Elizabeth Schechter's Blog, page 30

Works in Progress: Table of Stone and Forged in Fire, week fifteen

And we’re in the home stretch… sort of.

Table of Stone
Swords of Charlemagne, Book 4

57749 / 85000 (67.94%)

Forged in Fire
Heir to the Firstborn, Book 2

60505 / 85000 (71.18%) I have exactly 27 days to finish Table of Stone. Which means that I’m going to be nose to the grindstone until the end of May. I’m also going to be nose to the grindstone for the next two days, because I’m just under 4K words from my goal for the month. I can do it! I’m also prepping for Oasis, which is comi...

Writer Round-up

It occurs to me that it’s been a very long time since I last did this:

To Write:

Table of Stone (Swords of Charlemagne Book 4) — in progress Forged in Fire (Heir to the Firstborn, Book 2) — in progress The White Raven: Morrigan’s Wrath Blood, Bound The Sea Prince (started, shelved) The Willow Sword (started, shelved)

To Edit

To Outline

Bones of Earth (Heir to the Firstborn, Book 3) Wings of Air (Heir to the Firstborn, Book 4) The Mentalist’s Cat Holy Orders (Sequel to Heart’s...

Works in Progress: Table of Stone and Forged in Fire, week fourteen

It’s amazing what not being in pain will do for your productivity!

Table of Stone
Swords of Charlemagne, Book 4

Forged in Fire
Heir to the Firstborn, Book 2

Well, in one project, anyway. I’m a little behind where I want to be in Forged in Fire. I need to go back and reread and get back on track. But the words in Table of Stone are really flowing, so it’s hard to tear myself away from that to work on Forged in Fire. 

Now, as to why I’m not in pain any more? I got a cortisone shot on Wednesda...

Works in Progress: Table of Stone and Forged in Fire, week thirteen

Been a slow week. Like… really slow. Like, didn’t break three thousand words added to either project slow.

Table of Stone
Swords of Charlemagne, Book 4

Forged in Fire
Heir to the Firstborn, Book 2

 In my defense, it was my birthday week. I finally got out to see Captain Marvel (Oh, is THAT where the alien from TAHITI came from?) and we found a new Lebanese restaurant that does amazing gluten free food, and that’s right in our backyard (they’ve apparently only been open a month.)

So I had a...

Giveaway for #IndieApril

I did not know that IndieApril was a thing until yesterday. But, since I know it’s a thing NOW, I’ve got a giveaway!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Works in Progress: Table of Stone and Forged in Fire, week twelve

A short update for a week that came up short in words. There were not as many words as I would have liked, because focus appears to be at a premium

Table of Stone
Swords of Charlemagne, Book 4

Forged in Fire
Heir to the Firstborn, Book 2

Part of the problem is pain management, or lack thereof. Rotator cuff injuries are not fun — avoid them if you can. I don’t have enough of a tear to need surgery, but still… OW!

Also? Doing the backstroke with a rotator cuff injury is a mistake. More OW! (H...

Works in Progress: Table of Stone and Forged in Fire, week eleven

A pretty decent writing week! I just barely missed my March word target of 33,000 words (missed it by 149 words! SO close!), but 32K words and change is nothing to sneeze at!

Table of Stone
Swords of Charlemagne, Book 4

Forged in Fire
Heir to the Firstborn, Book 2

 Now, my target for April is a total of 32K words. (One day less, one thousand words less.) This is doable, so long as I make my daily words.

I really can’t post excerpts right now, because spoilers, but I can tell you a bit about...

Works in Progress: Table of Stone and Forged in Fire, week ten

Spring break ends today, so tomorrow writing begins once more in earnest.

Table of Stone
Swords of Charlemagne, Book 4

Forged in Fire
Heir to the Firstborn, Book 2

I’m in an interesting place. See, the Forged in Fire wordcount says that I’m just past halfway through.

Yeah, I’m so not halfway through yet.  So this is going to be a LONG book, and I’m starting to wonder if I’ll have it ready to go for Indie Bookfest in August. See, I’m scheduled out chapters until the beginning of May — Chapte...

Short story: Myths and Secrets

This popped into my head this morning and wouldn’t get out. If you’ve read my work before, you’ll recognize Daniel and Itami (from Layover, and from their AU versions in Blood, Lust in No Safewords, 2). They’ll have their own book, once I’m done with Swords of Charlemagne.

***

There was traffic on the George Washington Bridge. It wasn’t a surprise, and Daniel had planned for it. They would still make their meeting in Fort Lee in plenty of time. But for now, they were at a dead stop in the mid...

Works in Progress: Table of Stone and Forged in Fire, Week Nine

Pretty decent week this week.

Table of Stone
Swords of Charlemagne, Book 4

Forged in Fire
Heir to the Firstborn, Book 2

Of course, now that I say that, I have to admit that I’m looking at the upcoming week as one where I’ll be lucky to get that many words in. It’s Spring Break here in the Schechter house, which means that we’ll be out and doing all week. I have my notebook already loaded into my bag.

It’s been nice here this week. I’ve written several days on my back porch, with the new pla...