Hi it’s Christina –
Good morning! It’s HUMP
DAY, and the last day of summer break. School starts tomorrow, so after I’m
done working today, Dani and I are going to be doing a whole lot of running
around. She wants to stop at Verizon to get her phone fixed, at Kohl’s to get a
new outfit for tomorrow, and I need to stop at the grocery store because after
having the summer off, tomorrow morning, I need to start making sandwiches
again. YUCK! The smell of cold cuts in the morning turns my stomach.
This week is insane, and
it marks the start of a hectic fall for me. Last night I had my critique group,
and surprise, surprise, we had a film crew taping our session. Apparently there
was an email I missed warning us it was happening last night. I have to say, I
completely forgot the camera was even in the room with us, so I guess that’s an
inclination of how good the director was, totally unobtrusive. They are coming
back next Thursday for our writing group, and now that I know what it is going
to be like, I have no reservations.
I already told you what
today is going to entail. Tomorrow I have a reunion committee meeting to go
over continued planning for our November class reunion; the first one I’ll
actually be able to attend, so I am REALLY looking forward to seeing my old
classmates again. On Friday, I have our church women’s group meeting to plan
for our November church bazaar. I’ll be doing a lot of the work on the silent
auction portion of the bazaar, which is going to be a neat trick since I’m
pretty much booked up every weekend between now and Thanksgiving.
The only thing I have
planned for this weekend is a celebratory dinner for my in-law’s anniversaries –
yes plural, my sister-in-law’s anniversary is Friday. However, Saturday will
more than likely be filled with shopping for the list of required school
supplies Dani will get on Thursday when she returns to school.
Book wise, things are
pretty packed as well. The 9th is the filming for the TV show. On
Monday, September 15th, I’ll be appearing on Ron Shaw’s radio show
on ArtistFirst Radio Network at 8:00 pm. It should be a blast, so I hope you
tune in. Saturday and Sunday, September 20th & 21st I’ll
be back at Canterbury Tales Forever; and Saturday, September 27th I’ll
be at Milford Alive.
I’m not sure yet which authors
will be joining me at Canterbury Tales (I’ll let you know when I find out), but
my friend, Kathi Kurz, will be coming with me to Millford. Actually, I’m going
with Kathi (even though I’m driving), because I would never have known about the
festival if it wasn’t for her.
I am going to be waking up
extra early Saturday and Sunday, and probably all week as well; and on Friday
and Monday, after everyone is out of the house, I will not be moving from my
chair. The publisher is calling for an update next Friday, and FTQ is still not
finished. If I keep my blog down to a minimum over the next week, it will give
me roughly forty hours to finish up Faerie Tale Queen. Considering this is
first draft, that should be enough time.
This whole going with a
publisher is a double edged sword. Having to be creative under a deadline is
stressful, and can very easily cause writer’s block. However, having to be
accountable to someone else’s deadline, forces my butt into a chair and makes
me write. It’s easy to brush off deadlines I set for myself – not so much when
there’s someone else involved.
On that note, I should
start rereading what I have written already so it will be fresh in my mind to
start the next chapter as soon as I wake up tomorrow. I hope you have a
wonderful day, and happy writing!
Your
Next Challenge is:
Since
I haven’t done one in a long time, today’s challenge is a photo challenge.
You have ten minutes (be
honest). There is no right or wrong, just write. Spelling and punctuation don’t
count, and NO ONE is allowed to criticize what someone else has written. Go.
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