Writing

Hey, Mom;

I've been more determined lately to focus on my writing.  I'm reading a couple of books that will help with that - some mistakes that can reduce reader enjoyment. 

It also helps that Steph is posting erotica stuff on Amazon.

I started to revamp Killing with the Bard (pun intended).  Did a basic first edit and read through and found I don't relate to the characters or the story.  Puzzling considering how much time I spent on that thing. 

Then I found that I'm not interested in rereading Hallowed Crossing or Nikki and Case.  Okay, what's going on? I frequently re-read my stuff, usually for my own enjoyment.

I think it's because those stories were what they call "uber" Xena/Gabrielle - taking the characters, changing them only slightly and put them in modern situations.  My head isn't in that space.  I'm also not sure "uber" Buffy would work - those characters are so defined totally in their universe.  It could be done but I'm not focused on that.

So I hit my "writing" folder and started looking for something to write.  I've got several ideas for short stories but I want to be working on a novel too.  I came back to Nothing's Free. I'm scraping the tentative characters, doing research on Charon and trying to find the first characters and get them talking to me today.

I keep sabotaging myself and recognize that.  I'm trying to keep the Xena convention in mind - having people recognize my pen name and be in awe of me and my writing was amazing.  People like my work and I'm only going to get better.

I had 4 tentative dreams in my life: A home, being published, meeting Christopher Lee and meeting Alice Cooper.  One of those dreams is no longer possible with the death of Sir Christopher.  I've achieved two of the others and I am going to conquer the last.

Hey Ma - some dreams came true.  Thank you making one of those possible and supporting me on another.