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Quick, somebody get the tennis racket!
Oddly enough, magical faeries did not descend upon me the moment I published my first book to anoint me with glory. Probably for the best, actually, as faerie glory is really hard to wash out of your hair.
Although I’m very proud of myself for finishing and publishing Grey Magic (not to mention extremely grateful to my amazing friends and family for buying copies; you guys are the absolute best), it’s time to roll up my sleeves and write another book.
I’m taking a break from Isenland for a little while to work on something a bit different. A few of you may remember a serialized ghost story I was tinkering with last year called The Ghosts of Evergreen. I’ll be finishing that, as well as the sequel, The City of Nevermore, just in time for Halloween.
The Ghosts of Evergreen is about a young woman named Kat who can see ghosts. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, she’s sent to Evergreen Academy, a boarding school for troubled teens, where she meets Joan, a girl who died in 1944. Their unlikely friendship is put to the test when they both fall for Nate, a young man who is obsessed with the poetry of John Keats. He reminds Joan of her fiancee, Robert, who was lost in WWII. What lengths will she go to for a second chance at love?
In order to hit my deadline, I need produce about 1650 words a day. I can generally manage 300 words an hour, if I’m being disciplined (read: snapping myself with a rubber band every time I’m tempted to either futz with the previous chapter or check Facebook). What does a typical day in the life of an indie writer look like, you ask?
10:00 am–Wake up, eat breakfast while reading webcomics. (If you haven’t read Gunnerkrigg Court, Girl Genius, Questionable Content, or Bad Machinery, what are you still doing here! I’ll wait until you get back.)
11:00ish–Write a new post or visit other blogs to leave comments.
12:00 pm–Nap
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His name is Franklin.
1:30 pm–Realize that I haven’t actually written anything yet. Crank up my owl-shaped kitchen timer and write in 30-minute intervals, pausing for five-minute breaks.
3:30 pm–Lunch!
4:00 pm–Video games or a movie, maybe?
6:00 pm–Read a book. Right now, I’m reading the first book in the Sirantha Jax series, which reminds me a lot of Firefly. It’s research, I swear.
9:00 pm–Remember to eat dinner.
10:00 pm–Write until I fall asleep, usually around 2 o’clock in the morning.
I wish I was kidding with the schedule, but this is pretty much what my days look like. All that will change soon, because I have to go get a “real” job again. My unemployment fell through (blargh), so I at least need part-time work to keep a roof over my head, etc.
Music for today’s post: Journey, “Wheel in the Sky”
