WIP Crackin' Wednesday

"On Time For Once" Edition

My mid-week report to you that covers the three major commitments I’ve made: to write, to edit, and to read. A bit condensed, since my last update was Friday…

“Astronomical Clock in Prague” by Andrea Piacquadio

Writing

Not a whole lot, at least fiction-wise. I am working on a #TeamAndMore post about “Social Media 101 for Authors”. I’ve got a few projects to get back to, but right now, I am still struggling to get into a new routine with the girls gone.

Editing

I did a first round of edits on a non-fiction piece. This is a short autobiography that a friend is producing in relation to a non-profit.

This is an interesting project for a number of reasons. First is that while it’s non-fiction, it’s still telling a story… so a lot of what I have learned over the past years about story structure still applies. Hook the reader, inciting incident, turning point, resolution, etc. I found myself paying attention to a lot of the details that Alice Sudlow calls out in her editing podcast, Your Next Draft.

Second is that I’m doing this as a volunteer for the non-profit. So I can actually log my time with my employer, who then uses Benevity to match my hours on the project with a cash contribution. So they’re getting the benefit of my editing (for what that’s worth) and a bit of cash as well. Not bad at all!

Reading

Still in Dragonesque.

Other

Saturday was taken up by good friends. In the morning, we entertained some visitors from out-of-town; then in the evening, we got to go be the out-of-town visitors. :) Good times either way, but not conducive to writing.

I spent most of yesterday asleep. I was a bit worried that I might be getting what Shari had last week, but it looks like a day of rest was enough to shake it off.

I’m looking forward to P-Con later this week. I won’t be attending, unfortunately - but a lot of the Alpha Mercs will be! So we’re planning a combined in-person/virtual pow-wow this weekend to discuss some joint projects. More on that as things develop!