Life goes on and, as you can see, blogging hasn't been a big part of mine. I'm leaving my last two posts up as a reminder to me. One- blogging is not going to be something I do on a regular basis. Why? I'm not a big talker, and to me blogs are another form of speaking. I listen, I read, and most of the time end up keeping my opinions to myself. Not because no one listens to my opinions, but because I'm too busy listening to others and filing little tidbits away in my mental files. (Later, I'll raid those files for inspiration.)
Two- I always want to remember how exciting first stepping into the world of self-publishing was. Yeah, I know, I'm still just stepping in. Gotta admit though, those first steps are the most exciting. Then before you know it (seriously- look first) sharp pointy rocks with labels pop up. Those labels are "brand", "marketing", "advertising", "social networking", "blogging". (Couldn't resist that last one.) None of which do I find nearly as entertaining as sitting in front of my laptop and writing a story. Those things are almost torture to me, and as much as I like to torture my characters, self-torture has not been a big thing for me.
So, what does all that mean in terms for this blog? Not a clue. Well, besides that I'm going to try to keep this going. Even if I only post once or twice a month. (Hahahaha. Try every 3 months?) I could try convincing myself that I am in fact simply talking to myself. (Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.) In short, we'll see how it goes.
*Dusts off hands.* Now that I'm done with that. Guess what's been happening in my life. Go ahead, guess. Oh, alright I'll tell you. Kids are back in school. (Yay.) Youngest is still at home. (Next year.) We're back at church. I'll admit, I'm a terrible Catholic- but we do have the kids in the requisite classes now. Cough- a few years late- cough. I finished a short story for a new Supernatural Crime series. BUT I get to rewrite it.
A little bit more on that. When I write my stories I get to be judge, jury, and executioner. But what happens when I have the wrong killer? Crap. Double crap. It means I have to go back and rewrite it. That's okay, the characters will forgive me. (Or not, as I've just made things worse for the main character. Muahahaha.) It will help the steady the second story, which I've already started writing. I'm also plotting out the third.
Main character is a police detective and it's set in a world where magic exists. Can't ever forget magic. It's more fun that way. Right now I'm toying with two ideas for the series title. 1) Death Magic. 2) Warlock. I have time to decide. I'm looking at a release date sometime next year- summer or fall. I want a decent head start on writing the series in anticipation of readers like me. (Voracious, gotta have it now. You know who you are.)
That's enough from my world for now. Go enjoy yours. And if you're unlucky enough to have snow I recommend hiding indoors with a notebook. Or a netbook. Whichever works for you.
