Louisa George's Blog, page 9
May 5, 2010
Time flies....
And so it is another month and more since my last blog...maybe I should just bite the bullet and just commit to writing it once a month! That way I'll get over my guilt and maybe even get it done!
And so - where were we??? Diet - still going strong. Lost 4kg so far. Which is totally surprising considering the amount of time I've been sitting in my chair. The good - no, great - news is that the reason for sitting in the chair is that I have been writing.
Book one is getting more and more polished. Book two is slowly taking form.
What I find surprising is how much I am connected to my two main characters... Jack and Ellie from Book One... I am so reluctant to leave them alone. They are happy, everything is resolved, but I still have a hankering to make sure they're okay! And they aren't even real people!
Discussing this with my mother (who is so NOT a writer) she suggested I drop a bomb on them and that way I won't worry about them anymore.!!!! Can you believe it??? Drop a bomb on wonderful North Beach? Kill off my lovely friends????
But if I don't do something drastic I won't be able to invest as much into book two...... And Megan and Nathan are hanging in mid sentence waiting to find out who the intruder is...... maybe Mum has a point!
And so - where were we??? Diet - still going strong. Lost 4kg so far. Which is totally surprising considering the amount of time I've been sitting in my chair. The good - no, great - news is that the reason for sitting in the chair is that I have been writing.
Book one is getting more and more polished. Book two is slowly taking form.
What I find surprising is how much I am connected to my two main characters... Jack and Ellie from Book One... I am so reluctant to leave them alone. They are happy, everything is resolved, but I still have a hankering to make sure they're okay! And they aren't even real people!
Discussing this with my mother (who is so NOT a writer) she suggested I drop a bomb on them and that way I won't worry about them anymore.!!!! Can you believe it??? Drop a bomb on wonderful North Beach? Kill off my lovely friends????
But if I don't do something drastic I won't be able to invest as much into book two...... And Megan and Nathan are hanging in mid sentence waiting to find out who the intruder is...... maybe Mum has a point!
March 26, 2010
Missing in Action
OMG
And there I was feeling so completely proud of myself, when in reality I have failed. Failed big time.
I haven't touched my blog for over 2 months! The diet is going okay though.
But, I have good reason for this tardy blog - and that is because I have been concentrating so hard on my novel that I completely forgot the time...but now it is finished! I can finally raise my head above the parapet.
Well, when I say finished I mean - first draft is finished. I need to put it away for a few days and get some perspective, then edit, edit, edit.
BIG NEWS: I won the chance to pitch to Lucy Gilmour at Mills&Boon - and she was so lovely... and asked me to send her my synopsis and first three....woohheeee.... off it went yesterday and now I play the waiting game.
Still, in the meantime there's the perspective, the editing and the next novel - right???
Ciao for nowLouisa
And there I was feeling so completely proud of myself, when in reality I have failed. Failed big time.
I haven't touched my blog for over 2 months! The diet is going okay though.
But, I have good reason for this tardy blog - and that is because I have been concentrating so hard on my novel that I completely forgot the time...but now it is finished! I can finally raise my head above the parapet.
Well, when I say finished I mean - first draft is finished. I need to put it away for a few days and get some perspective, then edit, edit, edit.
BIG NEWS: I won the chance to pitch to Lucy Gilmour at Mills&Boon - and she was so lovely... and asked me to send her my synopsis and first three....woohheeee.... off it went yesterday and now I play the waiting game.
Still, in the meantime there's the perspective, the editing and the next novel - right???
Ciao for nowLouisa
January 4, 2010
Happy New 2010
As one year melts (literally - it's summer here and the temperature's pushing the mercury) into another it's time to take stock of 2009 and set goals for the year ahead.
2009: personally it's been a good year. I've kicked back and relaxed, had good times with friends and seen good friends go through tough moments. Hopefully I've helped them. Career-wise -it's been a huge learning curve. Having taken a break from paid employment to concentrate on writing I've learnt a few things:Writing is hardWriters needs 'stickability', perseverence and a very thick skinWriters need goals
Goal setting and me are not something usually mentioned in the same sentence! Sure, I've made many resolutions in the past - always the same things: lose a stone in weight, get fitter, get book published - you know the score.
Curiously, I've never achieved them. (Although my son was agog when I said I would have the same resolution this year as for the past 30 years - to lose a stone. "You were 30 stone?" he asked amazed. - LOL! NO! I just never lost that original stone).
I guess the saying is true: "If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got".
What I've been lacking, I think, is clearly defined goals and steps to achieve those goals. Apparently they need to be SMART. So, here goes, these are the goals I thought of on New Year's Eve:
Writing Goals:-Write every week day in school term - think of it as a job, not a hobby-Finish current ms by end of March-Submit to 2 publishers-Finish next mss first draft by end of November ready for editing-Enter Clendon, Emerald and Emily competitions-Attend RomAus conference in Sydney-Blog once a fortnight
Personal Goals:-Spend more time with hubby doing fun things together-Finish curtains for lounge-Finish curtains for bedroom (had material for 3 years)-Paint bedroom-Get to UK to see sister's new baby somehow......-Phone my Mum once a week
Health Goals:-Walk at least 4 times a week for an hour-Eat 5+ a day!-Adopt a positive attitude and be grateful for the good things in life
Day 5 of the new year and so far:-Have written once (it's school holidays though)-Had 10 days off with husband and looking forward to another 2 weeks from this friday-Eaten 5+ a day for last 4 days and feel great!
October 15, 2009
New Blog
Hi there! For those of you who know me I have been blogging on my website www.louisageorge.com but that doesn't seem to enable any comments. So, I have decided to set up a blog on blogger with a link from my webpage - cunning eh?
So, welcome to you all to my new blog. I hope you find my posts here as interesting and insightful as my previous blog home. Come back soon for another exciting instalment...excuse me now while I try my hand at technological wizadry and link my two blogs together....here goes, fingers crossed xx
So, welcome to you all to my new blog. I hope you find my posts here as interesting and insightful as my previous blog home. Come back soon for another exciting instalment...excuse me now while I try my hand at technological wizadry and link my two blogs together....here goes, fingers crossed xx
