New Year, New Projects

As the new year dawned, it occurred to me that I have so many unfinished manuscripts in my files that need to either be completed, rewritten completely or discarded as flights of fancy. I love all my manuscripts, so how does one just simply put one aside to work on others? It's hard. As long as I have been writing, I have made it a point to finish one project before moving on to another. To keep my focus on the task at hand, if you will, however, it seems as though I have let that all fly right out of the window.

At present, I have four or five partially finished manuscripts and a host of others which are completed, but awaiting some serious proofreading and possibly rewrites. I made a New Year's resolution that I would finish all said manuscripts and get them submitted to publishers. I am hoping to keep my resolution this year as I have only, in all my years, been able to keep one.

So, in keeping with said resolution, I completed proofreads and a serious rewrite of a sex scene on a manuscript that is very dear to me. I submitted it this evening and will eagerly await a response from the publisher as I continue to work on other things. While other authors may feel a certain rush about sending their babies off into the world, I, on the other hand, find myself a little apprehensive. I have had my first two manuscripts accepted and that was a confidence booster, so I shouldn't doubt my abilities, correct? Yeah, I thought not as well.

Well, here goes another entry to the manuscript status page. Wish me luck folks!

The Writing Issues I Face

I make no secret that I used to write a very different type of fiction before I decided to try and get something published, but as I sit now, day after day with tons of ideas in my head, I have to wonder if maybe I have used up all the good ideas I may ever have. Everything seems as though it's been done before and I worry if I start something else, I'll end up looking at it and hating it with every fiber of my being.

Yes, I know most writers don't really care for their work, but I do. Though, I fall into the category of loving my work, but always finding things I could have added to make something a little better. Where does one draw the line at giving enough description or information and having far too much? What does one do if the ideas are just all gone? I would hate to think I had enough gumption to send two books out there into the world, but nothing else. I really don't want to be a flash in the pan sort of thing.

Then again, I think I need to just shut up and get to writing. Not worry about if someone wants to read it, but just write because I want to read it. It's what I've always done - why should now be any different?

One Happy Author

I have so many manuscripts started and in a work in progress file. I am hoping to have something finished before the end of the year to submit for publication. At present, I am working on a short thing for consideration for inclusion into an anthology next year. Wish me luck on that.

In other news, I am in the process of selling another manuscript to another publisher. They are just checking on something in the contract before I sign it and then it will be a done deal. I am so excited to see one of my brain children actually out there as the printed word. If anyone had told me three years ago I would be a published author, I would have looked down to see which leg was being pulled. I am doing something which I love and if I actually get paid for it, then there is no reason why I shouldn't be happy with my job, right? Right.

Facing the Blank Page

I have begun work on two separate projects and have plans for more. I don't tend to write on more than one thing at once, but when the muses nag at you to begin anew, what is one supposed to do?

I hold out hope that I might get these projects done in a timely fashion so that I can get them sent out to publishers before the first of the year. I think that's a reasonable time frame to give myself to get two manuscripts done, don't you?