I've figured out that there just aren't enough hours in the day. I decided to make a list, not necessarily in order, of things (work/writing related things) that I need to get accomplished in the next 3-5 months. Sometimes a list of to-do items makes me sit back and think objectively about what I need to do and what I need to work on first.
1) I've got to get my website updated. If any of you lovely readers/bloggers are web designers...let's talk. I can pay (not much, 'cause I'm not a famous author or anything, but yeah...with real money). Right now the whole site is just kinda.....BLAH. I've been searching for some classy nude/torso/erotic photos that can be cropped and made to fit into the background of the site. Right now, it's some sort of "sphere/swirl" that I can't make go away.
2) I need to get started on the revisions/rewrites on my current book (books). I need to figure out where I'm going to chop this monster manuscript (projected at 300,000 words total) in half...making this book into book 1 and book 2 of the coming series. When I started this story...all I could think of was getting all of the story, plot, character growth/development, case development, etc into this one book. After doing a bit of investigation, I figured out that it was ok to actually leave book 1 on a cliff-hanger...as long as book 2 is already written. Now I just need to get my ass in gear and get the first half tightened up and discard the useless crap :-)
3) I need to finish the online version of the story mentioned above. I'm at chapter 32 right now...projecting maybe to chapter 37 or 40 to finish the story. Finishing this will take alot of pressure off. I don't know why...but I feel guilty that the story has dragged on for as long as it has. The readers have been unbelievably patient for the past year. Well, it's been longer than a year as I started posting in January of '03.
4) I've got another short story deadline coming up in May. Actually, it's not a short story like I'm used to (5,000 words) writing for UGE and the other one-handed reads. This is a 10-15,000 word submission. Right now, I'm at about 8,500 words and begging this thing NOT to turn into a fucking novel. I've got enough of them to get finished!!
5) Speaking of novels to get finished...I've got 5 of them that desperately need attention. I also have 4 books from my vampire series to finish...2 of them of which, I need to get rewritten and sent back to the publisher. I actually got comments on what the editor didn't like about the first book...and I've FINALLY figured out what she thought was wrong...and yep, it was DEFINITELY wrong! I just need to figure out if I can still write "het-sex". I should, after all, 'cause I have lots and lots of experience there, LOL!
6) Emails are something else I REALLY need to get caught up with. I've got SO many to return right now that it isn't even funny. I'd been doing so well and had actually thought that I was caught up. That's what I get for thinking! There's only about 150 emails to go at this point!
Fun, Fun.
*sigh*
Ok, so it's not a long list, but it sure as hell is a time-consuming one when I look a bit closer!
Unfortunately, all looking at it has done for me so far is make me tired, LOL
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