I have a few novels on
submission and while I wait, of course the best thing to do is write. And that’s
what I’ve been doing and I’m pretty proud of myself that I got up to 22K in my
word count. I’ve always been a pantser and write whatever comes to mind.
Usually I’m thinking one scene ahead. I have an idea about the ending, but it’s
still unclear as to how it’s going to go down.
I keep telling myself I
will outline, but for me, it’s better to just keep writing. I’m realizing when
I hit a wall something is wrong and I have to go back. And I do. Sometimes I
work on something completely different. I think that also helps get the ideas
going again.
It’s a YA horror novel and
right now, it’s really suspenseful. I’m trying to hold that suspense up, slowly
taking it to a higher level of intensity. It’s proving to be difficult, but it’s
fun and I like what I have so far. It definitely gets your mind off of the
submission wait time.
I’m excited to see where
this one goes. And of course I am hopeful it will one day see the light and get
published. It’s a dream to have all my work published. But even if I could have
just one really good one out of the bunch, I would be very happy with that too.
So I guess what I’m trying
to say is keep working on the dream. It will never die as long as you keep it
alive and going. Perseverance really is key.
