Shattered Illusions is up for digital pre-order on Amazon. Working on getting the physical proof in (and obsessively checking the mail for it) so we can go through it quickly and I can get pre-orders started. Setting up other sales for Twisted Magics. And the list continues. I might be found tugging my hair with everything going on and worrying about how the second book will be received.
Though this month’s IWSG made me stop and think about where I am. Did you ever say “I quit”? If so, what happened to make you come back to writing?
I’ve given up on projects. Just stopped working. Stopped writing for a while and eventually something brought me back. There were a number of years in a row I attempted NaNoWriMo and got maybe a few thousand words in before getting frustrated at my current life situation and simply dropping it and walking away. Kept thinking I was never going to finish anything.
I actually was about to give up even attempting the challenge when I got pestered to join for another year. Figured why not? It’s a day and a half before it starts and I have half of a concept. Found a great group of people in my area also participating and I just plugged along doing my thing.
Suddenly, this world I fought with for years came to life and I had a horrible mess. But there was something in that mess. Eventually it turned into Twisted Magics and well, I’m still writing that series and loving (sometimes frustrated at) the crazy things my characters get into.
What changed that made everything finally click? I changed which character I was trying to write from and went back in time. Sounds weird, I know, but having something (even when that something was a huge steaming mess) gave me the boost I needed to get back to writing.
Now I have these two with a third being edited (and more in planning):
About the Insecure Writer’s Support Group
J.C. Jackson 
Great covers! Nanowrimo works for me to keep me motivated, though 2016 was the first year I gave up and did not finish 50k. I did however, have about 15k to work with so not a total failure.
http://www.stephaniescott.net/2017/06/insecure-writers-support-group-survive-little-quits/
Getting even just some words down is awesome! Sometimes when I’m struggling I have to remind myself of that and try to keep plugging along.
Hope you stay on top of everything. And I’m glad NaNo kicked you back into gear with your writing! Woot!
Oh gosh, I don’t know if I can. At least my proof came in today. Though I already lost it to someone. *shakes fist at husband*
And to be honest, I never planned for that story to go anywhere but for my own amusement, but peer pressure. *shakes fist at husband again* At least I know I’ll keep going for my own amusement…mostly. XD
NaNoWriMo is always good for me when I’m starting a new project: shutting off the internal editor long enough to get a good chunk of story down. @mirymom1 from
Balancing Act
Absolutely this! I have to get a rough draft down in one shot or I’ll never finish. Let’s just not talk about my other projects…
Sometimes we’ve got the story, but not the right angle. Glad you got it figured out and leaped forward.