Birthday's

Here is it is folks! The cake that I decorated. I think it turned out fairly decent for my first cake. Now remember, I do not eat cake OR icing, so I can't tell you how it turned out taste wise!

My husband thought it was sad that I made my own birthday cake. Yesterday was my birthday and I took the cake to work to try and push it off onto my co-workers to devour. It worked. But in explaining that I made it in class, everyone thought I was going to school to be a cake decorator.

No, No, No.
I am trying to be a writer, not a cake decorator. Okay, I am a writer, I have just never had anything published. But at this moment, I spend more time writing than I do at my paying job.

As I mentioned yesterday was my birthday, woo hoo, and I did zero writing. So I am feeling like I am lagging behind. For my Candy Havens writer's workshop, my Agenda for this week is to have 5000 words written, and I am officially behind. I hate that, but I did have an awesome birthday. Oh well, I will just have to write more the remainder of this week.

In my last post I discussed maybe a new idea involving my newly honed cake decorating skills, well I laid in bed all night dreaming up my new characters life and troubles.

Now I need to jot everything down and stick my head back into Mady's world so that I can get her story out there. In fact I just recently finished writing about her 18th birthday. I'll be honest with you, her's was a tad more eventful, but I think mine ended on a happier note.

It has been a fascinating whirlwind, and I am enjoying the roller coaster. The race to finish has been an emotional ride for me.
The end will be a breathtaking reward.

Icing on the Cake

I am brain dead tired. Pure and simple.

It seems this past week that I have been pushing myself as far as I can when it comes to writing. I am damned and determined to finish Mady's story before the end of Summer... But wait, Summer hasn't even began yet. What is wrong with me?

Well that is a discussion for another time and place!

On top of writing anywhere from 1000 - 2500 words a day this past week, I have also had the bright idea to take cake decorating classes with my mom.

I don't even like cake - or icing. (But I do enjoy the time with my mom.)

In preparation for tomorrow's class, my mom and I had to make 4 - that is FOUR - pounds of icing today. I am thinking after this is all said and done, my next character is going to own a cake shop or something. I need some sort of reason for taking these classes especially since as I said a few lines up, I do not eat cake or icing, and neither do my husband or son. My daughter, well she will eat anything with the label contents of sweet. However, being a year old, I limit her sugar intake to about barely any.

Speaking of my next character, I had a BPL meeting on Saturday, the 12th. It was alright. My dialogue in my chapter 6/7 seems to be awkward when reading. Yuck. When revision time comes, I will worry about awkward scenes then. Until then, I am typing as fast as my mind can think.

But at the meeting I was asked what my next project was about.
I just looked at her with a stupid look on my face. Next project??? I am still working on THIS project. I don't have time to think about a new one. Then she proceeded to fill me in on her workload. I about choked on my water, that would have been embarrassing.
She obviously doesn't sleep, ever.

So I came home and started thinking about her question and advice.
Then my thoughts collided with several other thoughts.

Hmmm, maybe I do have an idea. A cake decorator from Colorado or Texas. (I like to keep my setting in places I am most comfortable with.)
Okay it is a very small one, but an idea none the less. Right?
Maybe I'll just keep working on it.

In the mean time, I will keep on writing.

Just a Quickie

This past weekend proved to be beneficial to my WIP. I finished two full chapters and am in the midst of the third. Pretty good in my opinion. I mostly have taken a break from the writing world today, my daughter has a stomach virus and vomiting trumps writing.

I did however get 5 pages, while I was at work, ready for revisions. Not revised, ready to be revised. (Meaning I marked my mistakes on paper but have not corrected the computer version.)I will attempt to actually get it finished tomorrow, on break of course, so that I can upload the chapter for this weekend's BPL meeting.

It has been an exhausting night, but maybe I can still fit in a few extra words in Chapter Seventeen... So, good night for now.

Personal Deadlines

It has been officially a month since my last post, guess I never did find that Mental Drano I was hoping for.

Well guys, I missed my own deadline on my current WIP. It was set for May 31st, and I am here to say I Failed with a capital F.

But that is okay, I refuse to beat myself up over it. I will gather my wits and jump back into it. It isn't like I have been twiddling my thumbs and humming a sleepy tune. I have revised the first five chapters and slowly but steadily kept up a snail pace at the actual writing bit.

I have a BPL writer’s meeting this Sunday so maybe that will help kick me in gear. It didn’t last time, though I did meet a published Author, Sarah Hoyt. I have never read anything by her, but she was extremely nice and gave helpful advice, sharing experiences of her own hurdles she has had to overcome. Maybe I will pick up a book by her and see how her imagination works.

In the mean time, I am going to go back to staring blankly at my computer screen. Hey at least I have had a chance to catch up on some really good music…

My new deadline, finish WIP by the time summer is over.
Can I accomplish my objective and overcome my own personal hell? Maybe you should wish me luck and cross your fingers with me!