Mini-Holiday = Gaining Focus

So, one good thing about having a mini holiday is that I can have some time to reflect and get back on track. See where things went wrong and know where to fix it. Also, having one thing off of my plate is always helpful. I have a positive outlook about the “future” and I know that things will fall in place where the should be. Having determination and positive energy can help in all things.

Also, I submitted a story to a contest. I hope that this one will place or gain an interest to get published. I hated editing it and taking around 1,200 words from it, but for contests, you need to play by the rules. I’ll update on that progress as I get information. I did get an email saying they had received it, now it’s time for the hard part, seeing if they like what I wrote.

Road to Writing: Outline vs. Non-outline

So far in my New Year resolution to writing and reading more, a.k.a. getting back to how I was, I am doing pretty good. I wrote a chapter in my novella series and marked down where I need to work on some areas (the prologue). I love that I am inspired to write and in the books I am reading it is helping me learn more about my creative skill. I hope to keep this trend going today when I sit down to write more.

With this story, I haven’t outlined it at all. I have made my character list like I need to, but I haven’t outlined it. I do have a word count for each novella in the series (at least 30,000 words total), but I am uncertain if I should outline. Sometimes the outline restricts me and other times it helps me remember some points that I want to add in. Perhaps for this story, I’ll just jot down the main features I want and make sure they are in.