The New Blog Do

Just like my emotional hair, I got bored with the way my blog looked, so I changed the template. I initially started looking at WordPress templates, but didn’t want to bother with actually working on something new. I’m in too lazy a mood to muck around with learning. Luckily Blogger has added some new templates that don’t look totally stupid. So, here it is.

I do miss my calla lily picture though. But, it’s still on my website, so I guess it’s okay that it’s not here. Kind of makes the name of the blog a little silly now… but you’ll have that. Silly me.

Here she is...

 What do you guys think of the new layout?


Oh - and if you're looking at this on a mobile device - you get something totally different... just an fyi. :)

The 3:00 A.M. Blog

It’s going on 3:00 A.M., and I want to write something. Anything that isn’t Indigo. Don’t get me wrong, it’s going fine and dandy – I just felt like writing something else. I need to get out of my characters’ heads for a while.

There's no one in the place - except you and me...

So is this finally a blog about how well the writing is going? Apparently so. I’ve been on quite a tear the last few weeks. Not making a ton of forward progress, but doing a lot of editing and shaping; fine tuning, if you will. It feels good for a change, and I think it may be because I’m forcing myself to do it. I have a finite set of hours in the evening that I am at least re-reading and editing, if not writing new stuff. Every once in a while I’ll print out a hard copy and take my red pen to the whole thing. It’s amazing what typos or inconsistencies you can find in a hard copy that you don’t see in a digital one. Plus when it’s on paper, it just feels like a book… and it’s getting heavier every week, which is nice.

I did another complete rework of the point of view back to first person, which is just more comfortable for me to write in. It may not be the right way to do it, but it works for me. Also, since the story of Indigo is suspense – being in first person allows for that immediacy that I don’t think you get with a third person point of view. First person is more intimate; and I think, allows the reader to become even more involved in the story – rather than just being a spectator. Again, this is all subjective, and some people hate first person narratives, but then – they don’t have to read my book, do they?

I will say that I am so happy that the warm weather is at last upon us. I can finally sit in my favorite writing spot (my enclosed patio) and just type away, occasionally glancing up at the various critters around my yard. We get a lot of visits from the neighborhood squirrels, blue jays, and even deer if they’re brave enough. One of these days I’ll live somewhere warm enough to be able to do this year round. Until then, I’ll take advantage of the few months I have. I don’t think I’ll be as motivated just sitting in my office.

Well, that’s enough meandering for one night. Off to sleep; perchance to dream of Indigo and Maya’s next steps…

I'm Cheating On You

So, I’ve started a new blog for my business… well, it’s kind of business related. The point of it is to get my name out there in the legal field. See here.  If I had a hard time writing on this blog before, it’s going to be even worse now since I need to come up with content for the other one too. Once again, I’ve got ideas in my head for topics, but flushing them out into full-fledged blogs is another story. Especially since it is representing me in the work context. My first blog took me three days to complete because I kept tweaking it until it was where I was somewhat happy with it. If my novel was on the back burner before, it’s now completely off the stove.

The Other Blog

Starting my business has been overwhelming, but now that the website is up, phone lines are in, and all the other little details that had built up are taken care of, I can finally breathe a little bit. I still need to move to the next phase of advertising and marketing, but, I’m at least at the point where the business isn’t ALL I think about. The last few weeks have been all-consuming business-wise. I’ve run myself into the ground a little bit with all the late nights, but there’s just so much to do.

So Ghosting and Indigo are not forgotten completely, they’re just on vacation for a little bit. That’s what I’m telling myself anyways. Maybe this break will give me a new perspective when I get back to them. Even if I am cheating on them and this blog too by writing for the other one, at least I’m writing, right? That’s what matters? I like to think so. Well, that’s my story – and I’m sticking to it!