My weekend was lost to my friends, as usual. This time, it was a wedding of some dear friends of mine. The wedding was lovely and I had a great time.
My friends might fill a lot of my free time, but:
- They encourage me.
- They ask me how it’s going.
- They beta-read for me.
- They answer random grammar queries.
- They let me bounce plot ideas off them, out of the blue.
- They get excited and offer lots of suggestions when I mention my thoughts on world building.
- They calm me down when I’m stressing over writing the perfect log-line, or cover letter, or query, or synopsis…
- They give me copies of The Great Courses: Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques
Now, the question is, what to do now?
- Do I finish another round of edits?
- Do I start querying my picture book?
- Or should I start on the course?
At 24 lectures of 30 minutes each, that’s 12 hours, not even counting the exercises/homework. I’ve already whined about my free time. I think I could manage 2 classes a week.
Friday, I got a very polite form letter regarding the short story for kids that I submitted. Not unexpected, but still disappointing.
What do you think? Should I start it now? Or finish up some stuff first?
Do you want me to review it as I go along and share my exercises with you?
Do you want to grade me?
WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS 