OK. I?m back.
The first two months of 2007 were pretty exhausting for me, as I?ve blogged about before. And during that time I did make a lot of progress on this Web site?which will get its official launch this weekend (finally!)?but I didn?t make much progress on my agents search, and aside from these blogs, I didn?t do much writing.
All that?s about to change.
This morning my alarm went off at 5 a.m., and after only one quick snooze, I was up, and by 5:30 a.m. I was at my desk, OK. I?m back.
The first two months of 2007 were pretty exhausting for me, as I?ve blogged about before. And during that time I did make a lot of progress on this Web site?which will get its official launch this weekend (finally!)?but I didn?t make much progress on my agents search, and aside from these blogs, I didn?t do much writing.
All that?s about to change.
This morning my alarm went off at 5 a.m., and after only one quick snooze, I was up, and by 5:30 a.m. I was at my desk, looking through some agents notes I have, and also doing some background for a little bit of writing that?s coming your way.
You heard me correctly?new material coming soon.
In an act of full disclosure, I started my 5 a.m. regimen again last week, after the long weekend. Tuesday, up at 5. Same for Wed. But Thursday and Friday … not so much. Just couldn?t do it. But I?m determined to make this a full week of up at 5. That?s my plan, anyway.
With new commitment comes new planning, and I wanted to share you what I?m hoping to deliver over the next three months:
* Finders Keepers Web site launch ? March 4
I don?t think I need to go into too much detail about the site at this point, but I think you?re going to really like what we?ve got here for you. You?ll have to let me know how you like it.
* Original short stories ? April 18
Long before I wrote FINDERS KEEPERS, I wrote several short stories, many of which have been sitting in a pile all these years, just waiting for a polish. We?ll … now?s the time to do it. I had two in mind, both of which are based on events that happened to me over the last few years. They?re both worth telling, although totally different indeed. One story is already sitting with a writer friend of mine who?s agreed to do an edit for me, and the other one I plan on starting this weekend.
I?m doing a writing blitzkrieg?just all-out writing time to get these babies done. No fretting over them. Just write them and get them out. Once I think they?re in good shape I?ll be posting them on the Finders Keepers Web site, while I submit them for publication in magazines.
Also, while I was looking for those story files this morning, I stumbled upon a bizarro story I wrote many years ago, rewrote many years later, and now plan on touching up once again. It?s just a short Twilight Zone kinda piece, but one that?s fun enough to want to give another look. Again, that?ll go up on the site while I send it out for publication.
And all this is to get my storytelling chops back in action, in preparation for … wait for it … my second novel!
* That?s right. I will be starting my second novel?Crossline?by June 1, 2007. I?ve already got many, many notes and an outline, but I need some time to sit with and re-familiarize myself with the source material before I?ll be ready to give it a legitimate go. As I get closer to the writing launch, I?ll give you some more background on what the book will be about … but just so you know … I?ll be keeping the key twists under wraps.
Once the new stuff is ready for viewing, you?ll be the first to know.
Springtime is almost here, new writing is coming soon … and the Russman is back!
