Wait...it's not still May?

I knew this summer was going to be crazy, and I was right.

Crazy

and

Wonderful

but somewhere along the way, I lost track of.... well... everything!!

I'm blaming jet lag, and the household zoo - but I shouldn't.

I have no one to blame for my absence but myself. Real life can do that. It can get in the way and turn even the best ideas and plans to a pile of rubbish, even run them over, back up, and hit them again just to make sure everything is completely obliterated.

So I'm starting small, and will work my way back into a routine that I can handle. I'm starting with a few goals I want to achieve by September 30. They are:

1. fix my query for White Lies - I'm not happy with it and if I'm not, how can anyone else be happy with it
2. Blog! I will complete a minimum of 4 posts this month - and NOT all on the 30th (I know, I take all the fun away)
3. Play with Static - I think I know how to fix the beginning - so I need to make time to fix it!
4. Nano '14 - start planning! I've really REALLY enjoyed participating in Nanowrimo the last three years, and want to do it again - but I need to pick an idea

I am turning this into a binding contract. If I follow through... I'll treat myself - there may even been ice cream and chocolate in my future! I'll check in with updates and progress - and other random pieces of nothingness for your amusement and entertainment.

Until next time.

Checking in one last time #YABbootcamp

I'd love to say that I stayed strong, and completed all my goals....but I can't. Life, as it usually does, got in the way more than I would have liked.

BUT I did make progress in each of the goals I set forth at the beginning of the boot camp, and I can honestly say that #YABbootcamp helped me get further than I would have if left to my own devices. That is both awesome and saddening at the same time.

But spring is hard for me. Real life demands a lot in these three months - a lot more than I realized when I decided to jump on and walk the plank.

And these three months have left me with lots to think about as I move forward.

SO: status:

I DID edit some, and in so doing, really evaluated the genre. I went NA with the story - a shift I was happy with, but has left me wondering if the characters survived the shift - jury is still out.

I DID send query drafts and a few rounds to my CP of awesome for some valuable positive and negative feedback

I DID get to see and provide feedback for that same CP of awesome - and I was soooooo happy to see words from her. I think that inspired me to keep going.


Where do I go from here?

Forward.

I think the query for WHITE LIES I've been playing with is finally ready for a round with agents.

STATIC - thought definitely still a draft is going somewhere - and there WILL be time in the near future to play with it more.

Thanks YA Buccaneers for a lot of fun, the chance to meet some truly awesome and inspiring teammates, and the time (and accountability) to keep writing even when everything was in my way!