What's Up Wednesday

What's Up Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jaime Morrow and Erin Funk.  Head over to Jaime's page for links to find out what's up with everyone else. Here's What's Up with me.
What I'm Reading

Sadly, I didn't do any reading this week. Sometimes real life is to distracting/entertaining and I don't have feel compelled to read fiction. In addition to all the hecticness of the season, I've also been afflicted with a case of Shinny New Idea Syndrome lately. I don't have any intention of writing down this SNI until I finish my current WIP, but I'm been spending a lot of my reading time secretly daydreaming about it.

What I'm Writing

I'm still working on my rewrite of The Evolution of Emily. It's taking me a lot longer than I want it to, but I'm slowly making progress. I managed to write one knew scene this week. Far less than I should be doing, but given the season, I'm trying to feel to guilty about my baby steps.

What Inspires Me Right Now

My first official review of Counting to D was posted yesterday at Sporadic Reads. I can not tell you how inspiring it is to see five stars next to a glowing review written by a total stranger! I completely love this reviewer now. She clearly has excellent taste!

If somehow you've missed the memo, my debut novel Counting to D is coming out on February 11th. You can add it to your goodreads to-read list now. And according to at least one unbiased reviewer, it's fabulous.

*Updated: A second review was posted by The Not-So-Literary Heiresses this morning. This review was only 3.5 stars, but in some ways that's even more inspiring than a 5 star review. This reviewer was critical and willing to bash it if she hated it, but she didn't hate it. She liked it a lot. So yay! I know lots of authors say don't read reviews, but I have a feeling I'm going to read every single review ever posted on goodreads or amazon or anywhere about my writing and I'm going to be "inspired" by them all.

What Else I've Been Up To

It's December, so I've been busy doing holiday type stuff. I think I'm done with all my shopping now, so maybe I'll be able to find some more time to read and write next week. I also hosted a holiday party on Sunday. It was fun seeing all my friends. Sadly there are a few people I call friends who I hadn't seen since last years holiday party. Maybe that needs to be my New Years resolution. I should through more parties. Or just spend more time with my friends in small venues. Being social is a resolution I think I can probably handle.

So what's up with you?