What I’ve been doing (while not posting)

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. I’ll admit that it is partly because I’ve been slacking, but mostly it’s because I’ve had some personal things going on (and still am) that’s been distracting me from my blog and writing. Okay, well, not entirely from my writing.  Inspiration is a big thing I’ve been lacking, but I also have a few first drafts kicking around that can be worked on before starting anything new.

So, here’s what I’ve been up to (other than sitting on my couch all day):

Have you ever had a story you knew had a lot of  potential, but no matter what you do you can’t seem to get it to work? That’s what it’s been like with my fourth writing effort, a story that originally took me three times as long to finish the first draft than normal. I’ve attempted to rewrite it after letting it sit for a year, and while I liked how it the rewrite was going, I still really couldn’t get into it. It drives me nuts. So I’ve let it go again for now, and jumped ahead to a read through of my fifth effort, a prequel to An Altered Ending. I’m hoping that I can have this set and ready to go by the holiday season.

I’ve also been thinking ahead to NaNoWriMo. If you think about it, it’s pretty much only two months away so if you’re participating it’s time to start getting excited/eager/anxious. I think I’ve got a good story line, or at least the very early sprout of a plot. I’m also still thinking of the possibility of writing an entire story to a single artist/band’s music. I will admit that it seems extremely ambitious (or stupid, whichever) to do this, and in trying to find someone to be my inspiration I’ve realized it may be impossible, but I still might just attempt it anyway.

That about sums up my writing life in the last couple of weeks. Not much, I know, but stuff happens. Hope everyone else is doing well, and making a lot more progress with their projects.