Random Writerly Stuffs

First off, anyone who has written and/or published a book during this crap has my admiration.  All along this I've seen new releases.  Don't know how they did it, but kudos to them.  I've only just started getting back to writing and even now, some days are easier than others. 

Second, and totally unrelated to first, if you're going to market your book and use comparisons to other authors, don't just throw out a laundry list of bestseller names.  Do your damn research.  Actually read the books of the authors you're comparing yourself to.  I read an 'if you like... then you'll love me' list the other day that was obviously just someone who went down a list of bestselling urban fantasy authors and threw their names down.  I don't remember all the names now, but I remember being all like 'wait, she doesn't write anything like he does.'  Almost as bad as 'if you like Stephen King and Nora Roberts, you'll love me' kind of thing.  Don't do it.  Fans of the genre will know you're full of shit.

I have the cat to thank for last night's words.  I seriously didn't feel like writing yesterday, so I skipped it entirely.  (And felt guilty about it.)  Then at bedtime, Kira decided she did NOT want to use the litterbox.  (She's old, so we have to make sure she pees before we go to bed.)  So, I sent Hubs off to bed and I stayed up to try again later.  I used that time to write.  When I got done with the scene I was working on, I put her in the litterbox again and she did her business.  Yay.

Seven straight days of writing.  6723 words total for AuGoWriMo.  Unfortunately, I have to do some serious thinking of where I'm headed to next because last night I finished the part I'd planned and have no idea what's next.  There's a thick fog bank between here and the climax.  I'll wade in later.

A writer acquaintance of mine is getting slammed with people spoofing her Facebook account.  I notified her of one the other day wherein said spoofer attempted to friend me.  She posted about another two within the past week.  Not sure what the hell, but please, if you're on FB and you get a friend request from anyone you know or know of, please pay attention.  Each of these instances were close to her name, but not quite.  Easy enough to catch if you're paying attention.  If you EVER get a friend request from me, contact me because it's probably not from me.  I haven't sent a request out in ages.  I usually wait until someone sends me a request.

And that's it for me.  Got any random writerly stuffs to talk about?

More Randomness

The five-days-free thing for UNEQUAL ended last night.  I moved 99 copies and it reached as high as 54th in free dystopian.  We'll see if any page reads come of this.  If nothing else, there are 99 people in the world with the opportunity to read and enjoy it.

I'm up to 27516 words on Cinder Ugly.  It would be more, but I took Friday off to watch Live PD and then the yardwork I did Saturday screwed up my wrists enough that I took that night off, too.  There's a pivotal scene coming up next and I have no idea what's gonna happen.  Should be fun writing.

I started work on the blurb for Ugly and the Beast.  Here's what I've got so far:

Jeni Braxxon’s life as a up-and-coming supermodel hit the skids when she got cursed.  The asshole who did this to her is rotting in jail, but the curse remains, leaving her as ugly as the north end of a southbound dump truck every damn night.  Still, she’s trying desperately to hold onto her old life.  As if this case of the gruesomes and impending unemployment wasn’t enough for a gal with serious esteem issues, someone snatches her nephew.  The fight is on to find the boy before something seriously heinous happens to him.  With the help of her friends and a magical cat, Jeni will face anything this world or the next throws at her.  If she’s lucky, she might just make it out alive.

Yeah, it's pretty rough, but you get the idea of what goes on, so it's not totally lame.  Or is it?  I'll keep working on it.

UatB is at the readers and so far, I'm feeling good about it.  We'll see if that holds once the responses start to come back. 

I tell ya, it's nice to be working again.  The writing is flowing pretty well and with it, excitement for other stuffs keeps popping into my head.  But I'm staying focused.  Fingers crossed the excitement is still there when I sit down to write SCIU #4 or DH #3.

Oh, and I did some pricing stuffs this weekend.  I raised the prices on Sleeping Ugly, Accidental Death, and Natural Causes to $3.99.  When Ugly and the Beast comes out, it'll be $3.99, too.  Just trying to get my books in line with the market and each other.

I hope y'all aren't bored with this random stuff, but it seems like the only stuff I can hold in my head long enough to write an entire post. 

How are things with you? 

More Updates and Random Stuff

Since I'm more than a little scatterbrained this morning, what with stuffs and junks, here's another random post.

I finished my round of edits on Ugly and the Beast yesterday and sent the manuscript out for proofing.  If you were expecting a copy and didn't receive it, let me know.  I really think I nailed it, but we'll see what readers have to say.  Hopefully, it's not too messy.  I tried really hard to make it a clean copy, but sometimes we writers miss stuff.

I took the rest of yesterday off.  Kinda.  I did sit down to see if I could get Cinder Ugly jumpstarted again.  Nope.  I suspect I am going to have to either go back and delete a bunch of stuff to get back on track, or just forge ahead and hope I can fix it in edits.  I'm kind of a linear writer, so it'll probably be Option A.

To whoever read Fertile Ground and Early Grave over the weekend, thanks.  Now, if you could wander over to Amazon and leave a couple reviews, I'd really appreciate it.  Like mightily. 

I discovered why I'm suddenly showing more Amazon review numbers than I had.  Amazon decided to put all the worldwide reviews together, so basically I'm seeing the few reviews I have in the UK added to my US numbers.  Still pissed about the ratings thing, but international reviews are okay. 

And that's about it for me today.  Time to wander off and get the day started.  What's on your plate today?