Bookshelf Love

Hello everyone! Yes, after months and months of being away, I am finally writing a new blog. I know, sad and pathetic, right? I have decided that there is no way I shall ever become a professional blogger. I just don't have the dedication in me to do it. Good thing I love to teach! :)

However, something I am dedicated to are my two favorite hobbies, reading and writing. That is what has taken the bulk of my time these days. As far as books go, I don't have much to recommend. I have been reading a lot of Linda Lael Miller. Yeah, another romance author. But I realized something interesting as I read her books. I don't really like the older stuff. Her new series The McKettricks of Texas, and the Montana Creeds are fun.

Some of her first McKettrick books (i.e. McKettrick's Choice) leaving me feeling as if I've walked into the middle of a story. And this is not a good feeling, since it leaves me wondering why I don't know the beginning when the author plainly thinks that I should. Needless to say...it's annoying.

Writing has also been at the forefront of time consumption. My friend and I are a writing team. We get on some instant messaging program and hash out scenes and dialogue. In a way, it's like impromptu acting. We each have different characters and we react to what the other writes. I'm not certain if all author teams do this, but it works amazingly well for us.

We're currently in revision phase two...which means we're detailing, adding, breaking the book apart by chapter, going deeper into the character's personality and thoughts and actions. The first phase would be writing out the story. I was quite proud of us since A) we finished the story, and B) we threw together 175 pretty decent pages in a week.

Yup, that's right. 1 WEEK!

Revision phase three will be sending the book to publishing companies and final fine-tooth combing the entire thing. We are still quite a ways from that, but I hope to get there within a few more months. By summer, at least. I can hope, can't I?

Hey! What do you think of today's picture? In my attempt to write even a snippet on this blog every week, I think I shall add a section of bookshelf love.

Don't you just love the warmth this rainbow of books creates? I would so love to do that with my own books. Maybe in my next space? My goal in life is to have a house with character and a built-in book shelf just like this one. :)

Keep checking back. I promise to write at least something...

Catch ya later!