I was on vacation when we passed the halfway point of the year in terms of months. So far 2019 hasn’t been all that great for reasons I’ve discussed elsewhere and the aftermaths of those things. My wife appears to be cancer-free, though, which is a major good thing. Time will tell.
Things should settle down into a routine next week when classes for the second summer term start. I’ll be teaching an 8:00 AM class, so that will force me to be reasonably consistent in my schedule.
Blogging has been minimal, and writing as been pretty nonexistant. That’s going to change. That has to change. Look for a book acquisition post over the weekend about what I found while on vacation. I’ve got a novel I need to finish before the fall if I can pull it off.
Question: Should I post an excerpt of any of the works in progress or items that haven’t found a home yet?
Most of my reading has been short fiction or nonfiction lately. I did read one novel while traveling. I’ve got at least a dozen novel sitting in my TBR pile that I’ve started and not finished. The focus hasn’t been there the last six months. I’m intending to finish them, getting as many as possible completed by the end of the summer. I may or may not review them. (Robert, I haven’t forgotten the collection you sent me. I will finish and review it.) As for taking requests for reviews, I’m probably going to put that on hold for a while unless you’re one of a handful of friends. I’ve got too many things I want to read for fun as well as getting caught up on the unfinished books.
That’s the update for now. I’ll post some more later. I’m in the middle of moving, so I need to get back to work. (Offices at work, not houses. *shudders at the thought of moving all the books*)
Congrats to you and your wife on the better health news, Keith!
As for sharing your works in progress, hmm, guess I’d say not shorts really, but perhaps bits and pieces of the novel – though if you’re not done with at least a rough first draft, I hesitate…you’re probably better off finishing before soliciting feedback. I wouldn’t be disappointed as a reader though 🙂
Thank you. I was thinking excerpts of longer works rather than short stories. I’m still thinking about it, but thanks for the input.
Happy to hear your wife is cancer free. That is indeed wonderful news.
I would suggest that you not share work in progress. At this early stage of the writing, everything is still raw and the idea concept is still developing and might change over the course of writing the story. Once the first draft is finished and it starts going through the editing process, I suggest sharing excerpts then. It serves both a marketing function and it invites early reaction from potential readers.
As for showing photos of your acquisitions, they will always be welcome.
Good news on your wife being cancer free!
It is a bit shocking that 2019 is half over. It seems to be just be passing in a blur. And yet I seem to be getting very little done!
I second Deitrich’s comment about the work-in-progress… you gotta be careful about that kind of thing, and it would probably be better to do it once the works are pretty well set.
I wasn’t planning on posting anything that didn’t have a complete first draft. There are multiple works in progress. I agree with the comments about not posting until the end of the writing is in sight. I was thinking of using it as a marketing tool when something would be near publication.