| Jan. 15th, 2008 @ 12:24 pm Onward . . . |
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I have been submerged of late, trying to meet an end of January deadline goal for my next book. It’s true, writing begets writing. I’ve been on a roll.
But then there are the distractions. Like the ALA awards. Since I surfaced yesterday and have been caught up in a few other major distractions (good ones!) I thought I’d do a bit of catch up.
One thing, for those in the midst of writing their own books and struggling through middles–or any part of the book for that matter--I thought I would share something.
When I finished A Room on Lorelei Street and was ready to begin my next book (which became The Adoration of Jenna Fox) I decided to keep a writing journal recording my ups and downs so I would have a visible record (and reminder!) that when I am pulling my hair out and thinking all is lost, and oh god what am I going to do, that I have been on this path before, and I was able to finish the story after all. The wandering through the desert is part of the process. Here is an excerpt from one of my entries:
“I am stuck. Hopelessly. I cannot move forward. I fear I have forgotten how to write. . . if I ever do finish this story through some miracle, I will never do this again!”
And this: “Do I know what the hell I am doing? It feels pretty iffy. Just once I’d like to burst with confidence. It would be nice.”
But then this too: “I’m in a good place. A very good place . . . I am starting not to question my progress . . . the dead times seem almost necessary . . . I like it!”
This roller coaster process is part of every book I write, and yet it always feel like the first time when I am in the midst of it. Now I have visible proof for myself that it is not. Just keep writing, Mary. Onward.
In other book news, a few very nice reviews for The Adoration of Jenna Fox:
This one from Goddess Librarian, Teri Lesesne aka ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) professornana: I Adore Jenna
And this from Teen Book Review
And this one from an unknown bookseller who explored the crossover aspects of the book: Crossing over
All a very nice boost to get me throught this current roller coaster. Back to submersion, and hopefully fast fingers . . . |
