Okay, okay… I said that I was staying away from the blog and Facebook until my draft was finished… and it’s SO DANG CLOSE…

but of course, here I am. On the blog. (And lots of inane status updates on FB.) Before the draft is complete.

I’m really bad at grounding myself. Well, I’m okay with saying “Self, you’re grounded”, but then it’s the follow-through that I stink at.

Anyhoo, I’m breaking my silence to post up a link to a hilarious vblog by Jackson Pearce. (She’s down there in the blog roll, if you haven’t checked out her blog before.) It’s about writer’s block. Something that I’ve struggled with like most people struggle with weight or nicotine addiction or Farmville.

Check ‘er out. She’s hilarious, gorgeous, talented, and likes her breakfast pretty… which I totally admire.

Okay, back to my book. Dudes, I’m close. I was up until nearly 4am last night writing the big final fight chapter.

I will now take the opportunity to ask if anyone out there would care to try out a crit reading. My draft will be ready for a read in about a month or so. I’m willing to swap with fellow writers… my first 50 pages for your first 50 pages. No strings attached. If you don’t like my style of writing, or you don’t like my feedback (or vice-versa) we go our separate ways… no questions asked, and with no tears. (Or if you’re a non-writer friend of mine and you just want to give my story a once-over without swapping me 50 pages of your journal entries or lasagna recipes, that’s fine, too.)

Also, completely unrelated: we are rat-sitting while my sister and her boys are camping. And I just had a rat wander over my lap and arms dragging rat urine all over me. My gag reflex is workin’ overtime.

So to sum up: draft almost completed, hilarious video on writer’s block, wanna be a critique partner?, and I’m covered in rat pee.

3 Comments »

1. Send me your 50. I have no 50. And rat pee. Barf. LOL

   Comment by ShayLo — June 24, 2010 @ 7:04 pm

2. I’m yours if you need me. send her on over. can’t wait to read it whether you want my input or not. You can let me know about the input part. ;o)

   Comment by Nerak — June 26, 2010 @ 5:59 pm

3. PS Spirit fingers!!!

   Comment by Nerak — June 26, 2010 @ 5:59 pm

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