The Lightbulb of Inspiration Returns!
This writing gig? A complete pain in the butt, sometimes. But there are moments that make it soooooo worthwhile. Like last night when I yelled, "OMG!!! I KNOW WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT!!!" while I was working on DEVON'S PLAYGROUND (which, you'll notice, is over 13,000 words today--go me!) and had to put my shades on because the Lightbulb of Inspiration was glowly so brightly over my head. And like when I looked over at my bookshelf after emailing an EIGHTH GRADE BITES tidbit to my wonderful editor and thought, "WHOA! I'm soon going to have a real live book with a cover and pages and my NAME on it!" Good moments, both. Strange, but good.
It's a surreal thing to go through this process. I keep forgetting that an actual, physical book is coming. Sometimes it just feels like this intangible thing that we all talk about, but will never really happen. An actual book? Psshaw! Vlad is just a dream, isn't he? Just a really neat story that's floating around in my brain and it will never really come to fruition...will it? But yes. It will.
Freaky.
Even more freaky is the fact that I had an autograph request for the first time last week...and that I'm planning to write another solid 3,000 words today and every day until DEVON'S PLAYGROUND is finished.
But I may work in some time to convince myself I'm being published.
It's a surreal thing to go through this process. I keep forgetting that an actual, physical book is coming. Sometimes it just feels like this intangible thing that we all talk about, but will never really happen. An actual book? Psshaw! Vlad is just a dream, isn't he? Just a really neat story that's floating around in my brain and it will never really come to fruition...will it? But yes. It will.
Freaky.
Even more freaky is the fact that I had an autograph request for the first time last week...and that I'm planning to write another solid 3,000 words today and every day until DEVON'S PLAYGROUND is finished.
But I may work in some time to convince myself I'm being published.
posted by Heather Brewer at 6:29 AM
7 Comments:
I knew you would get back to your old self. And start banging out this book. It does help that it has to be on your agents desk soon.
Happy writing.
Nothing like a deadline to get your spirits up, right?
Just keep realizing that you have a fantastic book coming out and that'll keep your spirits up through all the edits and such :)
16,000 words!!! SQUEE!!!
I'm such a deadline lover. It's sick, really. What about you, minions? Work better with a little pressure or no?
I always work better with pressue. Life wouldn't be the same without it.
Same here, LA. Give me pressure or...well, don't expect much.
You're doing wonderfully, Heather! :-) Go, you!
Thanks, Jax!
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