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*Note: I haven't found a way to crosspost from the website to here.

This week has been busy, writing wise. Something in my head has clicked. I've been writing. Averaging 10 to 15 pages a day (2500 words or more). Scenes that have stumped me over the years have become clearer than ever and I've been scrambling to keep up with the ideas, scenes, and such. I'm starting to feel more like Me than I have in a long time. And I'm writing. And finishing.

Currently BP is sitting at just under 80k. I'm so very close to calling this completely DONE I can almost taste it LOL. Once it's done, it'll go off to the Beta readers, and I'll schedule the rest of it over at the Patreon . And then I'll re-focus on E1.

E1 is back up (I think I mentioned it last week, I don't remember) and I'll tackle the final edits and gap filling and get IT scheduled as soon as BP is firmly off the 'to finish' list.

Once those are done, well I've got a stack of unfinished things to finish finishing. >.>

So, with this resurgence in writing, it might seem that life has calmed down. Nope, it hasn't. In fact on the 25th my 11 year old broke his pinky knuckle playing toss the football while he and a friend waited for the buss. I spent that evening at the ER and the following day trying to find an Orthopedic Surgeon. The 27th was spent in Dr's offices, trying to determine WHAT to do (brace or cast. We opted for a cast fwiw).

Yet I've been pushing out words. Maybe only a few hundred, but still. Writing is something I love. And something that has been pushed aside. And that leads me to the cold hard truth about Mental Illness. Not only does it suck, it also causes a major disruption in a person's life. And sometimes medication really is the best answer to the chemical imbalance in the brain that results in depression, mood swings, bi-polar and a list of other brain affected ailments.

About three weeks ago I was finally able to get back on my medication that helps with my issues. The fact the medication is doing its job, balancing out the chemical imbalance in my brain, is reflected in the fact that, holy shit, I can WRITE again. My focus isn't perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than it's been.

Once upon a time, I used to average at 2 - 3k a day. Or between 8 and 10 pages a day.

I've been doing that again. And it is a wonderful feeling to be able to get back to being ME.

Seriously, if you're going to spout off those 'the only therapy/medication I need is a walk through the woods' you can just go kiss my ass. Sorry, that doesn't work for everyone. If it did, I'd never have these issues.

**clears throat**

ANYWAYS.

I've been doing more reading, and surprisingly it's not as much fiction as one would think. I got several of Dean Wesley Smith's books, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch's books and power read through them. Those have gone a long way it helping me find my writing footing again. Thanks Dean & Kris. In rereading their blogs I stumbled across the Writing Story Bundle over here (more about what the Story Bundle is over here). Part of the bundle includes one of Dean's online lecture series on the Master Plot Formula. I already got the Writing as an Investment lecture series and WOW talk about eye opening. Even the hubs (not a reader OR writer) sat and listened to in, nodding his way through. So I knew the Master Plot Formula lectures would be as educational.

I was right (I started to type 'write' **snickers**) Folks I would HIGHLY recommend investing in those two lecture series, at the very least do the Story Bundle and you get the one as part of the bundle (there are some really GOOD books in that bundle too). As a writer, in this day and age, educating yourself with the ins and outs of how the business works is a must. You can't expect do be around for any length of time without understanding how it breaks down.

Changing one's perspective and mindset is not easy. Especially when you're fighting long held dreams. Especially when those dreams are founded on myth and not reality. I've re-connected with my writing/creative brain, due to a combo of the correct meds and changing how I look at writing.

The books I got which helped (not in the story bundle, I'm still working my way through those) were:

Dean's books;

Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing
Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indi Publishing
Heinlein's Rules: Five Simple Buisness Rules for Writing
How to Write Fiction Sales Copy (I'm still reading on this one)
Think Like a Publisher

Kris's Book

The Pursuit of Perfection (DUDES READ THIS)

Those were my birthday presents to myself.

Lets see there was something else writing wise I was going to mention but I forgot. I'll remember later.

I was going to vent about politics, but I don't have the heart to. What I will say it we are not done resisting and it's going to be a long four years.

I think that just about wraps it up. OH I've deleted my livejournals. I'm over at Dreamwidth now (actually just dusted it off a bit) but I'm really bad about posting over there. https://necia-phoenix.dreamwidth.org/ Now it's time to get back to writing.

I do have an FB and a twitter fwiw.

I hope you all have a wonderful peaceful weekend.

Please be kind to each other. ~ N.Phoenix

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Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:39:23 GMT

I have been trying to get more active in RL which means my computer stays firmly shut off until the kids are in bed. Which means I don't hit all the sites I want to before I go to sleep.

I converted several of my 1st draft ms's to .epub and loaded them onto my nook so I could read over and do edits. I think it will help me to see the work in a faux-pubbed format. Somehow it is very recharging. SO I blew a couple hours going over Elemental Truth* and Immortality Unveiled.

Immortality Unveiled is, hands down, one of my personal favorites. I love the story and I love the characters and it need oh so much work.... But reading it like that I can **see** what is wrong and I have an idea of how to fix it.

As for Elemental Truth I can see that becoming a favorite read also.

That said, I need to pull together meters but it may be a bit before I get to that. I am trying to catch up and figure out what should be priority.

yanno what I mean?

*I don't think that will be the final title but I can't think of any other.

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Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:05:33 GMT

Oh wow

I just imported everything from LJ to here.
That is so cool...

SOLD

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Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:36:27 GMT

I iz here nao.

**says a silent goodbye to Livejournal**

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Necia's Writerly Rambling

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From Twitter 04-13-2011

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