Monday, June 15, 2015

Ready. Set. Write! (Week 2) and Monday Reads

How I did on last week's goals
I came across Ready. Set. Write! in the middle of last week and immediately signed up, all ready and raring to go. I did it last summer and I remember it keeping me on track of my summer goals. Unfortunately, the few days after that, I barely got a thing done writing-wise. But I'm giving myself a pass since I didn't actually set any goals last week.

My goals for this week
Finish critiquing a CPs MS. Continue revisions on my YA mystery JAR OF HEARTS. Also, my cover reveal is this Thursday so THAT!

A favorite line from my story
Here's my tagline for SWAY, my adult romance/Persuasion retelling coming from Samhain Publishing this winter:

She'd be happy to forget... if the past would just stop hitting replay.

The biggest challenge I faced this week
My mom was here visiting, my three girls had their dance rehearsals and recitals (3 different ones), and my son had a baseball tournament. Plus it was my hubs birthday. So ALL THE THINGS.

Something I love about my WIP
Since my focus is on a couple different manuscripts right now, I'm going to say (yet again) how much I love my cover for SWAY. I'm so excited to reveal it this Thursday!

Monday Reads:

I'm still reading Anne Lamott's BIRD BY BIRD. She hasn't revealed any new and exciting writing advice, but the way she writes is amazing. It's the kind of book where I feel like we're best friends now. ;)

I'm also reading THE LOST HERO by Rick Riordan- the first book in THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS series. As always, love his books.

4 comments:

  1. Glad you decided to join us for RSW! Good luck with those revisions and your other goals. Hope the book release goes well too!

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  2. Oh that tagline is totally compelling. Yay for your cover reveal this week! Those are always so much fun :) I've never read BIRD BY BIRD but I did read the story of how she named the book, and even that is enough to keep me pressing forward when I want to quit sometimes!

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  3. Ooohhh....cover reveal, that's exciting, can't wait to see it!

    BIRD BY BIRD was the first writer advice book I ever read, after it was assigned to me in college and it will always hold a special place in my heart. I still have my tattered, high-lighted copy around here somewhere :)

    Good luck this week!

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  4. So you definitely had a busy week--congrats on getting your writing done. Looking forward to your cover reveal, and congrats on your upcoming books!

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