Month: January 2019

Writing

A New Title for Proposed New Book

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I’m hoping for some feedback here, although I probably already know the answer to my query. I have a few books in progress at the moment, one a novel, and the beginnings of a picture book, and some bits and pieces for a 8-12 year old chapter book. The Novel has a title already, that I am more or less happy with at this stage, the children’s books are at very early stages and don’t need a title yet. One of the others is a book I’m working on, which I’ve put quite a bit of work into, regarding structure, is the one I’ve just thought of a new name for.

So what do other writers feel about titles for their work? Does it really matter anyway, until you’re going to send it to a publisher, or at least have a book well on the way to taht spot? Should I stick with the original at this point, and just keep on writing? Or if the new title feels better, in some way, should I run with that? Actually another point, am I merely procrastinating by starting this blog post? Procrastination, such a seductive alternative …

Anyway, if anyone has any thoughts about the things I’ve mentioned, please leave a comment. Another point, I am proud of myself for not looking at my Facebook page, which if I glance upward and to the right of my screen, I can see has two new messages. If I was smarter, I would shut off Facebook, and that is what I am going to do, right now! I find Facebook such a timewaster, I should know better and just not have it on, if I’m meant to be writing!

There, done. Goodbye Facebook! Oh how I love you Facebook, but oh how I loathe you too! I find it so easy to spend hours on Facebook, pretending I am actually doing useful things for my writing. I do get ideas for my writing from Facebook for sure, but I also get ideas for my writing by actually writing. Blogs are slightly better for my ‘Brand’ as a writer, but again, actually writing would be good for my Writer brand too, to actually have a new book to get published and promote!

Thoughts on these things are welcome too, again, just leave a comment. Now I’m going to take a look at my book that possibly needs that new title. I’ll put it on the document, and see how it feels, as I get on with the writing. This is a non-fiction book, a blend of memoir, thought, and essay kind of thing that is probably going to be easier to simply self publish rather than try to interest an actual publisher in it. Anyway, this is the book that is of the most interest to me at the moment, so that’s what I’m going to work on now, Bye!

Writing

My Novel is Back in Progress!

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Today I am proud to announce that my novel-in-progress is in fact pack in progress! I made a conscious decision and told myself I would turn off Facebook, which steals so much of my time, when I could, or even should, be writing my novel. I also told myself I would put a timer on and not go back on Facebook until I’d written more of my novel for at least one hour.

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It was easier than I thought it might be, in fact as soon as I got into the writing, I didn’t even think about time. I was there with my characters, flitting from spot to spot in my novel world, not my Facebook world, and bot did it feel good! I’ve added more to parts already written, about a thousand words, I think, and I’ve written up some of the pieces I’ve handwritten, with a note about where in the novel they will go.

I’ve also written a sex scene, which was a sudden surprise to me! I hadn’t had any thoughts of sex scenes in this book, but as I was writing, I could see it was entirely appropriate to write the brief scene. There will be more sex scenes too, the love interest is a sexy man, and my main character has many unchaste thoughts about him, to say the least!

This book is a political thriller of sorts, I feel, and in that kind of novel, sex goes with the genre … I have to admit that I’m blushing a little as I type these words! Fun? I thought it was! I’ve got the hots for young Travis, almost as much as Meredith has! I refuse to feel embarrassed about this, it is entirely for this particular novel!

I was startled to see that I began writing this novel in 2017, and it’s 2019 now. I hope to be finished and looking for a publisher before 2020. The working title for this book is “Green Dreams, Talloola Travails”. Wish me luck!