This post is part of Lexa Cain's bloghop, Celebrate the Small Things (Lexa has just taken it over from VikLit who has hosted it for the last 2 years). Head on over there to join up!
So, what am I celebrating this week?
Mostly, no kids! My children are away for a couple of weeks spending time with my parents at the beach house. Not having to worry about them and keeping them entertained has made going back to work this week much easier. Not to mention how quiet the house is. By Monday I'll be missing them, but right now, I'm enjoying the peace and quiet.
I'm making some progress on my WIP. My goal is to finish it before I go to the beach house next weekend, and if things keep up the way they are, I should be able to do that. It's going to need a crap ton of revising because a lot of the book has written itself as I went along, and it's turning out a little differently than I had planned. But one thing, no one will be able to say this on is boring or plotless!
I didn't get nearly as many entries into my giveaway last week as I was hoping to, so rather than picking 2 out of 3 to win the book, I'll give a copy to each of the three entrants. Congratulations L.G. Keltner, Ava Quinn and Jess (DMS). You have all won a copy of An Unstill Life. I will be in touch so you can tell me what format you prefer….
What are you celebrating this week?
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I'm celebrating creativity in general. It is wonderful to be around so many creative artists/bloggers. Have a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteYay to the kids being out of the house a couple of days - I can't imagine what that would be like. Quiet? Hope you get a ton of writing done.
ReplyDeleteYay! I love winning books. Lately I've been reading books in PDF format just because it's easy to read on my laptop. I don't have an actual e-reader right now, but I also have a Kindle app, so I can also do a mobi format. Whichever works best for you is fine by me! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your kid-free time!
Yay for breathing space for the job and the WIP. Good luck getting it done before you go on vacation, and thanks so much for displaying and signing up on the new linky! (It took me forever to figure out how to get that text box with the html code for the linky on my blog as Simply Linked doesn't provide it - but they're free while "Linky Tools" charges. I'm glad it works!)
ReplyDeleteAt the beach! How lucky you are to be in the middle of summer. :) A WIP that writes itself is always fun. Good luck with finishing.
ReplyDeleteCan't to read your new story... sounds like it's filled with excitement and action:) I bet it was nice to have a some time off:)
ReplyDeleteNice to have a little break with a quiet house so you can work uninterrupted. And to have some time at the beach to look forward to...
ReplyDeleteTwo weeks with no kids--I can't even comprehend. Go you!
ReplyDeleteWow, two weeks to yourself to write -- how wonderful is that? Good luck finishing your WIP! Have a great weekend!
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