Veering Off the Path

Yes, it's Monday, and yes, I was going to do a review for All The Light We Cannot See, but then I realized that probably everyone in the world has already read it (if not, go get it. It's really, really good), and I didn't get a post up on Friday. I fully intended to, but then I fell into this writing jag and didn't come out again until it was time to be an adult and take a shower.

I figured that it would be okay if I didn't follow the norm, right? If I veered off the path and didn't do a book review today, and instead use this time for a little update on my writing? Don't worry, you won't mind. The first book that I had queued up for review was going to be a disaster, seeing as I didn't like it that much. It would have been fun to read, though, I'm sure!

I'm at about 11,000 words and 27 pages into it. I know the page number doesn't really mean anything, but I'm just giving you the visuals. I've followed my plan so far, deviating a little when I felt it was right. The main difference, though, of this one is that it doesn't feel like work. I'm not struggling for conversations between Amory and the other characters, or wondering what the heck is happening in this scene. To me, this one seems to flow better, probably because these are the characters that I've known for years. It's so strange when things come together like this, mainly because I'm not used to it, not in my writing, at least. I'm excited about the coming scenes and the characters I'm going to introduce. I'm excited for everyone to meet and for them all to go through the trials I'm setting up for them.

It's like I'm reading someone else's book. That's how excited I am.

Even though the next two weeks are going to be kind of a mess (between the dog AND YET ANOTHER SURGERY, and then my boyfriend' nephew's graduation extravaganza), I'm going to fit in writing whenever I can. I'm having fun with it, so I want to do it all the time. You think if I change my last name to Kennedy, they'll believe I'm some long lost cousin and give me some money so I can stay home forever?

Wishful thinking.