Man, there’s a lot of dust in here.
Guess that’s what happens when I don’t come and update the blog! Things are heating up on the book front at my house – just two weeks until CLAIRE DE LUNE comes out, and less than two weeks until I give the first draft of the sequel to my editor (or they pry it out of my hands.)
It feels really surreal, to have it be so close after waiting for so long! It’s been pretty tricky, trying to balance my efforts to make the world aware of this little book I wrote with writing a really great sequel. And, of course, with being a mommy and all that other stuff that has to get done.
That’s one reason the blog has fallen by the wayside. I’ve heard other authors say that when they’re in a really intense period of drafting, it’s difficult to blog, and WOW is it true. I find myself needing to use up every ounce of good writing that I have on the new book, every day, and by the time I wrestle the last few sentences onto the page, there’s nothing left to put on the blog.
There are lots of things I find tricky when I’m drafting, actually. Driving is a big one – there are two reasons for this. First off, when I get in the car, if I’m thinking about the WIP, I tend to get distracted and do things like miss exits on the interstate that I’ve taken a thousand times, or turn toward Target when I meant to be headed for the bank. The other problem that comes up is that when I’m drafting, my imagination goes into overdrive. Every person I pass, I can’t help but start making up stories about. Who they are. Where they work. Why they drive that particular car and why it’s so dirty/clean/dinged up/covered with bumper stickers.
I also tend to burn dinner or forget the load of laundry that’s in the dryer. I’m just generally distracted. It’s sort of fun, being so immersed in another world, but at times I do find it exhausting, keeping up with two realities. Of course, soon enough I’ll be revising, which is my very favorite part of the process. Hooray, revisions!
But in the interim, I do have a deadline and a book release to look forward to! If you haven’t already, please check out the events page of the site for details about the CLAIRE DE LUNE launch party. Okay, the deadline calls . . . . back to the draft.
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