How's the writing coming?

anamardoll · 01-11-2012, 02:20 PM

Can we have an open chatty thread for writers to squee? I would love that.

I want to squee today about the fact that my SUPER AWESOME EDITOR got back to me 3 weeks early, which means I'm ahead of time on my mental release date of March. And the fact that she's SUPER AWESOME.

How's it coming with the rest of my Mobile Read Writer hommies? (Look at Ana, so hep to the jives.)

EileenG · 01-11-2012, 06:40 PM

Delighted to hear you are happy with your super awesome editor!

Just got back to torturing my hero. I gave him a break over Christmas when I was editing. Actually, I left him with blue balls, so perhaps he's happy I'm back to torturing him.

VydorScope · 01-11-2012, 06:53 PM

Eileen your evil!

Anyways... fighting through the editing phase of Volume three of my series, and started writing volume four.. but Grad school starts back up this coming monday. Major time sink that is.

anamardoll · 01-11-2012, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by EileenG

Delighted to hear you are happy with your super awesome editor!

Just got back to torturing my hero. I gave him a break over Christmas when I was editing. Actually, I left him with blue balls, so perhaps he's happy I'm back to torturing him.

Ahahaha, I like your brand of evil, Eileen.

Man, I hear everyone on the time sink. I was SO productive over Christmas break and then work started again and it was all "noooooooooooooooooooo" in Luke Skywalker voice.

Coralm · 01-12-2012, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VydorScope

Eileen your evil!

Anyways... fighting through the editing phase of Volume three of my series, and started writing volume four.. but Grad school starts back up this coming monday. Major time sink that is.

I feel your pain. My classes start back up this weekend too. I was hoping to have a current round of edits done on something I wanted to put out this spring before I had to go back, but I'm just stalled. Ugh.

mr ploppy · 01-12-2012, 08:24 AM

I tried to write a sex scene, but it just turned out creepy.

anamardoll · 01-12-2012, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mr ploppy

I tried to write a sex scene, but it just turned out creepy.

Hats off for trying. I haven't, because I know I'd hate whatever I ended up with.

Steven Lake · 01-12-2012, 08:40 AM

Mr. Ploppy, don't feel bad. I'm classified as a permanent bachelor, so writing romance scenes for me is nigh on impossible, as I obviously have no quality experience with it.

So I tend to stick with more of the "puppy love" or "crush/infatuation" type stuff. Personally, I'd love to have the chance to experience romance so I could understand it better and know how to write it. But alas, I'm stuck with what little I have. Oh well. lol.

EileenG · 01-12-2012, 08:55 AM

I write SF where they mate three males to one female. I have to work hard to keep it suitable for YA readers, but I eventually bit the bullet and wrote an erotic novella that showed what happens behind the bedroom door.... Now looking for a home for that, since I don't want it published in the same line-up as the YA books.

I sometimes post sex scenes on Literotica to get feedback. That site has sex scenes ranging from the amazingly bad to brilliant.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 01-12-2012, 02:31 PM

I'm still on self-enforced writing hiatus. I have ten books that aren't selling, and if I can't fix that, there's not much point in writing anything new. So I'm trying to find new promotional tools, and working on other projects (like the new web site for Read an E-Book Month in March).

Interestingly, now that I'm not working on any writing projects, I'm starting to remember my dreams... and boy, do they bite.

teh603 · 01-12-2012, 06:56 PM

Mine's coming in fits and spurts. I've got the first chapter and a half written, but since I'm pantsing it this time instead of planning, the inspiration comes and goes.

I'm also trying to have a bit less overt sexuality; the mantra this time is, "Don't let them do anything that James T. Kirk or James Bond couldn't get away with on screen."

Elfwreck · 01-12-2012, 07:39 PM

I got 6000 words written for NaNo, about 2/3 of which was sex scenes*, and then my husband had a heart attack. I've written since then (5 stories for the Yuletide fanfic exchange), but haven't picked up the novel again and haven't tried anything ambitiously long.

I looked at the "novel" again a couple of days ago and thought, hmm, maybe without the pressure of NaNo I should re-outline it to whatever length it actually needs to be, instead of trying for 50k minimum.

* for some values of "sex scenes." It's sci-fi, and there's only one human involved.

anamardoll · 01-12-2012, 08:19 PM

Elfwreck, I meant to ask if he was recovering well.

I think that would be so scary.

Elfwreck · 01-12-2012, 08:27 PM

He's recovering okay? I guess? He hasn't got as much energy as he's used to, and it's endlessly frustrating to him. But other than that, he's doing fine, or at least as well as can be expected. No problems other than the "oops, almost died" part, and the "oh, and now you have the stamina of a kitten" part. Only, when kittens are too tired to climb a flight of stairs, it's cute, and someone carries it; when a 6'2 man is too tired, nobody offers to carry him instead.

It's gotten me to look into the possibility of writing for money because I'd like more time at home.

anamardoll · 01-12-2012, 09:01 PM

I'm glad he's doing better in the "not died" sense, but sorry to hear he's not doing well on the "kitten stamina" scale. Poor guy. Poor both of you. *hugs*

I've been thinking of new ways to monetize writing, as I'm dipping my toes in too. One thing that occurred to me was "here, read my book for free online", but stuffing the page with tasteful ads. Something I'm going to play with over the coming year.

