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

I'm currently reading Moonless  by Crystal Collier. I met Crystal here, at What's Up Wednesday, and am enjoying reading her fiction. It's a complicated historic urban fantasy that I haven't completely figured out yet. But I like it. And I like Crystal. So I recommend you read both her book and her blog.

What I'm Writing

I'm did manage to make a little bit of progress on my WIP over the holidays. Not nearly as much as I would have liked though. A big reason for my lack of progress is that I've been writing blog posts, for other peoples blogs. My debut novel, Counting to D , is coming out on February 11th, which is now less than 5 weeks away.

In celebration of my release, I'm doing a virtual tour. During a fit of insanity, I decided a three week blog tour would be a fabulous idea. This means I have to write 15 guest blog posts for 15 different blogs. They all have to be different. And they all have to be captivating.

I've been blogging here for several years now. I've written a few good posts, and a lot of mediocre posts. These 15 posts appearing all over the inter-web this February, they all have to be good. They have to be so good that random strangers who have never heard of me will read them and think, gee-whiz, I want to read that girls book. Oy vey. The pressure. There is a reason I've accomplished so little on my WIP. One of the guest posts I wrote yesterday was utter brilliance. There is a limit to my brilliance capacity.

What Inspires Me Right Now

My debut novel,  Counting to D , is coming out on February 11th, which is now less than 5 weeks away.

I totally just cut that sentence from above and pasted it again here. But I think it says it all. Someday's writing is a serious challenge and inspiration is hard to find. This is what it all leads to though. A month and three days from now, I'll be a published author. I'm inspired.

What Else I've Been Up To

The holiday's just happened. I attended a few family gatherings, but mainly just stayed home and played author. Part of this game called soon to be published author involves giving away lots of books. I'm sending ARC's out to reviewers, and bookstores, and other various literary people. Soon, I'll be sending them to regular everyday readers too. That's the exciting part.

If you want to be one of those regular everyday readers, there are currently two different contests going on where you can win a free copy of Counting to D. Enter today!

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Goodreads Book Giveaway Counting to D by Kate Scott Giveaway ends February 10, 2014.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
So what's up with you?