I’ve been having trouble writing lately–oh, sure, I’ll do 300-500 words here and there and to be completely honest, that’s fine. Really, what’s wrong with that? Nothing. But I miss being able to sit down and hammer out 2000 words in a sitting. Maybe it’s how busy everything is lately–I’m dealing with my weird, weird health (I went to the hospital a few weeks ago and though I haven’t had to go back I am definitely not back to “normal”), my foot (I can walk! But it hurts and I’m going to need physical therapy that I don’t have insurance for), my job (more exhausting than it ought to be due to the aforementioned two issues). I’m really hoping that if I just keep pecking away at it the magic will come back to me.

Or I could fill out a survey on my blog, right?

1. Are you a “pantser” or a “plotter?” 
Okay, I actually had to look that up. I like to call myself a “road-tripper.” I know where I’m going. I know where I want to end up eventually. Do I care when I get there? It might be nice to arrive before I’m falling over asleep, so I can settle comfortably in a motel room and rest for the night, but can I take a few detours, stop at a few tourist traps? Sure. In other words, I plot only the biggest points and let the characters take me there at their own pace.

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I love memes that have to do with writing–anything for an excuse to babble about what you’re working on, right? I stole this one from reoune on LJ.

What’s the last thing you wrote?
The beginning of chapter… (I have to check) 13 of Circle of Many Faces.
Was it any good?
Maybe? It’s all right. Tried to work in some nice imagery. Charlotte and Lia actually had a somewhat normal conversation.
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The month of April was a crazy month for me–I began a new job that required from me an intensive training schedule, and I opened a website that’s been keeping me very busy. Even so, I carried my laptop around in order to do some writing on my lunches. I didn’t hit my goal of 20,000 words, but I did just crack 10,000. Not bad, I say, and those 10,000 got me through a difficult chapter in Circle.

I’m going for 20k word again now in May. Circle of Many Faces is now finally in its “second stage;” the true “beginning” of the book is finished. It’s exciting and nerve-wracking, because this is where I deviate from the original version (written in 2004 during Nanowrimo and not for human consumption, ever).

I’m happy my training’s over, though. My critique group is meeting is person again and I have missed them. The Tucson Writers group is amazing. I’m kind of an airhead, I make stupid continuity mistakes in my writing, and I look to them to find them for me. Also, I admit I get really excited to hear what people think of the story. What can I say? I love feedback and critique.

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