I haven't posted about writing for awhile. This is mainly because the mere thought of revising or drafting has caused the following responses to spout from my brain:
Garrrrrrrrr!
As well as....
Urggghhhhhh!
And the ever brilliant....
Me Caroline. Me can't write. What com-pu-ter? Mash keys! Fun!
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I've diagnosed this condition as Cave Man Brain.
Be my friend! You know you want to!
Fortunately, I feel the haze of Cave Man Brain finally clearing from my mind. I just had to give my Delicate Brain some rest, and now it is ready to tackle the task of revising and drafting.
This could also be a lie....
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Speaking of drafting, I've started writing a completely new novel:
A YA science fiction manuscript!
*Rubs hands with glee*
I shan't give away its premise because I'm a little superstitious, but I'm super duper excited about this project and I'm equally excited to dig back into my favorite genre to write.
SPACE BOOKS! 'CAUSE I LOVE SPACE!
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Oh!
The ever-lovely Sara McClung tagged me earlier this week in the Lucky Seven Challenge. The rules are simple:
1. Go to page 77 of your current MS.So here you are, a short snippet from my YA alternate history, Anomaly. As a quick primer, the book is set in the modern day but it takes place in a world where Hitler won WWII and colonized the U.S. And there are super powers too.
2. Go to line 7.
3. Copy down the next 7 lines, and post them as they're written. No cheating.
The whipping continued. Each lash tore against Mr. Talley’s shoulders with a horrible thwack, flaying into his skin, ripping open his back. But the old man kept praying.
“Holy Mary, M-Mother of God!”
Zara stared at her right hand. Perhaps she could…. No, no, that was ridiculous. If she used her powers, she’d be next on that stage. She forced herself to suck down a long breath but the whip tore again and again and again into Mr. Talley’s flesh. For God’s sake, he was a seventy-year-old man but the Nazis were beating him like a piece of leather.
Well, there you have it!
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Anyway, what are you guys up to this weekend? Whatcha reading? On my end of things, I'm going to a book signing on Saturday and just soaking up the sun and writing on Sunday. It's going to be in the mid-eighties here in DC!
Which is ironic since I was wearing my winter coat earlier this week....
No complaints though!
