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Weekly Writing Update
What I accomplished: • Book 2: currently 216,727 words (up 4,494 from last week) and 42 chapters; 3 more to write. • And discovered an idea for a Novella featuring a character we meet in Chapter 13 This week’s focus: Write at least one of those three new chapters for Book 2
Since I had fun doing something similar when I was reading the Empyrean Saga, I thought I’d start a weekly post about “What I Read”. 😊
This week, I read 6 books. I was in a funk and reading is my happy place. And I’m working my way through Ruby Dixon’s Risdaverse, where there a lot of novellas. So, yeah.
Corsair Brothers: Straik – Ruby Dixon Finishing this one made me want to read the Sunrise Cantina books…but I’ll wait and read them at the proper time within the recommended reading order. The a’ani are one of my top favorite things in this book. I liked how Straik’s motivations and back story were presented. He’s not as fun of a read as Adiron or Kaspar, but that’s what makes him interesting. Especially when he’s a bit delusional *cough* Dopekh *cough*. 🤣
Corsair Brothers: Mathiras – Ruby Dixon I jumped ahead a bit in the reading order to read this one. After finishing the others in this group, it made sense. And I wanted to see the overarching plot line resolved. I totally got Leeloo vibes from Helen and my brain kept waiting for her to say “Big badda boom!” I really liked how Ruby handled her as a character. And I adored Matty. ❤️ He’s somewhere at the top of the list of my favorite Mesakkah book boyfriends. (Vektal is not on the list, he’s a Sakhui 😉) Emotional maturity for the win!
Worse Guy – Ruby Dixon I’m not in a rush to read Bethiah’s book, so I jumped back into the proper reading order. I’m proud of Lord va’Rin for seeing thru a certain guard’s BS when it was brought up. I was anxious about that. And the situation with the barbs has me concerned about Valmir in Ice Planet Clones, whenever his book comes out. 😬
When She’s Lonely – Ruby Dixon One thing I love about the Risdaverse/Ice Planet books is the slang misunderstandings. They are rampant on Not Hoth, and it is gold – just ask Liz about the ‘taters’. 🤭 Some of the more recent Risdaverse books in the reading order didn’t have much of that – and neither did the Corsair Brothers, which made sense because of who the MMCs were and their experiences. This one also didn’t have much, but it brought it back enough with the translation fails in the message transmissions. That was so much fun! And my puzzle-solving brain loved the challenge of deciphering them. I wish we could have seen more.
When She’s Pregnant – Ruby Dixon Oh sweet baby Ainar. What a doll. Lol. That’s really all I can say about this one. The focal point of the book was the FMC wanted to get pregnant asap, so....yeah. It was short, light on drama, and we got to meet sweet Ainar.
Rescued by the Alien Bull Rider – Ursa Dax Had to jump over to this universe quick to read the newest release and visit with my other favorite aliens…the Zabrians. For the record, Oaken is my favorite Zabrian book boyfriend. And Killian is one of my favorite Zabrian characters in general. 🤭 Kinda funny how the timing worked out…read a book about a woman wanting to get pregnant, followed by one about a woman who was pregnant. This one tugged at my heartstrings more than the others. And of course the texting snippets between the girls in the group chat were as fantastic as always! Friggin’ Darcy likes to stir things up and it’s just hysterical! Can’t wait for the next release...which looks to be coming in October.
What did you read this week? I’m always looking to add to my TBR.
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1162 words written today on Chapter 6 of Book 2 of #TheVaydeChronicles. I'm hoping to get this chapter done this weekend and then Part 1 of 4 is ready for my Alpha Readers to review. 😁
Day 14 of the #1000wordsofsummer with @jamiattenberg is complete. And I am all caught up on words – including the 3 days I missed from vacation, and the one day where I was just too tired. Chapter 2 in Book 2 of #TheVaydeChronicles is “complete”, and Chapter 7 is mostly done.
Day 13 of the #1000wordsofsummer with @jamiattenberg is complete. I hit 1,088 words. And yes, it was on Chapter 2 in Book 2 of #TheVaydeChronicles.
