I've seen a lot of blogs doing this weekly meme, and I thought it was not only a fun idea, but a great catalyst for weekly blogging. So thank you Jaime Morrow and Erin Funk!
It's pretty simple, really. Every Wednesday, I'll write a post that answers these questions:
What I'm reading
What I'm writing
What inspires me right now
What else I've been up to
Sounds easy enough. Let's hope I can do it every week. I'm a notorious neglect-the-blog writer.
So, without further doo-doo, here's my first What's up Wednesday post:
What I'm reading
Okay, well, nothing at the moment. Great start, Ron! I just finished Anna Dressed in Blood and Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake. I bought the Goldfinch by Donna Tartt but haven't started it yet. I also picked up a non-fiction book called Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy, by Jim Elledge.
What I'm writing
I'm working on a middle-grade fantasy right now. I have about 20,000 words. I just finished revisions on Hoodoo, my middle grade supernatural horror novel for my agent. What? Agent? Hells yeah!
What inspires me right now?
That's a tough one. Let me think.
(Insert Jeopardy theme or Pachelbel's Canon here. Or possibly Air on A G String from Bach.)
Okay, I think what inspires me right now is...waking up and knowing that I have achieved one of my writing goals, which is being offered representation by an agent. I know there's still a long way to go to selling a book, but I feel like I can see a little reward in this journey that so many of us have taken. It gives me the creative fuel to wake up and jump into my current work in progress.
What else I've been up to
Hmpf. I've been on Twitter a lot lately. Trying to get a little bit more of a presence there, finally.
Playing with my new iPhone.
Visiting and commenting on like-minded people's blogs.
Trying to find the time to watch mindless shows like the Vampire Diaries and the Originals. (I know they're bad, but I can't help it.)
I'm out.
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