If it were up to me...
So, here in Vampyrlandia, things are really hopping. Under my other pen name, I'm on the tail end of completing the first draft of one work in progress, have just started the first draft of another WIP, am deep into the second stage of revisions on a third project, and am re-editing my first novel. Under VRC, I'm coming up with ideas for The New Vampire, Episode 3, am writing a short-short that happens chronologically between TNV Episodes 2 and 3, and am beginning to fine-tune the plot* of Jason's story, which I hope to work on before the end of the year.
Whew!
There are times when all I really want to do is ignore everyone and write. That means eating when I get hungry, sleeping when I'm tired, bathing every day (because ick), but otherwise simply immersing myself in the various story worlds in my head.
This is one of those times.
Like everyone else, though, I have outside obligations. A son who depends on me, a boyfriend and ditto, a part-time job on top of anything I do for writing, and on and on. I recently simplified my writing schedule precisely so I could spend more time focusing on the stories I really want to write, while leaving time for unexpected projects.
My intent is to satisfy readers with a continual output without wearing myself down, though I haven't much hope of avoiding the latter. The mind goes where it wills and whatnot, but you know what? I wouldn't have it any other way. I feel very, very fortunate to be doing something I love so deeply. Not everyone has that opportunity. In fact, most people don't. So I carry on, writing stories for people who will hopefully find a measure of escape and pleasure within the lines of each one.
If I disappear for a few days (or longer), know that I'm breathing life into another story. There's not much else that could keep me away.
* As much as I plot anything. I'm not a formal plotter, but I do work from a roughly chronological outline of plot points for nearly every story.
Whew!
There are times when all I really want to do is ignore everyone and write. That means eating when I get hungry, sleeping when I'm tired, bathing every day (because ick), but otherwise simply immersing myself in the various story worlds in my head.
This is one of those times.
Like everyone else, though, I have outside obligations. A son who depends on me, a boyfriend and ditto, a part-time job on top of anything I do for writing, and on and on. I recently simplified my writing schedule precisely so I could spend more time focusing on the stories I really want to write, while leaving time for unexpected projects.
My intent is to satisfy readers with a continual output without wearing myself down, though I haven't much hope of avoiding the latter. The mind goes where it wills and whatnot, but you know what? I wouldn't have it any other way. I feel very, very fortunate to be doing something I love so deeply. Not everyone has that opportunity. In fact, most people don't. So I carry on, writing stories for people who will hopefully find a measure of escape and pleasure within the lines of each one.
If I disappear for a few days (or longer), know that I'm breathing life into another story. There's not much else that could keep me away.
* As much as I plot anything. I'm not a formal plotter, but I do work from a roughly chronological outline of plot points for nearly every story.
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