So much good stuff going on in the writing world lately…where to start?
Well, most importantly, the first edits for the short story have been sent to the editor with the requested changes. For everything my pubbed author friends have said about the editing process being harrowing, I’ve found it to be challenging but fun. It’s funny that several of the places in the story where my writer’s intuition said something like, “That’s not clear enough” or “you need to add detail” or “you need to flesh out this scene better”, my editor highlighted it for change. Living with the mind of a writer, I often spend hours, days, weeks, even years hashing out the same scenes to the same story again and again to the point that I know the underwear color of my characters, but when pen meets paper for that rough draft, I leave out key things that I know but my readers need to know. Interesting how that workd.
Other cool stuff…let’s see.
I’ve signed up to attend Lori Foster and Dianne Castell’s Readers and Writers Get Together in Cincinnati on June 1 & 2. I debated on this one–no way will my story be out but I do have a story to promote, and there’s no time like the pre-publishing to get the word out. I’m actually getting really excited. It’ll be my very first outing as a published (almost) writer. I’ll be attending with tons of my great author friends and am really looking forward to hanging out with readers. In the vein of promotion, I even ordered some promo cards with my story info on it. And they arrived today! They’re cute. I designed them myself and aside from a tiny spacing problem in the blurb, I think they’re adorable. I’m going to share them with the girls at work tomorrow–only one of whom knows I’ve contracted a short story (sounds like I have mono or something). And I can’t wait to tell mom!
Hmm….what else?
I don’t think I’ve mentioned it but I might have another writing gig later in the summer doing some pharma research reports. Thanks to connections through an interview, I was contacted out of the blue to consider working with a company to research some really interesting stuff and put together reports. I had to turn down immediate work–one quality of a good writer is that they know their limits, and with signing that fiction contract and having an upcoming deadline (May 15) along with teaching the fiction to freelance course (June 11-22) I knew I’d not have time to devote to doing a proper job in a field I’m just learning. Ah well…soon!
Ok, that’s enough for now. I have a rough draft demanding my attention and outlining skills…get back to your own desk and start writing!
Beth
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