A friend of mine -- also an indie writer -- is talking with me about indie anthologies, too. Release 'em for free, with a little 1-page "author bio and links to more (paid) reading" after each short story.

01-11-2012, 02:20 PM	#1
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	How's the writing coming? Can we have an open chatty thread for writers to squee? I would love that. I want to squee today about the fact that my SUPER AWESOME EDITOR got back to me 3 weeks early, which means I'm ahead of time on my mental release date of March. And the fact that she's SUPER AWESOME. How's it coming with the rest of my Mobile Read Writer hommies? (Look at Ana, so hep to the jives.)

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01-11-2012, 06:40 PM	#2
EileenG Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 7462052 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dublin Device: My phone	Delighted to hear you are happy with your super awesome editor! Just got back to torturing my hero. I gave him a break over Christmas when I was editing. Actually, I left him with blue balls, so perhaps he's happy I'm back to torturing him.

01-11-2012, 06:53 PM	#3
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	Eileen your evil! Anyways... fighting through the editing phase of Volume three of my series, and started writing volume four.. but Grad school starts back up this coming monday. Major time sink that is.

01-12-2012, 08:24 AM	#6
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	I tried to write a sex scene, but it just turned out creepy.

01-12-2012, 08:40 AM	#8
Steven Lake Sci-Fi Author Posts: 1,158 Karma: 14743509 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Device: PC (Calibre)	Mr. Ploppy, don't feel bad. I'm classified as a permanent bachelor, so writing romance scenes for me is nigh on impossible, as I obviously have no quality experience with it. So I tend to stick with more of the "puppy love" or "crush/infatuation" type stuff. Personally, I'd love to have the chance to experience romance so I could understand it better and know how to write it. But alas, I'm stuck with what little I have. Oh well. lol.

01-12-2012, 08:55 AM	#9
EileenG Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 7462052 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dublin Device: My phone	I write SF where they mate three males to one female. I have to work hard to keep it suitable for YA readers, but I eventually bit the bullet and wrote an erotic novella that showed what happens behind the bedroom door.... Now looking for a home for that, since I don't want it published in the same line-up as the YA books. I sometimes post sex scenes on Literotica to get feedback. That site has sex scenes ranging from the amazingly bad to brilliant.

01-12-2012, 02:31 PM	#10
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I'm still on self-enforced writing hiatus. I have ten books that aren't selling, and if I can't fix that, there's not much point in writing anything new. So I'm trying to find new promotional tools, and working on other projects (like the new web site for Read an E-Book Month in March). Interestingly, now that I'm not working on any writing projects, I'm starting to remember my dreams... and boy, do they bite.

01-12-2012, 06:56 PM	#11
teh603 Autism Spectrum Disorder Posts: 1,212 Karma: 6244877 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coastal Texas Device: Android Phone	Mine's coming in fits and spurts. I've got the first chapter and a half written, but since I'm pantsing it this time instead of planning, the inspiration comes and goes. I'm also trying to have a bit less overt sexuality; the mantra this time is, "Don't let them do anything that James T. Kirk or James Bond couldn't get away with on screen."

01-12-2012, 07:39 PM	#12
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	I got 6000 words written for NaNo, about 2/3 of which was sex scenes, and then my husband had a heart attack. I've written since then (5 stories for the Yuletide fanfic exchange), but haven't picked up the novel again and haven't tried anything ambitiously long. I looked at the "novel" again a couple of days ago and thought, hmm, maybe without the pressure of NaNo I should re-outline it to whatever length it actually needs to be, instead of trying for 50k minimum. for some values of "sex scenes." It's sci-fi, and there's only one human involved.

01-12-2012, 08:19 PM	#13
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	Elfwreck, I meant to ask if he was recovering well. I think that would be so scary.

01-12-2012, 08:27 PM	#14
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	He's recovering okay? I guess? He hasn't got as much energy as he's used to, and it's endlessly frustrating to him. But other than that, he's doing fine, or at least as well as can be expected. No problems other than the "oops, almost died" part, and the "oh, and now you have the stamina of a kitten" part. Only, when kittens are too tired to climb a flight of stairs, it's cute, and someone carries it; when a 6'2 man is too tired, nobody offers to carry him instead. It's gotten me to look into the possibility of writing for money because I'd like more time at home.

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01-12-2012, 09:01 PM	#15
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	I'm glad he's doing better in the "not died" sense, but sorry to hear he's not doing well on the "kitten stamina" scale. Poor guy. Poor both of you. hugs I've been thinking of new ways to monetize writing, as I'm dipping my toes in too. One thing that occurred to me was "here, read my book for free online", but stuffing the page with tasteful ads. Something I'm going to play with over the coming year. A friend of mine -- also an indie writer -- is talking with me about indie anthologies, too. Release 'em for free, with a little 1-page "author bio and links to more (paid) reading" after each short story.