So, I need to own up to the fact that I've been a total brat. My bratness is not completely my fault, but to be honest, well, a few things have gotten away from me.
First off, deadlines and goals I set for myself. It's been a busy year, with lots of new things that demand my focus. I'm beyond being kept on my toes, I'm en pointe.
*snickers at her own joke*
But I can't make excuses, since I've been behind all year.
First of, my adventures in audioland. In March and April I did several posts talking about my research into audio book making, promising that I would be posting my resulting audio chapters within a few weeks. Well, time got away from me, and the next thing I knew, it was September. Oops.
So will I be posting Hearthsinger chapters? I honestly don't know. I hope that eventually I'll be able to share them, because I truly enjoyed researching and creating them. The cast was so much fun to work with and it was amazing to hear my own words spoken by other people. I'm sure I'll be posting more on the subject, since I'll (hopefully!) be making more forays into audioland.
Secondly, my disastrous ambition of finishing Lilla & the Tower by the end of the summer. It's still a dream I wish I could have accomplished, if I could turn back the weeks. Unfortunately, even vacation was a whirlwind this year. Lilla will definitely be continuing, but at this point, as far as writing goes, I have no plan. Currently, I'm working a few minutes a day on the second draft of TDS, tweaking some of its kinks and cutting a whole lot of words. It's a happy and painful process. I'm hoping that some Lilla time will sneak in there somewhere.
(On a happy note, I have a new blog! You may notice it's yellow. Like corn, maybe, or sunshine, or maple leaves in the fall, or perhaps some soft Sweater wool....)
And lastly, I had vague intentions of getting the TDS sequel up on my figment page right around now. Sadly, that won't be happening for a while, either, but the synopsis will be going up on my blog this week! As soon as it does, I'll post a little more about it and why I chose my new main character.
*exhales*
Things are hectic.
But good hectic.
Thank you for reading my hectic blog.
Yay! I'm glad you gave us an update on what's been going on.
ReplyDeleteI completely understand where you're coming from. I have a ton of projects and goals that I haven't been able to complete. Yes, I finished by thesis, but there were other things I had to do that I couldn't come close to finishing... and it's bleeding into the start of the semester. Yuck. Hectic is the correct word for what life is like right now.
I love all of your projects, but I'll be patient and wait for updates when you're ready. It's more important to be proud of what you've written instead of frantically trying to meet deadlines :)
I love the yellow blog :D