Making Progress

The first draft of BV, my vampire novel, is coming along. Today, I’ve just passed the 100-page mark—YAY! Although it’s not really a third of the novel, (I never know how long my books are going to be until they’re finished.) it’s nice to see that three-digit number at the top of the page—it’s a small victory of sorts.

Routine

After two weeks of fighting the flu, I may just now have a handle on it! Instead of coughing all the time, I’m only coughing half the time. Hurray! I’m finally feeling good enough to go back to my good old routine of daily writing followed by an hour-long walk. The only changes to my routine are my new sneakers: they’re high performance toning shoes, and they’re kicking my butt. :/

Progress

Despite being sick with the flu, I still managed to do a bit of work this week. My new vampire novel, let’s call it BV for now, is progressing nicely. I do have to say that getting back into the story was relatively easy. Yay for that! Also, I’ve sent out SPECIAL DELIVERY, a science fiction adventure, to one of my beta readers for comments. Once I receive the input from the beta reader I'll be giving the book one last read and tweaking, and then hopefully it will be good to go.

As Filhas Do Rei

Great news, the Portuguese version of The King’s Daughters—As Filhas do Rei—is out! Yay! The publisher is Saida de Emergencia, who previously published the first book of the Amir series as part of their T.E.E.N. collection. This one, however, seemed to have been released for the mainstream market. I wonder if it’s because of the sex scene….

Also, for those of you who don’t know, both The Princes of the Golden Cage and The King’s Daughters are now available on the Kindle—those links will take you to their respective pages on Amazon.com. :)

My new workspace

My office used to be the dreariest of places. Seriously. It had wood paneling everywhere, even on the ceiling. Quite frankly, the only inspiration I ever got from the place was to leave it…fast. Well, not anymore. As promised, here are the before-and-after pictures of my office.

Fancy, hey!

Whirlwind

After a six-month hiatus from writing, which I spent renovating my office, working outside the house, reading, and cooking; (The latter, I must confess, has had a slightly negative effect on my waistline.) I’m now back on the horse, so to speak, and, sure enough, I immediately find myself stuck in a whirlwind. I have way too much to do at the same time. I have two novels to prep for market, one at the polish stage, and a fourth in midstream. Well, good thing my office is looking pretty now, because I’m going to spend a lot of time in it. Next, I’ll post the before-and-after pictures…of my office, of course, not of my ever-expanding figure. Prepare to be amazed.

Happy Valentine's Day