Okay, so Lillian has inspired me. Inspired me to fess up. I’ve been…procrastinating. And not just with my blogging (wince, sorry it has been awhile) Not with writing in general, I always seem to be writing or editing something. But I’ve been procrastinating with the book I’m going to sub to NY.
I really need to get this single title done. But for some reason I can’t seem to do it. I find other little projects to keep me occupied. I wrote a second Valentine’s Day book for Forbidden Publications, that only needed to be 5k, and I turned it into a 13k book. I mean what the heck? And now that I have a wide open horizon, I know I should jump back to the single title–which was my original plan. Instead, my mind starts drifting…hmm, maybe I should write a follow up to Silk Hauntings, tell Gavin’s brother’s story (which I fully intend to do at some point.) But if I do that now, I’m just breaking a promise to myself to get this book done and polished.
I’m kind of in an epub groove. I’m happy here. I’m subbing to other epubs and have mostly had great success. There’s a comfort in that, knowing I made a niche. I can write the book without any pressure, and I’m really thinking I’m turning out some good work. Then I think about NY and how everything hinges on this book I’m writing now. And I’m starting to freak out. Like as my fingers fly across the keys, I’m at the same time thinking crap, this is crap. Quite possibly it’s not, my crit partners assure me it’s not. I’m just psyching myself out.
So… I need to bust through. Just write the best damn book I can (As Cherry says) and send it out. Right? Tell me I’m nuts and I just need to write!
Other than the writing front, I’m doing pretty good. Tomorrow is 3 weeks of being a vegetarian! I’ve been doing the gym for one week, and lost 2lbs. Though I ate terrible tonight (DAMN PMS!) But I won’t do it again, because I felt like crap for hours afterwards. And Seattle is supposed to have a major snow storm tonight! I’m so excited. Though it does mean no gym tomorrow, and being housebound. Ah well. Good times. :)
You need to write your NY book!! LOL. I know what you mean. I struggle with making myself work on Getting Lucky with Luciano which I plan to sub to NY. Its hard to keep motivated.
Your nuts and you just need to write the damn book! LOL Seriously, Shelli, we all know you can do this! NY is waiting for you. Go get it!
(Says the person who is finishing her book and is secretly terrified that it will be rejected everywhere it goes)
I love all your e-pubbed stuff (not that I’ve read ALL of it, but the stuff I’ve read has been GREAT). NY is waiting for YOU! Besides, I need to spend more money at the bookstore and I lurve spending it on authors I KNOW.
Get to typing!
You can do it Shelli. You have a wonderful way of telling a story. Your books that I have read are wonderful. Sometimes it’s good to get out of our comfort zone and take a risk.
Congrats on the progress you have made. I’m waiting to see that great book hit the shelf at the bookstore with your name on it!
Quit thinking about it as a NY book!! Think about it as a book you love, what did you love about it? What made you want to write it in the first place?
It’s so easy to get comfortable with epublishing. It’s friendly and fun. But I’m aiming for NY too and I am also struggling with finishing my ms for that.
Hang in there. I know you can do it.
Now see, I was going to say pretty much exactly what Amie did. It’s a story you need to tell, feel it, pull it out of your heart and tell your head to shut up. :)
I’m glad I inspired you to confess how bad you are.
Let’s spank eachother.
Same as me, though once I do pick up what I’m meant to be starting/finishing/editing, I’m ok. It’s just picking it up again…
:o)
Yep, you’re putting to much pressure on yourself to make it right the moment your hands hit the keyboard (I know, I do this all the time)
You just need to relax, write the book knowing you will revise it to make it shine, and send that puppy out!!
Okay I don’t even know what else to say cos everyone above me said it already. :)
Don’t sweat it, just write it. You’re talented, you write great stuff. Just get the story out on paper and as Amie said, don’t think of it as a NY book. Just think of it as another story you just HAD to tell. Then sub it.
You can do it. I believe this year is going to be a great year for a lot of us…
:)
You are afraid of success. Get your ass cracking.
Can I get spanked too Feisty? I’ve been naughty.