On Writing

I just realized that the mass market paperback version of Karma Girl goes on sale a month from today on July 1. So pre-order away!

And is anyone else freaked out that it’s almost July already? Where did the first half of the year go? Bueller? Bueller?

I spent most of my holiday weekend working on the second draft of Assassin 2. I wrote 8,869 words and now have about 82,000 total. I managed to move from chapter 13 all the way up to chapter 21. Only about 10 chapters to go. The end is almost in sight.

Unfortunately, this is always the hardest part for me. The closer I get to the end, the more difficult it is to make myself sit down in front of the computer. Because I’ve been working on this for weeks now and I just want to finish. I want to do other things, like finish the book I’m reading, clean off my desk, and just mindlessly sit in front of the television for an hour without feeling guilty that I’m not doing book stuff.

But I’ve still got those 10 chapters and 20,000 words to go. Ugh. I don’t like it, but I’ll make myself keep plugging along, even if it’s only for an hour at a time. Still, ugh. :hulk:

What about you? When do you hit the wall in your writing?

Holy summer, Batman! :batman:

Can you guys believe it’s almost Memorial Day? With the longer days and lack of good TV to watch (except for The Closer and Burn Notice, which I am eagerly awaiting), I tend to be more productive in the summer as far as writing goes.

I thought I’d share some of the stuff I’d like to accomplish this summer — or at least by the end of September, when my time will once again be sucked up by the TV’s siren song. In no particular order:

1) Write Assassin 2 (working on it right now — 62,000 words and counting)

2) Write Assassin 3.

3) Write Spy 3.

4) Write Charm Queen (think urban fantasy with cowboys and magic)

5) Write a romantic suspense or my long-percolating romantic comedy

6) Whittle my TBR pile down to 10 books. So I can order some stuff I really, really want, like Fire and Ice by Anne Stuart and Ill Wind by Rachel Caine. And of course, the new one by J.R. Ward. :scooby: 

What about you guys? Got big plans this summer? Share in the comments.

Dear Author has an interesting post up today talking trends in cover art.

Part of the discussion talks about my old, cartoon covers versus the new ones with people on the front.

Happy reading! :ww: