Too much going on?

I know it has been a while.  Sorry 'bout that!

I am currently hovering over the 45,000 word mark.  Wow that is a lot of words.  But I am still not even close to my goal.  Keep typing, typing, typing.  Yeah, I know.

In other news I have arranged and begun a writing group.  There are 5 of us.  It was really fun to meet last week and discuss one of the first scenes that I have written.  The really cool thing was that as others discussed my scene it was a revelation to me.  I learned SO MUCH.  I got lots of good feedback and I knew exactly how to "fix" the broken parts, so to speak.

Also, at work, I finally got to officially  move into Plaza One.  I now work eight hours a day on the twenty-second floor of a skyscraper.  It is really weird when you ears pop going to work.  I doubt that I will ever be used to it.

As a treat for those few people who have followed this irregular blog I am going to post something for you today.

*Drum-roll*  Under this very large cotton sheet is the most recent version of my world map.  Many things on this are changing and this is most definately not going to be the same by the time the book is done.  But I wanted to post this to demonstrate the level of commitment I have for finishing my book.  Enjoy the map.  I know I do :)

P.s. The H is a silent one in honor of my wife.  She rarely makes the H sound.  You should hear the way she says Human! :)

Later!

It has been a while!

First let me check-in.  I have just under 37,000 words.  Yeah, it hasn't been a very productive few months.  I decided to focus on my family over the holidays and found that the days just slid by. 

Fortunately I have had this growing irritation in the back of my mind.  Growing to the point that I couldn't put off writing any longer.  So, I began.  I decided that I needed to change the starting point of my novel.  I needed to introduce my main antagonist early.  As a matter of fact, I decided that he should be readers first taste of the story.  The scene in a small way introduces my plot, it introduces main characters and the driving force behind them.  It sets up several of the promises that I want to make to my readers.  It was just a much better beginning than I had originally written.

So, I am excited.  It was really fun to write. 

Also, I began a small, private, writing group that meets in my home.  This should be a wonderful way to put the heat back on me to continue writing.  Since it is such a solitary task I think that it's important to find ways to bring other people into the process.  It makes is so much more exciting to know that people are going to read your work and get a pulse for how my baby is coming along.  I don't want a Frankenstein creature after all -- just a killer.

Perhaps I will post my first scene once I have polished it a bit.  Later!

I wrote & officially join NaNoWriMo!

Yesterday I put down 900 words. I know that it's not a lot. For me its like starting physical therapy. Slow at first, but slow progress is still progress.

I am pretty excited about it since I finished a crucial scene; one that I had started just before my car wreck. It was really cool to see how it finished. I really hadn't known where it was going but I am really happy with the payoff. It also leaves enough unwritten that anyone who reads that scene is going to be chocked full of desire to read more. (At least I am)

So, Check-in time. I have written exactly 21,950 words as of yesterday.

I have also been preparing for NaNoWriMo. I have loads of new ideas and great information from several podcasts that I have been steeping in. I'm SUPER excited about that. Though I have discovered that I am going to have to do all my NaNoWriMo work after the fam is in bed which is going to be super tough. But, many a person has written a novel in the late evenings. I believe that Stephen King is one of them (Writing Carrie). If they can do it, I can get it done that way to. Also, noteworthy is my particpant badge for joining NaNoWriMo. Enjoy!

Other than that I don't have a lot going on other than being a full time father, and working at work. Talk to you all soon!

Ammon