Accountability

This week I'm doing the Book In A Week challenge so I thought it would be a good idea to give myself some accountability. I'll be updating this post throughout the week.
Sunday:12 pages
Monday:8 pages
Tuesday:10 pages
Wednesday: 15 pages
Thursday: 13 pages
Friday: 10 pages; finished book!!!
Saturday: Revisions

The Originals are back at it again this week. Come by and check it out at First Edition

When Creativity Strikes

Isn’t it odd how after weeks of a creativity drought an idea can slam you in the back of the head like a bolt of lightning(now my title makes sense. lol)and all the problems in your story are solved? You suddenly know how everything should fit into place like a cute little puzzle. You’re writing nonstop for three days straight on pure adrenaline and coffee and then thy well doth run dry again.It’s sort of creepy how the mind works that way. So, when I heard about Book in a Week I thought, "Impossible." It could never work because my ideas either wouldn’t come period or would wait until half of the week is done to make an appearance. My creativity never comes when I actually want it. But recently Jenna Petersen wrote a blog on myspace in which she explained how one should prepare for Book in a Week. Apparently you’re supposed to plot(stop squirming pansters! It’s only a little plotting. One week’s worth) or at least get a general idea of where you want to go with your story and then you get your life in order. You put the kids in daycare for a week, have ready-made dinners at the house for the fam, and you just make sure everything else is taken care of so all you have to worry about is tapping into that highly active creative cavern in your brain.Now don’t let the words Book in a Week scare you, because it really only promises to give you about 200 pages. That’s Half a Book in a Week. Still, not bad.I don’t know if it will work, but next week I’m giving it a shot. I’ll let you know how it goes.
And tell me: How many of you would like to join me in this self imposed challenge? Or how many of you want to give me some encouragement? This is a little scary. But it should prove to be highly entertaining.
PS: I'm gonna be sure and take a large dose of awesome before I start this;)
PPS: Be sure and check out Steph's blog at the grog First Edition.

More Fun!

Today over at First Edition I'm blogging about why I write Historical Romance Novels. Come on by and tell me why you write what you do!

Hey, Hey,Hey!!!

Come join us today for the first day of our first week as The Originals at :http://aplacefororiginals.blogspot.com/
This week is going to be super exciting! So if you want to talk about writing and learn a little bit about Stephanie, Mary, and myself along the way be sure and stop on by. We'd hate to miss you! Also, we're giving away free books and lots of other great prizes!
See ya there!!!

Mark your calendars!!

April 14th Mary Danielson, Stephanie Janulis, and I are debuting our brand new group blog. Here is the link: http://aplacefororiginals.blogspot.com/ It is, as yet, unfinished, so don't click it yet (No...no, really... I mean it you'll be really disappointed if you click it now.lol.).It's called First Edition: A Place For Originals. We're oh so excited! And because we're so excited we're going to be offering great giveaways all next week to lucky posters. We promise blogs, fun, and a ton of class. So please come and join us. We'll be talking twinkies, men, writing, and many other topics as the blog week wears on.
Come out and be an Original. It's really the only way to be.