Developed by author and blogger Alex Cavanaugh, IWSG is a bloghop for writers by writers. To find out more about the IWSG monthly bloghop or the IWSG website, click the links.
Thank you Alex and the co-hosts this month for another great hop!
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After 6
months running a B&B, our season is finally closed until next year. Let me
tell you how F-ing happy I was to see the last of our clients leave at the end
of September. Not to complain, too much… but running a B&B was so much work that by the end, I was physically and mentally exhausted. Spent. There were however, a few interestings aspects about the B&B that I’d love to talk to you about,
but this is IWSG and now that I’m back, I’ve hit the ground running and
writing--the only way to hit the ground in my opinion. So let’s get on with it!
My
insecurities this month are two fold. The first, stems from being out of touch
with all you guys and the writing blogosphere. In short, I have no clue
what's going on anymore. If you came out with a book or book cover this summer,
I missed it. If there were bloghops, I missed them. If you had any kind of
awesome sauce news to share, I’m so sorry, but yeah, I missed that too. That’s
what sucks when you’re gone for a few months. But, I’m hoping to elbow my way
back into the asylum if there’s still room. Is my bunk bed still available? ;)
The other
thing that’s been making me bite my fingers is an anthology. Recently, I was asked
to contribute to an anthology that’s due to come out sometime in the beginning
of next year. The theme is turning points. I’m not going to talk much about the
details because I’m not sure it’s time, but that’s not the problem. Here’s what’s
giving me a hard time.
POV and tense.
From the beginning, I’ve been struggling on
what POV to use and for some reason, I started writing in third person present tense which isn’t common in fiction writing. Plus, I rarely write presence tense, it’s
not easy to pull off, and I suck at it. I’m much more mainstream with my
narrative and usually write in first person
or third person past tense. Anyway, I’m worried that I’m heading out into deep
waters, writing in a tense I don’t have much experience in, and of course
worried I’m going to muck it all up. The thing is, the more I read my story,
the more I like it. Usually, when I start a new project I’m all super excited
about it and love it to death, that is until I get to the editing and rewriting phase, to which I start doubting myself and then I end up hating everything I’ve written. Sound
familiar? Well with this project, I started with a slow burn, a glimmer of an
idea and slowly started writing. I’m still uncertain where to take it, but the
more I keep going, the more I like it. I’m having a hard time remembering when
I’ve ever felt like this over a writing project. So as you can see, my first
week back and I already have a bunch of stuff to figure out.
Anyway, I
hope everyone had a fun and productive summer. Enjoy the bloghop, I know I sure
will and I can’t wait to see what you all are writing about. And, if you all
have any suggestions, I’d love to hear from you!
