Howdy hi neighboreenos!
I sat down to start writing a manual and Scissors hit it right on the head, there's no way I can do it without really getting involved and I'm just a bit too under the weather to deal with it.
I got an idea to do book proposals and sample chapter submissions of the two unfinished novels I have. Hopefully I'll get some decent response, either helpful critique or encouragement, that will tell me that I'm on the right track with the chick lit thing.
About two years ago I submitted a proposal and sample chapter to Harlequin of a changed up "Bed and Breakfast Man" (as in changed the names) and got a very nice personalized letter saying that it was good, but not right for their particular imprint. (I misunderstood the idea of the imprint. They wanted a romance from beginning through old age, in 150k words. Not really where I was going with my work.)
I have had some terrible writers block and I've hit this wall before. I get inspired, write a storm and then just stop. A couple of years later, KAZAM, it's back. So who knows, maybe I'm due soon.
I thought that my Celexa was dampening my "fun" but it's not that. I've gone on the wagon with mindless shopping and eating and such and there's nothing really to fill the void. When I rehabbed my condo in '94 I had projects to fill my time. When I was spending money, I would plan house projects, buy new outfits and plan vacations. Now that I've decided to live cheaply, a huge part of my imagination is turned off.
We went to the library, but it was hard to find books that appealed to me. When I flew to Pittsburgh every other week I'd read about 10 new books a month. I'd buy them wherever I could find them. Now, I'm mindful. I borrow books, and there aren't that many I want to read.
I was hoping going back to school would jump-start me, but that's off now. I got my refund check in the mail today.
Okay, maybe after Christmas and after I'm released from the Death Star I'll perk up.
All my love to my readers. May everyone feel better and have a wonderful Yule, Christmas, Kwanza and Channukah.
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1 comment:
I didn't know that you'd gotten a response from Harlequin - and that you got a personal note is EXCELLENT. I'm so thrilled for you! That's more than I usually get from, well, anywhere.
What I do might not appeal to you at all - I take community ed classes in whatever appeals to me in the 30 seconds where I sign up (they're cheap) and I go to a lot of museums. Also, my library does a lot of lectures and interactive events - once I got to do a free beer tasting. I'm always milking the system for free stuff to do for artist's dates.
I hope you find something that gives you a small happy. Even if it's just launching potatoes at squirrels.
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