Wow, we fail at keeping to this blog...
Anyway, I thought I should say "hi" and play catch up. First off, I'm having quite a problem figuring out exactly what I want to write about. And for what I considered to be my current project, seemed to fall out of my grasp and leave me wondering again. So, I still need to think of a new project. Meanwhile, I'm still editing Warrior so that I can have it published. It's gained quite a few many words from when I first finished. I've gone from 10,000 to 13,000 words and those are just basic estimates and not even properly estimated.
I'm hoping that I can add a bit more detail (as I am currently in the process of) and raising the word count even further to at least 16,000. That is my goal for Warrior.
Well that's it for now.
-Fia
Monday, August 17, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
An Author's Words
Warrior is complete, as a draft. So now I have to edit and proof everything and all that. Shame it came out shorter than I had hoped. Well, it's how it wrote itself anyway so I can't really complain. Except it drives me crazy that I have nothing to write now! After a near two years on the same project, it's hard to think of somthing else to work on. I really enjoyed working on Warrior and now I'm at a loss as to what to write now.
Insert a big author's sigh here
-Fia
Insert a big author's sigh here
-Fia
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Warrior Update
I'm finally about to start chapter 10 of Warrior, my first real story that I think will prove to be worth all the hassle. It's shorter than I would have hoped, the chapters are really short, but I hope that won't be a problem.
I still have to go through the entire proofreading once I've finished. And I hope to get some feedback on the completed draft that I can make the appropriate edits and add what may need to be added. Then, maybe, I could get Warrior published! That, however, seems to be the hard part.
Published, that's my goal. But getting there, that'll be tough to achieve. It's a path I want to follow, and I'm prepared (hopefully) for whatever happens.
-Fia
I still have to go through the entire proofreading once I've finished. And I hope to get some feedback on the completed draft that I can make the appropriate edits and add what may need to be added. Then, maybe, I could get Warrior published! That, however, seems to be the hard part.
Published, that's my goal. But getting there, that'll be tough to achieve. It's a path I want to follow, and I'm prepared (hopefully) for whatever happens.
-Fia
Monday, June 1, 2009
A Writer's Woes
Warrior, the one project I'm determined to follow through! And yet I'm not entirely satisfied with it. It seems short, and I don't know what to do about that....Most of the chapters are 1-3 pages, and I'm on chapter 7 (typing) and chapter 8 (handwritten). How do I expect this to be the novel I want it to become? I may have to just create a collection of short stories with specialized traits if this keeps up. Honesly, I thought it would be much longer....I can't help but to be disapointed with myself for coming up short (it's how I see it). I know that the story is good, I have had...well...a tiny bit of feedback. Which isn't encouraging at all!
What to do, what to do....How do I get it out for people to see when I'm afraid it'll be taken from me and skewed to something else and then it won't be my daughter anymore....(Yes, yes, I'm weird...my works are my babies....I can't help it!) But I want the feedback that I'm not getting from outside sources....I just want to know what I can add and what might need changing....
And there you have it...my rant. -Fia
What to do, what to do....How do I get it out for people to see when I'm afraid it'll be taken from me and skewed to something else and then it won't be my daughter anymore....(Yes, yes, I'm weird...my works are my babies....I can't help it!) But I want the feedback that I'm not getting from outside sources....I just want to know what I can add and what might need changing....
And there you have it...my rant. -Fia
Monday, May 18, 2009
New Song from Linkin Park
New Divide has become a new favorite of mine. I reccomend it to those of you who are interested in listening to check it out on the main site or to download (buy) from iTunes (seeing as it's exclusive to iTunes).
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Gah...
Ok, so I wasn't entirely wrong....
Diane Duane isn't a British writer though (this is what I get for posting without actually looking anything Sup!!!!), however, I was close (in terms of location). She lives in Ireland. This still doesn't help the wait factor if I'm right that Europe is going to be receiving their copies first. Yet hopefully, if they do, I might be able to score myself with a copy!
Yet it doesn't seem plausible when I try to look for release dates....youngwizards.com list "late 2009" (which I really hope for). And the publisher lists "4/1/2010", but that's under paperback so it's not really wanted information. I wan't the hardback, to go with my hardback Wizard's at War!
