revise revise revise

I am experiencing something new with Don't Touch. It is not panning out to be as long as I want, so I am going back and adding more in... It is very different from On Loan - that just flew out of me, I guess you could say that Pru was very talkative. Ella is quite different. She is not so quick to open up, but that is part of who she is. It is great to be able to flush her out with someone else. Michael was doing it this morning and it has left me with a lot to think about. It is hard sometimes though, I want to talk to other romancers...he is a sci-fi/horror - not exactly the same stuff or the same format really.

I am very excited this week - I have two writer's group meetings. This will be the first time that I have any contact like this since High School. Thursday is for a local group that is made up of all kinds of writers. They sound pretty fun loving, so we will see...I just don't want to go to a "pity me" or "I can do better than you" meeting. It needs to be more of a support group - I can see it now - Hi, My name is Robin, I have been writing for 2 years." No, not the aa thing...I hope!

the second one is with my Romance Writer's group and I am so psyched about it. I have talked to a couple of ladies via email and can't wait to meet up with them. I am thinking about sending the first Chapter of Don't Touch to a couple of them for input....we'll see.

writer's block???

My appologies, I have not written for a few days. I have not written a single word. A friend of mine was tellling me today about a book she read. The author stated that there are three types of happiness - the first is euphoric - instant gratification. You know the buzz from coffee, the enjoyment of a movie. That kind of thing. The second is more of a contentment from a good day. Nothing went terribly wrong, had a pleasant day with kids or whatever it is that makes you happy. The third is long term - you sacrifice the other two happiness states for this one. it is the reaching of a goal that will bring you lifetime happiness. Sometimes though, you have to let the third one go for a bit to enjoy one of the others. I had voiced my concern to her about my "slacking" with my writing and she pointed out that my writing is more along the lines of the third kind - I make myself sit and write for an hour or so each day...not everyday to I want to do it, but still I sacrafice that time, that maybe I could be reading or doing something that I get the instant gratification from. But the last few days, I had to sacrifice that for some of the good days and hours, for some of the first two kinds of happiness. I did have those - I read and slept and enjoyed my kids. Well now, I am ready to focus again on my writing everyday. I have actually spent quite a few hours today and my writebrain activity shows it... here is to happiness - all three kinds.