenn - and David may or may not be among them. He and General Hunter will probably be the only characters to appear in both this story (tentatively titled "Desperado") and the novel.

Excitement!