Blog News

Yesterday was a busy blog day. As you know I had the talented duo, Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, as my Writer Wednesday guests. If you haven't read how they have written 7 books together and remained best friends, you should. Scroll down, check it out. While they were awing everyone with their writing process I was a guest on Jamie Debree's blog. She's got this great series called, Everyday Romance.

Stop over to see my idea of Everyday Romance. After writing it I realized what a cheap date I am :)

Everyday Romance

Hope you enjoy and please share what your idea of romance is.

Thanks,

Kristin : )

Come and join me!

Hi, I am not on my blog today. Leave a message and I will be sure to get back to you when I return. Actually you can come and join me. I am the guest on a fellow author, Leah Braemel's blog today.

http://leahbraemel.blogspot.com/

I am revisiting a question that I asked here a few weeks ago. What do you do when a great idea hits and you're still working on something else? You don't want to miss this sneak peek into the battle that ensues between my inner writer child and my outer rational mom when this happens to me. For those of you who missed it, here is the original blog and the great comments and ideas I received.

http://kcsbooks.blogspot.com/2009/08/back-to-writing-new-ideas.html

Now, hurry over to Leah's blog before all of the snacks are gone! I'll see you there! Oh, and bring a fan. It tends to get hot over there... *wink*

Kristin : )

Back To Writing: New Ideas

Ok, It's time for some talk about writing. I have been posting a lot of reviews lately, which I have really enjoyed, but realized I haven't actually talked for a while. So here's a quick run down of what I have been doing.

• Still waiting on word from the film producer about The Truth Lies in the Dark. If you haven't entered my Book 2 Movie contest hop on over to my contest page and leave a comment. It's that easy, and there are many prizes planned.

http://kcscontests.blogspot.com/

• Almost finished (less than 100 pgs. to go) on my WIP. I hit a lull in my writing. Not sure if it was because I didn't like the story direction, had a hard time switching back and forth from marketer/promoter of my first book to writing this one, or if my self doubt was trying to sabotage my creativity. Most likely it was a mix of all of these and a sprinkling of family responsibility. But I found my writing mojo and am now whipping through my WIP. How did I find it? A had a new idea for a book. This idea came on fast and furious; the entire story outlined (in my head) in two days. I can't wait to start it, but have made a deal with myself that I can not until I have finished my WIP. Believe me it's a hard bargain. This story has been a challenge and part of me wants to take it out back and shoot it with flaming arrows. The other (rational side) wants to see it to the end. This brings me to a question for all you writers out there.

What do you do when a great idea hits and you're still working on something else?

Do you?

A. Stop what you're doing and start the new idea?

B. Finish what you're working on and hope the new idea doesn't loose it's shine?

C. Work on both simultaneously?

I am curious what your answers will be. I will be discussing this more in a guest blog I am doing for author Leah Braemel on August 19. ( http://leahbraemel.blogspot.com/ )

Make sure you stop over there and catch my conversation with myself :) Yup, that's right, I said with myself.

Take care and keep writing!

Kristin : )