Friday! Hooray!!
Just when you thought another Friday would never get here…here it is!
(I know I was thinking it would never get here…)
It’s bitterly cold today – I went outside this morning and it was 16 degrees. With the wind chill, it felt like 6 degrees. Horrible. I’m going to stay in and drink hot cocoa all weekend, because that’s what a shut-in would do, right?
Still trucking along on Book 3. I’m up to 56.5k! Still hoping to have the first draft done by the end of the month. We shall see if that comes to fruition.
Speaking of things that are trucking along! My blog tour! Today’s stop is over at Writing the Renaissance. Today’s topic? Procrastination and self-discipline.
One last quick note — I never heard back from my two winners, so I’ll do another flash giveaway this weekend. You’ll win your choice of book 1 (woo!) or book 2 (woo woo!).
On today’s list
The blog tour continues with Sarah Eve Kelly — we discuss historical research and how those can possibly fit into a romance (they do!). Remember to leave a comment to be entered in to the Holly Root query critique contest!
It’s also my day over at Odd Shots. I go totally juvenile and talk about farts and elevators. High brow, I know! But that’s just how I roll.
I’m behind on a few things, but am going to try and catch up over the weekend. Scouts’ honor!
I knew I wasn’t the only one!
Someone found my website by searching for “Why do plastic forks have an expiration date?”
To that person – I do not know. But if you find the answer, do let me know.
To the person that typed in “What can I ride?” and found my website…I have no answers for you either.
Oh! And for those following my LJ, I had my husband draw me another icon to use. Poor artist – he thought it was going to be so easy to be married to a writer. Little did he know I’d demand that he draw my characters. Repeatedly.
And now I go sleep.
(And a big thank you to everyone that has bought a copy, sent me a picture, or is following the blog tour. I appreciate it far more than these small, random blog posts can communicate.)
Next stop!
Blog tour continues over at Stina’s blog. Today we’re talking succubus mythology and vampires.
More blog tour goodness
Here’s the next stop on the blog tour: Kerri O’Connell. Today’s topic is mythology and world-building.
BTW – if you’ve left me a question on one of the other blogs, I haven’t had a chance to answer yet! But I will! Just be patient with me. It’s a little hectic right now. 
Be sure and comment to enter the Holly Root contest, though!
Blog Tour continues…
Over at Jen Hayley’s site.
(And I wrote 1500 words last night! Woot! Go me!)
Two steps forward, one step back
(Side note – the other day I quoted a Lady Gaga song in my blog post and have gotten all kinds of weird hits from fans looking for info on Lady Gaga. Sorry people! This here’s a writing blog. And now I’m wondering if this title will bring forth legions of Paula Abdul and MC Skat Kat fans.)
I intended to get 10k this three-day weekend on my book. Yeah. That’s not going to happen. I wrote 1500 on Friday, and got stuck. Wrote another 1000 last night and got really, really stuck. A one line, flyaway summary in my synopsis had turned into a monster that was going to require about 15k of building into the story – 15k that I hadn’t allowed in my outline or even knew where to begin. Oy. I was feeling a little desperate, and I kept writing but it wasn’t…well, good.
Cue my husband, my hero. He said, “I can help with your plot.” So I rambled at him about my plot and tried to summarize. And he immediately came back with the perfect plot fix.
Husbands are good like that.
So this morning I’m reading back through the last 100 pages of the manuscript and tweaking what I have to make it line up with the new vision. Instead of setting up a big, elaborate hunt for a missing character, I’m setting a trap for the character instead. No Scooby-Doo-ish mystery, and I can skip that 15k of bloat that I was worried about.
Today is going to be a good day. Even if I don’t make up the wordcount, I’ve already saved myself 15k, more or less.
Oh, and one more thing – I have not heard back from either winner of my contest here on my blog! Sadness! Don’t you want signed copies? Sniff. I’ll give you guys two more days to respond, and if I don’t hear anything by 12:01 AM on Tuesday, I’ll re-draw.
The blog tour continues!
(Just a reminder, the rules of the contest are here on Gretchen McNeil’s blog)
Today’s stop is over at Dorothy Winsor’s journal, where we discuss the long wait between offer and the book landing on the shelf.
Winners & Blog Tour Continues
Hi all,
Sorry I’m late to posting! Yesterday was, in short, not fun. Thank you, Day Job!
Here are the winners of the signed copies. I did not count anyone that commented after 12 noon yesterday (luckily everyone commented before!). Everyone that commented on my Jill Myles journal was assigned 1-69, and the LJ comments were 70-87.
#1 — True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 87 Result: 39 =
Calila says:
December 22, 2009 at 1:29 am (Edit)
Congrats! I can’t wait to read it!
#2 — True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 87 Result: 65 =
Rebecca says:
December 25, 2009 at 11:54 pm (Edit)
Fantastic cover! I’d love to read it. Please enter me.
So! Rebecca and Calila, please send me an email with your address information, and I’ll send out the books this weekend. Email me at jillmyles AT gmail dot com.
Also, check out the Blog Tour as it continues here at Shelli’s blog. She’s got a great overview of what’s scheduled.
Release Day Blog Tour!
Hi Everyone! It’s here! It’s finally here! The book AND the blog tour!
What is the blog tour all about, you ask? Well, hop on over to Gretchen McNeil’s blog and hear all about it. Twenty brief interviews! Twenty days of madness! Twenty chances to enter!
What you need to know: It’s all about me. And my books! And writing in general. Actually, mostly about writing.
What you want to know: You can win a query letter critique from my agent, Holly Root.
Check Gretchen’s post for all the details first!
Then, the Official Blog Tour starts over here at Amy Bai’s journal…