Maybe re-reading the entire Young Wizards series isn't going to be enough to help the waiting.....
Diane Duane isn't a British writer though (this is what I get for posting without actually looking anything Sup!!!!), however, I was close (in terms of location). She lives in Ireland. This still doesn't help the wait factor if I'm right that Europe is going to be receiving their copies first. Yet hopefully, if they do, I might be able to score myself with a copy!
Yet it doesn't seem plausible when I try to look for release dates....youngwizards.com list "late 2009" (which I really hope for). And the publisher lists "4/1/2010", but that's under paperback so it's not really wanted information. I wan't the hardback, to go with my hardback Wizard's at War!
Maybe re-reading the entire Young Wizards series isn't going to be enough to help the waiting.....
Thursday, May 7, 2009
An Addiction....
Hah, Got you atthe title didn't I?
It is an addiction yes...but to any substance. This would be an addiction to words. To make myself even more clear, I am obsessed with reading and a good fiction book is always welcome on my book shelf (which no longer possesses any room for what books I currently do have). I try to avoid re-reading a book if I can, unless I absolutely love it and I won't become bored at the storyline. Among such books include Ella Enchanted, and a few others. What I really can't wait for, is a new book in a series.
So far, every ending to a series has disappointed me. The Twilight series being the best example. I detest the last book, which ruined the entire series for me. I won't get rid of the books, but I refuse to read them again. Harry Potter just confused me to the point that I couldn't keep up with who was who in the end and I lost interest.
However, there are series that keep pulling me in! A dragon series (The Fire Within, Icefire, etc.) was one of them. The ideas and the plot line kept pulling me in that I don't care that the targeted audience is just a few years below me.
The one series that I absolutely love, is the Young Wizards series. I would hate to hear anyone ask if it's a rip off of HP...considering the first book was released fifteen years before HP was ever thought of by its respective author. The fact that it's open-ended and books continue to be released make it even more enjoyable for me. The small fact that the next book in the series, A Wizard on Mars, is due to come out later this year, is just torture. I can't wait for it to come out, and I want to read it! All I can do is re-read the already published first eight books of the series that I currently own as I wait (considering I'm on the seventh one now, I'm still going to be in torture as there is no definite date of release. The fact that the author, Diane Duane, is [I think] a British author, I think I'll have to wait for an even longer period of time).
Another book I'm waiting for, with just a tad bit less enthusiasm, is The Sorceress. This book from the Secrets of Nicholas Flamel (if I got that right, either way the first book is The Alchemyst by Michael Scott).
It is an addiction yes...but to any substance. This would be an addiction to words. To make myself even more clear, I am obsessed with reading and a good fiction book is always welcome on my book shelf (which no longer possesses any room for what books I currently do have). I try to avoid re-reading a book if I can, unless I absolutely love it and I won't become bored at the storyline. Among such books include Ella Enchanted, and a few others. What I really can't wait for, is a new book in a series.
So far, every ending to a series has disappointed me. The Twilight series being the best example. I detest the last book, which ruined the entire series for me. I won't get rid of the books, but I refuse to read them again. Harry Potter just confused me to the point that I couldn't keep up with who was who in the end and I lost interest.
However, there are series that keep pulling me in! A dragon series (The Fire Within, Icefire, etc.) was one of them. The ideas and the plot line kept pulling me in that I don't care that the targeted audience is just a few years below me.
The one series that I absolutely love, is the Young Wizards series. I would hate to hear anyone ask if it's a rip off of HP...considering the first book was released fifteen years before HP was ever thought of by its respective author. The fact that it's open-ended and books continue to be released make it even more enjoyable for me. The small fact that the next book in the series, A Wizard on Mars, is due to come out later this year, is just torture. I can't wait for it to come out, and I want to read it! All I can do is re-read the already published first eight books of the series that I currently own as I wait (considering I'm on the seventh one now, I'm still going to be in torture as there is no definite date of release. The fact that the author, Diane Duane, is [I think] a British author, I think I'll have to wait for an even longer period of time).
Another book I'm waiting for, with just a tad bit less enthusiasm, is The Sorceress. This book from the Secrets of Nicholas Flamel (if I got that right, either way the first book is The Alchemyst by Michael Scott).
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