After last week's fun blog post with an amazing update and all...
This week I began teaching piano/violin again! Which meant writing was out the door. Literally. And music was in the door. In full swing! I'm not complaining, because I love music and have had some fun with my students already (more on that tomorrow). But I have missed writing a little.
I did have an afternoon dedicated to writing. On Thursday, I hosted my first Writing Day with some local homeschool students.
There were five writers who joined us and from what they said, they all had a blast. Which makes me happy! We're already growing our list of participants for next time!
As for how my writing went that day...
Yup. Honestly, those were the words I put in my manuscript (don't worry--I deleted them). The words just would not flow! Which, isn't unusual, as I had about a five-day writing break. I had hoped to get some writing done over the weekend, but for some reason, it felt like all I did was run the roads. Which is okay. That just means that (hopefully) I'm all caught up. ;)
BUT! I do feel like I made progress! I have made it further into the Arms and Equipment of the Civil War book (which is amazingly interesting!). I have shown some self-control in my reading. Some. ;) On Friday night, this was my reading selection.
Like a good girl, I chose the Civil War book and... yeah, read the whole A Fool and His Monet (but that goes into reading posts, not writing posts--and I DID balance it with pages from Arms and Equipment). Back to CW, this one section stood out to me:
Can't you just envision a story right there?! I don't know if I'll do anything with that interesting piece of history, but it fascinated me.
Oh, and speaking of Civil War books... I got Hoopla (my library online reading database). I have a video of me scrolling through just some of their Civil War options (if it loaded; this is my first time trying to upload a video straight into Blogger). I'm like... :o :o :o :o :o
No, I won't ever be able to read all of those. Mom said that sometime I need to stop reading and just write. ;)
And there you have it. My non-writing week. ;) Thanks for listening to me jabber.
Before I leave, I challenged my followers in one area last week:
What star value would you give the book?
Have you left a review? If you have not...then the challenge is to go and leave that review! :)
Until next week!
5 comments:
I need hoopla! Is it strictly for Internet use only or can you download a book and read it offline like kindle?
I've never had a day when I don't feel like writing, Amanda. I know, weird. But that's me. I know many other authors who feel just like you. And when they do, they step away from it.
Loved that meme. You are exactly right. It is like getting a bag full of chocolate. I have to post that meme on our group forum. It's perfect!
I just finished "A Molly Murphy Mystery":"For The Love of Mike". By Rhys Bowen. This my first mystery by Ms.Bowen. It was a winner. I enjoyed the character of Molly Murphy. She is a spunky lady. I could relate to the setting. It takes place in New York city's lower east side. It mentions a few areas where my paternal family lived . The Irish are the ones who are mostly the main characters. Molly inherits a private investigation business. Her first job is working in a sweat shop to find out who is giving the designs to the competition. Molly also receives a request from a Major Fabersham in England to find his daughter who ran off with a hired hand.After many close calls every thing is solved. Molly has a marriage proposal from a friend ,but she is in love with the Police captain, Daniel Sullivan. There is only one problem, Daniel is engaged to a socialite. Daniel promises to break off the engagement,but he fears it will hurt his career.I would recommend this book to every one.
Marilyn
@ Ryana - you can download it and use it offline. :) That makes it very convenient!
@ Sharon - ah, yes, I've heard of writers like that. ;) I mainly lose the momentum of writing when I have a break from writing. This week, I started writing just a few words each day, and that has helped! Thanks for sharing the meme!
@ Marilyn - it's so fun to read a book in familiar territory! :) That sounds like a very neat book!
Yay! I'm gonna check it out!
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