
Thanks everyone for your patience. I took an unexpected blogging break at the beginning of April. My intention had been just to slow things down for a few weeks, coinciding with a hiatus over at Whispers and Echoes, but it was clear I needed to do a bit more than that. Sometimes, you need to stand back from everything and just breathe and have a think about what you’re doing and where you’re going, and what you want to be doing, all without the pressure of committing to anything. And I decided to give myself the time and space to do that.
So here we are six weeks later…Is the blogging break over? More or less.
Although I’ve not been blogging, I have been busy doing other things, many of which are related to the blog. The only one I’ll mention now is about starting a found poetry series, using classic works of literature. The first one is inspired (if that’s the right word? Perhaps utilising would be better…) by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which I’ll start posting later today and continue daily until Friday.
I’ve also been writing (of course!), and been working towards finding my historical romance novel a home. I’ll go more into this and the journey of this story another time, but in between putting together submission packages, I’ve started on the first draft of the book which follows on from it.
My favourite part of the writing process is writing the first draft. I don’t often deviate very much from my first draft once it’s committed to paper / screen, so it’s here where I find the magic happens. There’s something very exciting about seeing the story unfold for the first time and witnessing how your characters respond to what’s going on around them. What’s you’re favourite part of the writing process?
And that’s my update. I’m going to go and start my poetry series, and then I had better get working on the next 52 prompts for the Weekend Writing Prompt, as the one posted on Saturday was the last prompt of year 4! I can’t believe how long we’ve been doing this, but I hope everyone is still enjoying it! After that, I have a fair few blog visits to make, and comments to catch-up with.
Take care,
Sammi
Great to read your post, Sammi, and welcome back. Isn’t it interesting how different writers are? I can hardly bear the first draft of anything. I approach with a feeling of dread, and leaving the desk, after 500 words feels like a blessed release. But I can edit for hours on end. Looking forward to your new series.
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Editing is probably my least favourite task, yet I do manage to throw myself into it completely when it’s time to do it. My problem is, by the time it is time to edit, I’ve already had another story idea (or a dozen!) and want to start writing the shiny, new one 🙂 So I’ve had to cultivate discipline over the years!
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It is so interesting to read how other writers work, isn’t it? I hate the first draft; the blank page terrifies me!
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Good that you’re being so productive, and organised. And might I say that last week’s challenge truly was a challenge
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I do try to throw a few head-scratching prompts in amongst them…yet everyone always rises to the challenge. 🙂
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We’re a clever lot, erudite, you might say. And persistent.
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Good for you, Sammi. You did end the last WWP with a bang!!
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Thanks Dale! 🙂
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