Wednesday, March 30, 2011

On the Road Again

I'm traveling for work this week, which means a couple of things: 1) A sweet rental Corolla that feels like driving a bumper car, 2) Dinner out of plastic boxes, 3) Evenings alone in my hotel room with my WIP.

I feel like I'm thisclose to figuring out the rest of my revisions, and last night I was scribbling out ideas as they came to me, no matter how ridiculous. It's like I've got a dozen raw blocks of wood, and I'm trying to carve them up so that they fit together in a neat little puzzle. The elements are there--how do I make them work? Maybe I need to change a different aspect of the story that I thought was settled, but which one? It's kinda fun, but also frustrating.

That's all I've got for today. Don't forget to sign up for my giveaway to win a copy of The Marbury Lens or The Knife of Never Letting Go! This must be giveaway week, because there are a lot of them going on--head over to Carrie's blog to sign up for her awesome Kiwi Care Package (pineapple lumps!!), and to Jill's blog for a copy of Possession!

Sitting at my coworker's desk. He is a member of the Ninja of the Month Club.
No, I didn't realize this was a thing either.
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8 comments:

  1. Elizabeth BriggsMarch 30, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    How did I not know about this Ninja of the Month club!?

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  2. Rachel SearlesMarch 30, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Maybe because each of those little felt ninjas is about $30...

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  3. Alleged AuthorMarch 30, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    I would love to have a hotel room in which I can work on my ms. Though traveling for work isn't always fun. :P Good luck with those building blocks!

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  4. CarrieMarch 30, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    Thanks for the contest plug! I feel like I am almost in the same place with my WIP. It is exciting to feel like everything might actually finally come together. Good luck!

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  5. alexiaMarch 31, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Have fun traveling and getting alone time with your book!

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  6. Jeanmarie AnayaApril 2, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    I would love some alone time with my ms. So jealous!

    An by "Yooper", do you mean raised on the U.P. of Michigan? If so, that's hilarious. Never heard that one before.

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  7. Rachel SearlesApril 2, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    Yup, in the Upper Peninsula we call ourselves Yoopers. People from the Lower Peninsula live under the bridge and so we call them Trolls :)

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  8. Jeanmarie AnayaApril 7, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Hahahaha! Rachel, I graduated from the U of M and met quite a few Yoopers. (Though they usually just said "I'm from the U.P." and pointed to an invisible spot above their hand. Coming from NY, the hand-map thing takes a little getting used to. LOL

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