It's amazing to me that July has flown by. The summer program I'm involved with has had three of its four weeks in the books. It's the summer... supposedly summer break if you're a teacher. But it's far from relaxed in that sense. It's been very busy. I feel like I've had less time to write. I do get a little in, but so much seems to be occupying my mind that what I thought would take another two weeks or so to wrap up the end of the book, just hasn't happened.
I've sketched it out in my head and am glad that I've been able to envision it. Now, it's just a matter of getting it down. My summer program is wrapping up and I'll have a good couple weeks before I report back to school. I'm looking forward to part two of my summer break to write.
That said, I have gotten varying portions of the series done since my last blog entry. They just weren't for book 2. I've realized that it's okay to put it down on paper. First of all, it gets it out of my head. Sometimes I worry I'll forget certain lines or phrases that the characters say and then it runs over and over in my head, not allowing me to continue with anything else. Secondly, it really does help the earlier books in the series because it truly allows for backwards planning of it. I know where I'm going with it or what pieces/clues have to be there for the future scene.
Today is my birthday and I've gotten little writing done today. I'm going to spend the last two hours or so of my birthday writing for my book... that will be a nice end to a wonderful day.
