Mechelle Morrison's Blog: in a world where ...., page 3
March 21, 2018
Kairos
Hello awesome Goodreads community.
Just a note to let you know that I'm closing in on releasing Kairos. I'm ordering galley copies today for my beta readers!
Whoo hoo!
If you like fast adventure, brutal dinosaurs, a touch of seriously steamy romance and an alien twist, this is the story for you. The Goodreads Give-away will open around OCTOBER .... details soon!
edited: I had hoped for May, seriously. That's what I announced back in MARCH! But the beta read feedback required a bit more editing than I expected and being an OC perfectionist, I've been hard at work ever since.
edited again: posted KAIROS tonight on my Goodreads page. :-)
M
Just a note to let you know that I'm closing in on releasing Kairos. I'm ordering galley copies today for my beta readers!
Whoo hoo!
If you like fast adventure, brutal dinosaurs, a touch of seriously steamy romance and an alien twist, this is the story for you. The Goodreads Give-away will open around OCTOBER .... details soon!
edited: I had hoped for May, seriously. That's what I announced back in MARCH! But the beta read feedback required a bit more editing than I expected and being an OC perfectionist, I've been hard at work ever since.
edited again: posted KAIROS tonight on my Goodreads page. :-)
M
October 16, 2017
*sigh*
I'd completely forgotten how hair-rippingly frustrating it is to load a book into Createspace ... but oh well! Here I go again.
September 8, 2017
Ever wondered how writers write? Me too ...
Writers have quirky habits. (Well ... everyone has quirky habits ... think of tennis pros ... but let's stick with quirky writing habits). Here are mine:
-an idea comes into my head and I start to write. I don't think it will go anywhere but after a few months, it's a book-length manuscript. This blows my mind every time, BTW.
-the MS is total crap. I re-write it about twenty times. This takes maybe a year.
-it's still total crap. I re-write it 20 times more, which takes another year.
-if we are talking 'Being,' I did this for seven years. I'm still itching to edit that book. Probably because it's such a habit.
-I put the MS through my critique group one chapter at a time. I didn't used to do this ... I would submit maybe the first 10 chapters, edit the rest in an O.C. trance and eventually self-pub. But I put my nearing-the-finish-line KAIROS all the way through critique and whoa! It is SO much better than I could have done on my own.
-sometimes, I send my MS to an independent editor. KAIROS ran this gauntlet.
-i go through the MS two more times, trying not to change anything. But ultimately I re-work each chapter about 5 times because what I love about writing is editing.
-new step beginning with KAIROS: I send hard copies to my beta readers. I love my beta readers, but I don't really know them. Which is a good thing when it comes to honest feedback. If you are one of my beloved beta readers and you are wondering HEY, WHERE THE HECK IS KAIROS? know that it is close. Very, very close.
-after the betas I'll do one more read-through, which will result in re-working each chapter five times, then self-publish. I have to self-pub my manuscripts. It's the only way I can keep myself from editing the same story over and over for the rest of my life.
Read on, fine Goodreaders.
M
-an idea comes into my head and I start to write. I don't think it will go anywhere but after a few months, it's a book-length manuscript. This blows my mind every time, BTW.
-the MS is total crap. I re-write it about twenty times. This takes maybe a year.
-it's still total crap. I re-write it 20 times more, which takes another year.
-if we are talking 'Being,' I did this for seven years. I'm still itching to edit that book. Probably because it's such a habit.
-I put the MS through my critique group one chapter at a time. I didn't used to do this ... I would submit maybe the first 10 chapters, edit the rest in an O.C. trance and eventually self-pub. But I put my nearing-the-finish-line KAIROS all the way through critique and whoa! It is SO much better than I could have done on my own.
-sometimes, I send my MS to an independent editor. KAIROS ran this gauntlet.
-i go through the MS two more times, trying not to change anything. But ultimately I re-work each chapter about 5 times because what I love about writing is editing.
-new step beginning with KAIROS: I send hard copies to my beta readers. I love my beta readers, but I don't really know them. Which is a good thing when it comes to honest feedback. If you are one of my beloved beta readers and you are wondering HEY, WHERE THE HECK IS KAIROS? know that it is close. Very, very close.
-after the betas I'll do one more read-through, which will result in re-working each chapter five times, then self-publish. I have to self-pub my manuscripts. It's the only way I can keep myself from editing the same story over and over for the rest of my life.
Read on, fine Goodreaders.
M
July 5, 2017
On the Horizon
Greetings from the desert.
I've been diligently working on my next release KAIROS, which I hope to have out in the fall. This book has taken a while--first, because I ran each chapter through my critique group and then an editor (SO worth it), and second, because I haven't wanted to let the characters go.
If I had a therapist she'd tell me it's silly to have separation anxiety over imaginary friends, especially in the case of KAIROS, because it's book one of two. But these characters have taught me lots about being human. They're funny, scary, happy, crazy, emotional, stubborn, forgiving, judgmental, cruel, sweet, clueless, smart ... and mine.
I play with the idea of posting chapter one. More on that later.
Read on, Goodreaders,
M
I've been diligently working on my next release KAIROS, which I hope to have out in the fall. This book has taken a while--first, because I ran each chapter through my critique group and then an editor (SO worth it), and second, because I haven't wanted to let the characters go.
If I had a therapist she'd tell me it's silly to have separation anxiety over imaginary friends, especially in the case of KAIROS, because it's book one of two. But these characters have taught me lots about being human. They're funny, scary, happy, crazy, emotional, stubborn, forgiving, judgmental, cruel, sweet, clueless, smart ... and mine.
I play with the idea of posting chapter one. More on that later.
Read on, Goodreaders,
M
June 28, 2017
The Definition of a Desk Job:
"Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage."
-Ray Bradbury
-Ray Bradbury
June 18, 2017
Food for Thought
"Each new adventure in life leads us to ponder whether we are in over our heads. I have come to realize it is simply a matter of persevering until the challenges are overcome."
-Jon Huntsman Sr.
from his memoir, Barefoot to Billionaire
-Jon Huntsman Sr.
from his memoir, Barefoot to Billionaire
June 7, 2017
*sigh*
"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
-Douglas Adams
-Douglas Adams
May 30, 2017
Unless you are an Alien:
“The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting.”
-Stephen King
-Stephen King
May 29, 2017
Why my husband and I get along spendidly:
We all know interspecies romance is weird.
-Tim Burton
-Tim Burton
May 25, 2017
Words of Start Trek wisdom for a messed-up political climate:
“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few … or the one.”
–Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
–Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
