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NANOWRIMO 2011: Words of Wisdom (Or just words, you decide)

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Well the madness has begun. So far I have agreed to be a co-ML, but am relying on the other two to guide me through the month, have been to a great kick-off with lots of great stuff going on, went to a write-in at the local library, again lots of great stuff going on and then hosted an on-line write in last night. I have written 4037 words while encouraging a ten year old to get her stuff together and write 200 words a day, (so far she has only written 200, she is already 200 behind). It may seem like I have things all together. Guess what I don’t have it anymore together than anyone else at this point. Those 4000 words have been like pulling teeth. Soon I will get into the ZONE, but I’m still waiting. So like you all I continue to forge ahead.

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When I started I didn’t even know my mc’s name, but that came to me the last night. I now have a  mysterious antagonist that also revealed himself yesterday
Funny as I sit here and try to find some words of wisdoms to share with you that would motivate you as well as me. I contemplate what I have been through and will continue to go through for the rest of the month and I realized that just going through the process spurs the imagination, feeds the flames of imagination or the muse, whichever you chose. But you have to do the work, you have to sit in your chair and your hands on the keyboard or pencil in hand and just do it.
Anyway, my words are escaping me (go figure) so I’m going to give you a little quote from Dorothea Brande, in her book Becoming a Writer:
Say to yourself: “At ten o’clock on Wednesday I will begin to write (the  story),”[or whatever day you plan to start, hopefully you already started on Tuesday] and then dismiss it from your mind. Now and then it will rise to the surface. You need not reject it with violence, but reject it. You are not ready for it yet; let it subside again. Three days will do it no harm, will even help. But when ten o’clock strikes on Wednesday you sit down to work.
Now; strike out at once … (T)ake no excuses, refuse to feel any stage fright; simply start working. If a good first sentence does not come, leave a space for it and write it in later. Write as rapidly as possible, with as little attention to your own processes as you can give. (Taken from James Scott Bell, The Art of War for Writers).
So take her advice and mine as well get you butt in a chair get your favorite pen or keyboard and write. Take courage and jump right in. Write on.
Write On and God Bless,
Christina Weigand
PS: The twins finally let me go, but Myrria won’t let go, so she has a part in this new YA Fantasy.

Review Roller Coaster

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For the last week I was vacationing in a place I believe to be as close to heaven as you can get on earth, Hawai’i. While there I did little writing for any of my pending projects. What I did write may or may not turn into something, but served more as pleasure than anything else. I did some people watching while waiting in the airport. I found a spark of inspiration (literally, really) that led to a solution of my Joachim dilemma. I’ll tell you more about that in another post. What I want to talk about today is overcoming a bump in my publishing road.

When I arrived home early Sunday morning (like 12:30 am) I thought after some sleep, food and email sorting I would be ready to get Joachim into and out of his cave. That was until I found a review of Aaron’s Revenge. Come join me for a roller coaster ride.

My first response at seeing that I have a review: Excitement, finally my FIRST Review. As writers we all know what it’s like to get that long awaited first review. With shaking hands I click on the button that will reveal someone else’s opinion of my baby, so lovingly crafted and sent into the world. What will I find as I round this bend? Will I continue to soar or plummet int the pits of despair?

This time it was plummet. With comments like; seemed like a first draft, copious editing mistakes, glat character and too short to tell the story the right way sent my heart right into the depths.

Doubts and second-guessing my decisions about Aaron assault me as the ride continues. Questions arise: Do I stop marketing? Do I pull the book from the shelves? What do I do with the hundred books in my office? Have I ruined my reputation before I ever built it?

There are a few small hills: the story has potential, great storyline and personalized response to the reviewers contest win.

As the author I know these comments are not directed at me as a person, but rather at the writing (except for the last one). It still doesn’t make it any easier to face it. I grab onto the positives and slowly start climbing another hill.

A second review, mre positive stuff and I begin to gain a little more perspective. I self published (ie self edited). Apparently even after five read throughs I still did not catch all the errors.

So as I reach the breathing point of this ride I can begin to assess the lessons learned, some I already knew, others new info to digest and take forward.

Lesson Number One: Find someone to professionally edit before publishing.

Lesson Number Two: Don’t be too anxious to push the baby out the door. Make sure they are completely dressed first. Which leads to:

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And now where do I go with an already published book. It stays right where it is, but now I look at it with new eyes. Like  dealing with a child, I find a new way to respond and learn from my past activities.

Aaron’s Revenge will continue to be available and when the first two books in the series are finished and published (after being professionally edited of course) I will rewrite Aaron’s Revenge and re-release it. Hopefully the first edition will serve as a teaser for the whole series, and compel people to find out the whole story. I will continue to build my reputation and following, so as to overcome the sting of that first review.

Now I take these lesson and begin the steady climb up the next hill. I want to thank Jess and Cheryl- Lynn for their reviews and the inspiration and courage to keep on climbing instead of getting off at the bottom.

The aforementioned reviews can be seen at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8590369-aaron-s-revenge.

God Bless,

Christina Weigand

https://www.weigandchris.com

Aaron’s Revenge

Available at Xlibris, Amazon and Barnes & Noble

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