Hi y'all,Well, checking up on the subject matter this week from my fellow Wild Women, it's tempting to crawl downstairs, pour myself a gin and tonic, and forget all about doing a post. Thought-provoking much? You guys are putting me to shame!
But hey, I've been writing up an absolute storm the past two weeks, trying to get a manuscript ready to submit. Is it any wonder my brain is mush and I'm blogged out?
This afternoon at exactly 4.30pm, I finally got to type The End on the first draft. Well, come to think about it, I think I was so damned shocked to be at the end, I actually forgot to type the words, LOL. Anyway, this is the first time I've plotted a story from start to finish, so it's been educational. And it's a pretty clean draft--if you don't count the copious swearing ;-) -- so now I've got two days to polish it up and get it off, and see what happens.
And then I can start on something really exciting. You see, I've sold another manuscript to Red Sage. But my editor reckons it would be even more fantastic as a bigger book, so she wants me to write a chunk more and explore the characters in even more detail. And I've been holding off starting on the rewrite until I finished the wip, so I'm almost ready to dive right in. Almost.... Can't wait!
And in the hour I had spare before I rushed off to karate, I figured I'd better update my website because (drumroll please) I just received a 5 star Top Pick from Night Owl Reviews for my first demons novella, Even Demons Get The Blues. Woot!
I also had to organise something I've been promising my website followers and subscribers for ages: run a competition.
So the website updates are done, the contest is live, and here's the skinny:
Want to win a copy of my May 1st Red Sage Presents release, LET SLEEPING DEMONS LIE?
Here's what you do: visit my website and follow the instructions. The contest runs from now till the end of April, so there's heaps of time.
(Amended to add: thanks for pointing out I'd forgotten my website link, Kylie! Duh....)
And on that note, I have to go change out of my karate gear into something a bit warmer and a bit less scary. I'm not going to dance class tonight -- gonna have dinner with my family, be a couch potato and have an early night for a change *cue serial yawning*
Take care, everyone!
:-)
Maree
4 comments:
I know you're tired/wrung out when you forget to leave a website link for the competition. *lol*
For those wondering where Maree's cyber-self lives ... http://www.mareeanderson.com/
OMG, thanks, Kylie, LOL.
BTW, gorgeous photo!
MEGA congrats on that WIP finding it's way to the end. I'm so proud of you. And yeah, whats up with all these profound posts this week? ;)
Look up at the sidebar. I decided to toot your horn for ya. ;) Now you have to post details over the weekend or I'll like, yanno, sulk and stuff.
Thanks, Liane -- mwah!
But oh noes, the sidebar....why did you have to that? *heaves heavy sigh*
I promise I'll get round to the deets.... like, when I've finished adding all the words and my editor oks the additions?
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