Quick updates

Spending all of my time writing my stories is a double-edged sword.

On the one hand, building my worlds, and my characters, is a lot of fun.  But on the other hand, it feels like I am neglecting everything else.  Friends, family, social media, all go by the wayside when I decide to sit down and prose.

I suppose that's a good thing right?  I mean, this blog isn't necessarily a writing journal but you don't mind if I occasionally become introspective do you?

I'm sitting here with my muse music (Mudvayne if you're wondering), have my bottle of water and the door to my office is closed.  I am not alone, thats for sure.  The characters in my story are keeping me fast company, as I carry them through the stories in my mind.

It's not lonely, it's far from empty in this little room.  It is field with an epic scene, great battles, hero's and villains.  Overall - it's a very exciting time to be inside my head.

For now, I'll just give you some updates to the more business side of my journey to professional authorism...(authorship? Being an author!)

Outlines -
2 - Novel length stories for 1 series (YA Sci-Fi Fiction)
3 - Novel length stories for another series (UF)
4 - Short stories (YA Fantasy)

WIP -
1 - Novel for the (YA Sci-Fi)
1 - Short stories

Daily Activities -
1 - Twitter updates / reading (must learn, must stay informed)
20ish - Blog reads
1 - Blog update (this one) whenever I get a chance.


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When you read about 'the pros' talking about their lack of time for writing you think to yourself "How silly." and then you look up and realize you've just caught up... to yesterday.  Not that bad until you realize it's Thursday and you need to wake up at 5am to toil for 'The Man'.

New looks!

I added a little bit of functionality to the blog.  I'm hoping that by adding the word count thing to the left there I will give myself goals by making it clear to the internet how much writing I am doing.

Not that I have a huge following or anything, but if the few of you who are on the site could maybe look at it and tell me what you think?


Thanks!

- KT

WIP STATUS #1

So I wanted to layout some info on the work-in-progress of "WIP".

I'm currently around 41,000 words of what should be an approx. 90,000 word novel.  It might be a little more, it might be a little less.  Constantly chanting "Less is more, less is more" as I type seems to help prevent worthless additions. (such as that last sentenceing originally being written - 'as I type seems to be helping me to prevent worthless additions in my writing.')

I find it amazing at how my muse works, so amazing I believe I will make an entire blog post on the subject.  The quick 'teaser' is simple - My muse is not only growing stronger as I write, but has begun to take on a life of it's own.

Today I have been graced with an entire day of writing.  My plan is simple... spew forth my story at breakneck speed, get it out of my head and worry about editing later.

So enough blog, time to novel!

- KT

We've only just begun!

Oh wow!

I have been at the blog for seriously days and I have already received a comment.  Not only that, but the wonderful Linday Buroker (@GoblinWriter) even built a blog post over a question I posed to her.

http://www.lindsayburoker.com

That's the link, go check it out.