Ancient Secrets is progressing slowly but surely. I’m getting into the second act now.
I made it easy on myself by changing location for each act. I didn’t really plan it but it just kind of splitted itself that way.
The first act, set in Paris, is done and now I’m working in the French countryside. I’m hoping lots of gothic undertones there. It’s been a while since I’ve been in France, 10 years or so, so I’ll need a little work to get the feel of it again.
I spent some of yesterday working on the exercises for Bob Mayer’s workshop: Warrior Writer. Used a big spreadsheet to write down my goals and plans for the next, oh what, 4 years.
If funny how a year ago, I had this big 5 years plan road to publication, and now, I need to redo it all again, honestly wondering, besides writing the next book, where am I heading?
Bob’s workshop is really good that way. It seems all simple but writing it all down was really worthwhile for me.
He kept mentionning the obvious goal of becoming a NYT bestsellers in 5 years. I thought that was my goal, but no strangely it isn’t. My writing goal is to become a solid career writer with two series (2 books a year) within 4 years. I dont want to quit my day job. I want yo do both, hoping a part time High School Math teacher will let me do that.
Realistically I don’t know if I’ll meet my goal. The list would be nice, of course but when I daydream I see that pile of books, with my name on the spine, a pile growing slow and steady.
If it doesn’t happen, well there is the one book coming out and there is always Kinko for the other ones!
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