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Between school, appointments, and daily lists, I've been feverishly working away on a new project this week: my author press kit. I didn't even know I needed one. But thanks to an awesome blog, TheCreativePenn.com, I'm learning all kinds of new things.
Joanna Penn is amazing! She's been through much of what writers go through to see our work become successful. And now she is as well. But what's better, I think, in addition to her success is that she's so willing to share what she's learned along the way. There are truly wonderful people in this world who do think of the other guy. I'm grateful. Thanks, Joanna! For those who've never heard of an Author Press Kit, click here to see mine. Joanna has more examples on her website, here. Have a great weekend everyone! Ellise I would like to announce the Winner of The Governess Contest!
Nicki D.! Nicki had a splendid, simple, and complete way of bringing Creighton to Miss Amelia Hansen’s home, which he could not refuse. Or so he thought. Nicki will get to pick from two offered prizes: 1) To rename Miss Amelia Hansen’s character, or; 2) To receive a signed copy of The Governess when it is published in May/June 2013. Read these chapters soon to find out what Nicki suggested and how I incorporated her ideas. Thanks, Nicki D, for your contribution and for reading The Governess! I'd also like to thank all those who participated in the contest! Your support means everything to me! :) Have a great day everyone! Ellise I've decided to give the Contest just one week from today for input. So, by next Wednesday--say Noon--the contest will be closed. Thank you to those who have participated already!! :) Much appreciated! You bring joy to the world of writing for me. It's always amazing to have our work read and enjoyed, so to have any of you willingly participate is overwhelming in an awesome way! Thanks!
Ellise~ I've decided to have a contest! Yippee!! What this entails: I have a small snippet from The Governess that I will share below; but in it, I don't have a good enough reason, yet, (and this is where you come in!) for the male hero to be at a certain person's home for tea. I would love to have you come up with a great reason for me. The prize? Well...I might be open for suggestions on this, but so far, I've come up with an idea that YOU might be able to rename this lady character for me. Is that a good prize? I don't know. I'm open. I thought about a signed copy of The Governess, but it's not out yet. If that is better, let me know. Whoever's suggestion I implement, we'll talk okay. :) Here's the snippet I need reworked with a 'reason' for Creighton to be at Amelia Hansen's house: Creighton could not believe how Miss Amelia had wiggled her way into getting him over for tea. She was a conniver, just as Janese had been. Maybe that was why they had been best friends. All that he knew was, at that moment, if she touched him once more, he would leave. What do you think? Is it fine, or should we do something special, more interesting? This is the end of Chapter 46.
Good luck! Ellise So...I've created a new 'Goals' page on my website here. I'm quite happy about these challenges to myself. It can be a driving force, I've found. More importantly, it helps to be encouraged each day to do something amazing. Not that anything here is amazing...I'm just saying, for ME, it is. ;)
I encourage YOU to set a goal today. Take your first step today! Ellise It's here again! So quickly too! Another week gone by. We've had a busy, busy day too. Homeschooling and work, errands afterwards, and very lucky to get to pick up a Papa Murphy's tonight--in other words--I don't have to make dinner tonight. Yay! Except for the salad. Gotta have a salad with my pizza. Yum!
One of the kids is off to a slumber party, the other had an orchestra concert that we just got home from, and now the pizza is in the oven, the salad is ready, and the house smells great! We've picked a movie called Arthur's Christmas, which we haven't seen before, but we love to laugh, so there you have it. Don't usually do Christmas outside the season, but we're okay with it. ;) Busy day of school and writing fit in between recesses and helping. I'm on halfway done with Chapter 44--Escape. Just finished their confrontation in the gallery where...well, you'll just have to wait for the book. :P Well, gotta go check on the pizza and pop the bubbles. Hopefully my hubby will make it through the movie without falling to sleep, snoring away. Of course, we get a great giggle out of it, and so does he. Hope you all have a lovely weekend! Happy reading and writing folks! Ellise Well, the last few days have been sick days for me and my son. And, BOY, were we sick. Hacking, coughing, sneezing, runny noses--but the worst was the sick tummies. My poor little guy was getting to the point of dehydration. I was worried. But he came out of it with renewed strength and a very hungry tummy. He made up for it yesterday catching up on what he wanted to eat.
As for my writing, I did make some time for it. The problem with being sick is that I might not have been very clear thinking, so those chapters should be gone over again...but not today. Onward! is what I say for now. So, I'll be moving forward onto Chapter 38 today. Yes, I did get pretty far, but the chapters I've just gone through have some POV difficulties. To me, it's natural to head hop from one character to another, as long as it's clear which head you're in. To others, I've heard, it's a pain to read more than one head at a time. Do you have an opinion? I'd love to hear from my readers what they think on this subject. Getting it right is best, but getting it done is where I'm at right now. :) Ellise Even thought I'm pretty darn sick today, and my little guy is sick too, I'm grateful to have some time to work on my book. I'm on Chapter 30, currently. Reworking the story has given me time to ponder the main character's relationship. I think it will show stronger than before and will explain better some of the holes in the story that existed. For instance, why was Creighton so obsessed with her not being like his late wife? Also, why Carly was so convinced that Lord Huntington could never love her. I'm hoping these changes will make the story more believable and thoroughly enjoyable. I can't wait to share it with the world! I'm hoping that day is coming much sooner than I had previously thought. May? Definitely!
Happy reading and writing, folks! Ellise~ It's a Monday. So we're all back at it. Good luck to you and your day and week, folks.
I'll be starting with Chapter 25 today--Invitation. We'll see how it goes and what changes. I'm actually saving quite a bit of what I chop out of The Governess to keep for possible use later; that is, if it does well, I'll have more background for readers who want more. :) I'm hoping there are a few out there. Anyway, onward and upward peoples. Make this week incredible! Ellise~ Isn't that a great title? I love it. And I love the way I've used it in Chapter 24, which, I might add, I just completed. Whoopee!
Between classes, phone calls, and assignments, I've struggled to put together a cohesive story. I hope its working. I like it so far. I guess that's all that matters in the end. If I like the story, and I think others might like it too, then I've done the job. If all else fails, by the end of this novel, I will have at least completed a novel. Not an easy task. But enjoyable all the same. I have to say that I hope these sequels will be easier. After learning some important no-nos with The Governess, it'll be easier to write the following stories. Keeping my fingers crossed! So, here it is for now! Tonight is finished! Off to enjoy my family and our weekly pizza and a movie night--although we're up for a change. It's hoagies tonight. :) Have a good one everyone! Ellise I've really enjoyed getting to know my characters again as I work at editing. I find myself giggling uncontrollably, feeling sad, and cheering when Carly stomps off when she's mad at Creighton.
Today, I changed a scene by adding to it something about sewing undergarments. This is where the stomping off with a glare came from. I giggled at myself. Silly little tidbits like this make the joy of writing so funny. Carly isn't the only silly one around here...what can I say...? Hello Readers,
I'm just a little curious about having an accessible Blog here on my website. I'm wondering if people will ask questions and make comments about my work. Curiosity killed the cat, but I'm hoping it will only enliven my writing experience with my readers. :) Please join in on the discussion. Do you have any questions? Happy reading and writing to us all! ~Ellise |
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