I think I burned myself out on editing for a while.
It's Sunday, and I have plenty of time to edit Whose Hearts are Mountains for NaNo. Yet I can't bring myself to do it, even though I have nothing better to do today.
On the other hand, I've got 69 hours in between the two novels, and NaNo is a little more than half over.
What I need is a new developmental editor, as mine has gone on leave and I really don't know what to do with Whose Hearts are Mountains. How does one find a developmental editor?
Showing posts with label meh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meh. Show all posts
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Meh.
I took a break from the blog yesterday because I've been working on my online presence for spring classes (all done; assignments are where they should be with due dates as they should be) and working on Whose Hearts are Mountains (which isn't a total mess, but a frustrating problem with how to make more tension in the first half.)
I'm at 67k (67 hours) for NaNo, at least 50 of that going to the big edit of Gaia's Hands. I've almost quit posting time because I'm so far over my time.
Today I am going to spend as much time as I can stand on Whose Hearts are Mountains, but I don't know how much that will be because I'm feeling a bit underwhelmed. Not upset, not depressed, just underwhelmed with my writing. Meh.
I'm at 67k (67 hours) for NaNo, at least 50 of that going to the big edit of Gaia's Hands. I've almost quit posting time because I'm so far over my time.
Today I am going to spend as much time as I can stand on Whose Hearts are Mountains, but I don't know how much that will be because I'm feeling a bit underwhelmed. Not upset, not depressed, just underwhelmed with my writing. Meh.
Monday, January 28, 2019
I'm Not Feeling It
My writing life lately has been meh.
Current projects: finish re-re-re edit of Apocalypse (halfway done) so it can be dev edited. Add a couple thousand words to the dev edited Voyageurs so I can send it out for queries. Wait to see if any agents nibble on Prodigies (not good so far with rejections in the double digits). Flesh out idea for possible new novel, but I'm not feeling it.
That's pretty much the problem today -- I'm not feeling it. Whatever it is.
I have a Tarot deck, but it reads in terms of themes and affirmations rather than predictions. I don't trust predictions, because it's easy to insert wishful thinking and get disappointed. I read by shuffling the cards repeatedly and reading what falls out of the deck. My cards today: Hanged man (It's not time yet; surrender your expectations) and Page of Earth (undeniable evidence that hard work will pay off). Which seems ... contradictory.
Meh.
I suppose it could be the winter. It's hard to get inspired when everything outside appears the same uniform shade of grey, and going outside means braving the cold (Wednesday's windchills are predicted to be -40F/-40C) The earth is hibernating and so, it seems, is my brain.
So I'm looking for inspiration because I'm not feeling it. Anything you can send me for inspiration (honestly, I mean it -- you can comment on posts!) would be appreciated.
Current projects: finish re-re-re edit of Apocalypse (halfway done) so it can be dev edited. Add a couple thousand words to the dev edited Voyageurs so I can send it out for queries. Wait to see if any agents nibble on Prodigies (not good so far with rejections in the double digits). Flesh out idea for possible new novel, but I'm not feeling it.
That's pretty much the problem today -- I'm not feeling it. Whatever it is.
I have a Tarot deck, but it reads in terms of themes and affirmations rather than predictions. I don't trust predictions, because it's easy to insert wishful thinking and get disappointed. I read by shuffling the cards repeatedly and reading what falls out of the deck. My cards today: Hanged man (It's not time yet; surrender your expectations) and Page of Earth (undeniable evidence that hard work will pay off). Which seems ... contradictory.
Meh.
I suppose it could be the winter. It's hard to get inspired when everything outside appears the same uniform shade of grey, and going outside means braving the cold (Wednesday's windchills are predicted to be -40F/-40C) The earth is hibernating and so, it seems, is my brain.
So I'm looking for inspiration because I'm not feeling it. Anything you can send me for inspiration (honestly, I mean it -- you can comment on posts!) would be appreciated.
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