The grand odometer of life has flipped another digit, and I’m staring across a field of 365 chances to fulfill some dreams until it does so again.
As I talked about back in September, I aim to become an honest-to-goodness novelist this year. My current plan is two Middle Grade books, two Young Adult books, and two Adult books. Though I’ve swapped the order of the MG books from what I detailed back then, that’s still the basic layout I’m sticking to.
Because failing in public sucks, and the shroud of anonymity allows for too many excuses, I’m posting my word counts in the sidebar, starting with Book 1: MG Horror (um, not official title), so you all can keep me honest. I’m going to incorporate updating the word counter as part of my daily writing routine so I should be able to keep it current.
The goal is 1,000 words every day. Only takes 30-60 minutes to do that much so I have the time. The trick is making use of it.
If you’re so inclined, I invite each and every one of you to call me on it when I don’t update that counter. I’m sure I’ll have some excuse but you have full license to call me on my crap. Email, Twitter, Facebook, IM, even by phone or text if you have my info. Harass me. Keep me honest. I’d sure appreciate it if you did.
I am looking forward to all of your novels (yes, even the YA—I have a WIDE interest in reading, as well as writing), yet especially the thriller that you have scheduled for year’s end. The creativity that you displayed in Streets of Bedlam compelled me to track down your website in order to ask you to go all out, and write the novel(s) that are layered inside of that fantastic RPG. The characters, motives, and city dynamics are crying for their own fiction series.
In the off-chance that you are looking for another set of eyes to provide feedback on your drafts, then I am interested.
Wishing you the best,
JuMP
My focus right now is on these Middle Grade and Young Adult novels but I could definitely see some Streets of Bedlam fiction in my future. I love the setting.
Thank you for the support and the encouragement! (Even if I’m a bit late in responding.)