"Just roll with it"

Do you know that sentence?

You do - if you happen to have an 18 month old who is totally and completely beguiled by Toy Story. Toy Story 2 is the best, but Toy Story 3 ain't bad. And Toy Story 1 is oooookay, but it really needs to be faster moving.

Anyway.

I counted yesterday (when I had the best idea. Ever!) (I know I say that a lot) (But I mean it this time) (And the last times too) (anyway) that I'd been revising one book or another for the last EIGHT MONTHS. Eight. One book I wrote a first draft of (That I loved) (Let's not go there) in a month but it was really shoddy and it's been put on the shelf. That one doesn't count.

So eight months. And I'm staring at two other books right now I should be revising. And you know what?

I just don't want to.

It's not that I don't love them, or think they have potential. My agent adores both of them and dreams of big things happening to them. It's just I've been revising for so long. I need new creative juices. I need them like WHOA.

So I started a new book today. And it is nothing like what I usually write (well, one of the above books I should be revising? It's on that scale, I guess) and I don't care if it's marketable and I don't care if it makes sense. I will get the juices going again by revising/writing at the same time. Because I have to.

And since I did start it, you want to know what happened? The world was brighter, the wind fresher, the child's laughter FROM WATCHING THAT DAMN MOVIE AGAAAAAIN was sweeter...and I even had some ideas for the revisions I will be doing alongside my new lovely.

So I'm just going to roll with it and do it. What about you?

Movin' on ooooover

Hey guys!

Well, MS is officially turned in. Revisions to PANIC continue apace, while thoughts are being given to fleshing out the beginning of SCAR-FIN. The Oklahoma Showdown students are busily creating their entries, and I'm sending out big care packages to certain libraries in Oklahoma tomorrow. Good things, all!

Let me tell you, having an excellent agent in this business is more valuable than rubies.

I'm changing stuff around on Facebook. As you all know (who've followed my blog for awhile), I have a little rugrat nick-named Loki. And it's none of her doing that her mama is a slightly mental children's writer with a book published, and more coming.

I have lots of friends, and if you're reading this, I consider you a señor coolio too. However. I have decided to go ahead and make my Facebook profile private - that means, only IRL close friends and family can see it.

Why? Well, I've gone paranoid.

I post a lot of pictures of my kid on there, and I've changed in my outlook regarding her public life on the internet. At first I thought, does it really matter? She's like 18 months old, will she know or care? But she might. And after reading some horror stories about regular children's pictures showing up on paedo websites - having been traced back to Facebook as the original source - I have become EXTREMELY paranoid. Thus the switch.

The more I think about this, the happier I am. I want to interact with everyone, but I need a place where my family back in the US can see pics of da Lokster, and unfortunately, even the computer illiterate members have Facebook accounts (and for those family members reading this, of COURSE it is not you I'm speaking of here! Ahem).

So I have a question for you - would you do me a favor and go and check out my author page on Facebook? If you like it, "like" it!

Is there anything you'd like to see? Not like to see? Have you ever considered going private?

If you want the real extrovert online me, I'd suggest my twitter feed. Plus, I pretty much live off that thing. Regarding Facebook, I promise not to spam the snot out of you, and I won't EVER "SUGGEST" that you like that page via a note thru Facebook. (Only here. Ha!)

whohoo!

Whohoo!

THE SPOTTED PONY has been turned into my lovely lovely editor! It is now officially DONE! (Well, until she reads it and everything starts again).

Hooray!

What's up next for me?

1. The OKLAHOMA SHOWDOWN. Have you checked out the Facebook page? (and liked it?) Have you been to the website?

2. Revising SCAR-FIN - which consists of getting my lovely synod done and some sparkling chapters.

3. getting a surgery that i do not want to think about oh no oh no oh no

4. Ordering Bookmarks for teh Showdown! Yay!

5. Fixing everything that needs doing! (ugh)

That's me! How about you??