Braindead Uber-Writers

MOOD TODAY:

I haven't done an update about my writing for a while. It's been tough, trying to write while Magic was ill, and now, with her gone, it seems to be even harder. The brain is tired--I think I used up all my emotions on Magic and now with the big scene coming up, I'm trying to find some happy brain cells for Hell and her lover.

If I were writing Book II, this would be a cinch because Book II is dark and painful and I certainly have tons of those cells wandering around in my system right now. But Book I is still Hell learning the ropes and discovering a whole new world within and without. It's action-oriented and of course, when she gets it on with her monitor, it's going to be emotionally-packed.

I feel kind of empty right now, and am trying very hard to write through this. Funny how one's emotional health can affect writing, huh? It's not that I'm not writing, but I keep deleting because it's not coming out right.

Anyway, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I have three more chapters planned and I keep telling myself that I need to finish this marathon before my editor screams at me. And then my agent will scream at me. And then...well, as you can see, I'm a bit squeezed right now. This is not adding the fact that they've brought in a second crew of crapenters at the day job so they can drive me more batty.

But the big scene is here and I'm happy. It took a LONG time to get here, it seems. I've never been this glad to get HERE ;-).

I don't want to make Magic an issue with my slooooowwwwww writing. That's not me. My uber-spies, as you know, like to say: "Just do your job." Besides, how lame to have to explain to a mad agent and an a madder editor that "my dog died, sorry homework not done." I have to work through this braindead emptiness.

P/S. Edited to add: I didn't want to start my day on such a morose note so here is something that perks me up instantly ;-):

Oh yeah babeeee, my boys are back in town for Spring Training!!!

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