…discovering there’s more to life than being the mommy
I’m finally reading it: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! Woohoo! My collection is in paperback, so I don’t purchase the hardback version. I’ve been somewhat patiently waiting for my co-worker to finish reading it (she pre-ordered it) so I could borrow it and read it. She finished it this weekend and has handed it over. Hurray, hurray!
I’ve gotten back into my short story. Well, I’m developing the plot and it may end up being a novel when I’m all done. I’ve not done the character profiles yet, but my mind has somewhat developed the characters. I just haven’t gotten them down on paper. The storyline itself was originally to be a short story. I felt that was easier to work with than something bigger. But as I keep developing the story, I feel I need to fill in here and there and it’s getting longer and longer. And I haven’t even developed any dialogue yet. I think that will be the hardest part. I’m horrible when it comes to actual dialogue.
So far, I’m really liking this storyline. I think it’s something that won’t lose my interest or liking as quickly as some others I’ve played around with. I’ve got several other short story ideas on paper. They are all interconnected as they revolve around the same family…just different members. This was originally created to be an online soap opera, but I felt it too overwhelming to try to keep it going indefinitely and on a steady timeline of delivery(ie, weekly, biweekly, etc). So I then broke them apart into their own stories…kind of like a series. For me that works better and doesn’t feel so daunting.
Right now I’m focusing on the one story. Maybe as I develop it the characters will “talk to me†and tell me where to go next. For now though, it’s fun developing the story. It still has a long way to go and I need to really develop my characters beyond what I see in my mind, but it’s coming along nicely.
One thing I notice with this writing, is that I will be all into it for a while, then get burned out and put it away for a few months. When I come back, I just pick up and my creative brain cells start churning. Then after a few months, they die again and it’s pushed aside till the next time I get a whim to work on it. Does that happen to anyone else?
Yesterday I received the books I’d ordered through the Literary Guild.
I also ordered three more:
I can’t wait to start reading them all!
Just learned that In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner will be out in paperback on July 8. Hurray! I’ve been wanting to read this book, but I prefer pb over hardbacks 98% of the time. I can’t wait to hop over to B&N to pick it up.
BookCrossing has become a sort of obsession as I probably mentioned before. I’ve met some new friends via this group. I just received a book from one of them that looks to be a good one. In the package I got a little surprise. She sent me a Strawberry Shortcake coloring book! I love Strawberry Shortcake. I think that is mentioned on my about page. I was just thinking to myself that I needed to go out and get a coloring book and some crayons so I could indulge in a little childhood pasttime. My sister and I did a little coloring when I was out there last month and it was so relaxing. She somehow read my mind and knew just what I wanted. How cool is that?!
My wonderful husband suggested I take a little time to myself, so I headed off to B&N to read and get a mocha. Of course I walked out with a few new reads.
Once I finish the book I’m currently reading, I look forward to picking up one of these or the 50 other books on my shelf waiting to be read. 
I’ve found a new addiction…BookCrossing. A great community of book lovers like me :). The concept is to read the book, register it on the site, then release it in the “wild” or send it on to someone else. It’s a great place to make new friends, online and offline. I know what my husband would say…it just what I need to feed my book addiction. LOL!
If you like the site and want to join…add me as a referral. My screen name on the site is raynebair.
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