Day 12 of the #1000wordsofsummer with @jamiattenberg is complete. I hit 1,031 words. I started a brand-new chapter (Chapter 7) in Book 2 of #TheVaydeChronicles and officially met two new characters we see more of later. I’ll likely return to Chapter 2 tomorrow. Maybe.
Day 10 of the #1000wordsofsummer is complete. I hit 1,106 words. “Finished” Chapter 5 of Book 2 of #TheVaydeChronicles and then went back and worked on a bit of Chapter 2 so I could visit this little guy. Tomorrow’s plan is to finish Chapter 2 and then Part 1 will be complete.
Day 9 of the #1000wordsofsummer with @jamiattenberg is complete. I hit 1,193 words on Chapter 5 of Book 2 of #TheVaydeChronicles . I knocked out the 1,000 word goal for the day, plus took care of the “missing” words from yesterday’s 1,000. I still have 3,000 words to make up for when I was on vacation. I’ll get there. I have plenty more to write.
Yesterday, I managed to write 810 words for the #1000wordsofsummer and complete the first very rough draft of #TheVaydeChronicles Book 2, Chapter 4.
Today, I've moved on to completing Chapter 5, with Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata as inspiration.
And here is the next character for @jmdain - Si!!!
He is a family friend of the Vaydes, and enjoys spending his time with either Diana or Merlyn!
Si was so much fun to draw! I’m looking forwards to the other animals I’m going to have to draw in the future for The Vayde Chronicles!
Next up should be Yahmka, a Native American woman and friend of Diana’s! It’ll be great drawing a girl again after all the dudes I’ve drawn!
Alright! After an accidental little break, I’m back with @jmdain and her book series!
This is Jeremiah Vayde, Diana’s uncle and source of a lot of her troubles! He founded the nearby town of Terras, where he rules with an iron thumb. He was a lot of fun to draw, especially his clothes!
Next up is a special character - Si, the black wolf who frequents Vayde Manor!
Here’s the next character for @jmdain and her book series - Merlyn Vayde!
Even though he looks young enough to be her father, he is Diana’s grandfather, and has raised her along with Finn and Bear! He’s another of my favorite characters - he has a lot of wisdom to share, and has such a kind heart. The next character I’m going to be working on is probably going to be his son, Jeremiah - the antagonist to Diana’s story!
(Sorry for missing a week - I had family visiting, and I had no time to work on drawing)
Amazing!!!
And here is the next character for @jmdain and her book The Lady of Terras - Bear!
He is half Native American, and was raised alongside Diana Vayde and Finn Calhoun ever since a traumatic event that happened during a festival held outside of Vayde Manor. Now, Bear is a quiet, reserved young man, who enjoys spending his time with the tribe of Native Americans who live across the lake nearby - especially a young woman named Flain! (I’m looking forwards to getting to her and her sister!)
And now onwards to drawing Merlyn Vayde, the man who raised Diana, Finn, and Bear!
So, last week I fell two workouts short of my plan, and got ZERO writing done. So, this week I've made modifications. Removed my evening casual mileage two nights a week so i can use those days to focus on book 2. My Monday-Friday lunch gym time is still in effect.Exercise 1 of 8 for the week complete. Leg day! Today's exercises were the same as last Monday, except 40sec sets instead of 16 reps per set. I used 8# weights for all...which is up from last week's 0-5#. My knees are still not happy, so I didnt squat/lunge very deep at all. And overall, the workout was quick. Bonus! I also ended up doing the workout in my home gym, because I forgot my gym clothes. 🤦♀️
Alright! Next up on the art for @jmdain and her book series The Vayde Chronicles is Phinneas Calhoun - aka Finn! He is the cousin and life long friend of Diana Vayde, the previous character I did!
He’s one of my favorite characters in The Lady of Terras, so I had fun bringing him to life! He’s such a fun, mischievous guy, and I hope you guys like him too!
Incline training for gym round 1 today. #WarriorInTraining #15kTraining #OCRTraining #DraelinInTraining #TheVaydeChronicles #Writer (at Hard Core Fitness) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqDosOUOiHQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
