2016 was a harrowing year, for me and most other people. Still, I can’t deny there were some good things in my year. I completed edit three of my WIP, and wrote novel number seven during NaNoWriMo. I visited Colorado twice–once for my niece’s graduation, and again for my parents’ 50th anniversary. It was fun visiting family and getting out to explore my home state. Plus, my parents came out to visit twice, which made for some fun adventuring right here at home. And, of course, adventure is essential to keeping a writer happy!
Author: juliajsimpson
I write swoony no-to low spice romantic stories set mostly in fantasy and future worlds. My debut novel, Ashes Swept, was released in 2017.
Reasonable Expectations
When I finished writing “the book” in December of 2013, I knew it would be the first of my novels that I would publish. The other four, written between 2009 and 2012, would sit on the shelf and await their turn. “High-lariously,” I had thought those turns would come sometime over the subsequent three years, but here it is nearing the end of 2016, and I’m not even done with the final draft of book one.
Update; Thoughts on Ocean’s Eight
It’s been a couple of months since my last update, mostly because I have little to report. I finished draft three in early July and decided to make some structural changes to the story. This means that draft four won’t be the polishing draft I’d hoped it would be, which in turn means I’ll have to bump my release back to fall or winter. HOWEVER, I am okay with that. I would rather delay my release than put out a story I’m not completely happy with. So, I’ll be updating the website soon to reflect my new launch plans.
Summer Update & Bullet Journals!
Still plugging away on draft three. I’m bumping the book launch to fall, but stay tuned to the blog for the title/blurb reveal, cover reveal, book trailer, and other pre-launch goodies!
In the meantime, I wanted to talk about something I’m really excited about lately: BULLET JOURNALING!
Before you quietly X out of this post, let me briefly explain…
Bullet Journaling: What It Is and Why I Like It
Slowly Into Spring
Writing is hard.
Boo-hoo, I know. But it is. Heading into the third draft, I expected things to go a little faster, but sometimes it’s really hard to concentrate. =\
Now that it’s spring, the weather is nicer and there are more things battling for my attention. Some days I say, “I really wanted to edit a chapter today, but I’ll do two tomorrow.” Then a whole week passes and I didn’t edit at all. With summer looming, I know I really need to get on the ball.
Julia J Simpson 