I’m still shocked it’s July! And now it’s Wednesday as well! Time needs to slow down.
What I’m Reading
I finished TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, and now I’m on to writer-friend Wes Chu’s THE LIVES OF TAO. I love Tao. I love Edward (*sniffle*). I LOVE EVERYTHING. I’m really annoyed I don’t have more time in my day to read this.
What I’m Writing
Revisions have been slow, but steady. The start of DIVIDE THE SKY is difficult to revise, because I’m laying the framework for all the plot changes. The slowness is frustrating, but it’s worth it… this story’s coming together, and this revision has a coherency of plot that I’m quite proud of.
I got annoyed with my Chapter 2 rewrite for a while, before realising it needed a clearer ‘goal’ — the pacing had slowed for a bit, my character was absorbing information, but he wasn’t acting on it. He was allowing a secondary character to tell him what to do.
Swap that around so the main character takes this information and decides to move forward with it, and bam! Chapter fixed! Much rejoicing!
So now I’ve zoomed through to Chapter 8. Life is good. I’ll be looking for beta readers in the very near future, so if you’re interested in helping me out (I can offer a critique of your manuscript in return), leave a comment or drop me a line. Info about DIVIDE THE SKY is over here.
What Inspires Me Right Now
Fall Out Boy have a new video out! I’d say they’re a guilty pleasure, but I’d be lying, I’m completely shameless about my enjoyment of these guys. It’s a continuation of the storyline in their previous three music videos.
Also, now that DIVIDE is back in the spotlight, the playlist is getting some attention:
What Else I’ve Been Up To
I HAVE A DRIVING LESSON ON SUNDAY AAAHHHHH PANIC GET OFF THE ROADS EVERYONE
Okay, I probably won’t even get to take the wheel as it’s my first lesson, but my nerves are still running high. It’s been a while since I last practised driving (there’s a sexist joke at that link, sorry. Me-three-years-ago had some internalised misogyny to get over).
I’m having a lot of fun window-shopping future cars, though. Possible too much fun. Don’t ask me my opinion of cars just now, because my head is FULL OF THEM.