 I recently re-read the Percy Jackson original five books. In doing so, I realized that I read the first four when they came out, but I must have missed the fifth book, so it was great to finish it. I absolutely love the Greek Gods and how they are portrayed in the modern world. Annabeth is definitely my favorite character. I liked her relationship with Percy, you know, if you ignore the whole they're related thing! She certainly had a great arc and I love how it was her (spoilers) words that got through to the bad guy in the end.
I do wonder about Percy though. He cannot turn a corner without something happening to him. All he does is exist and some monster will find him, or he'll stumble on something he shouldn't. I think that only works because it is for younger readers and they do say that demi-Gods attract trouble. But I did lose count of the number of times that he was looking for someone and they appeared two sentences later or was saved by a deus ex machina. Althought maybe that's the point. It's fate. It works out because it is supposed to. What do you guys think of the series?
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 Have you ever actually been so far ahead of your schedule that you don't know what to do with yourself? It is usually not something I have to deal with because I often fall behind due to health issues and overworking myself. But in the last couple of months I have found myself ahead for the first time...ever?
As I have stated previously, I do have ADHD and if you also have it you know that this is not necessarily a good thing. Most people would love some free time to sit and do absolutely nothing, but I have this urge to be constantly busy. Even when I am not physcially able. That is because my brain never stops, so it needs to be kept busy. If I stop, I will be bored, frustrated and then I find it very hard to get back into my routine. I actually tried it last year around Christmas time and I regretted it so much. This means that I have to fill the schedule up again. Which isn't usually an issue since I have about a thousand ideas to work on. So that means I may end up releasing more books this year than I had planned. But I will force myself to try and take the odd day off every now and then so I don't burnout! Happy Writing!  The Witchinig Hour is the second Charmed inspired set being released. As a huge fan of the show, I came up with a list of ideas that were similar in theme. The witches featured in this collection have to deal with warring witch families, evil entities invading their dreams, discovering magic for the first time and of course demons!
The stories are of course only loosely based on the show. So if you are a fan, be sure to grab your copy by clicking the link below.  How many words do you write per day? 500? 1000? 2000? More? If you are in the more camp, that's impressive, but for most of us we'd be happy to write a few hundred words per day. Though that isn't helpful when you are on a deadline. So how do you be more productive?
Well, building word count isn't an easy thing. You have to work on it over time. When you first start out, you might only manage a couple of hundred words, but when you have been writing for years, this has likely increased over time. The important thing is to work out a routine. When do you have time to write, how much time and are there any distractions? Once you have that time carved out, I find a great way to build your word count is to make it a competition against yourself, or have a reward standing by if you succeed. (Honestly, I give myself the reward either way, but I pretend otherwise). If you wrote 500 words yesterday, can you do 750 today? The likely answer is yes. Once you get used to 750, maybe you can push for 1000. Of course you want to be realistic and not push yourself too far. If you get frustrated, you will be reluctant to write and that's not what you want. 1000 words per day written without pushing yourself is better than 2000 for a few days before you have to give yourself a break because you are pressuring yourself. Everyone is different, and everyone goes at the their own speed. Don't worry if you can't hit certain targets, as long as you are putting some words on paper, you will get there. Due to my ADHD, my word count varies enormously. Some days I can barely string together 50 words. My average is about 2000. But one ill advised attempt had me writing around 9000 in six hours because the deadline was that night. Yeah, I don't recommend that. I could not move my arms the next day. Writing is a craft and a skill. You don't want to get too bogged down in everything being perfect, but at the same time you don't want to rush everything so you produce something of poor quality. Work out what you can comfortably write per day and stick to it. Then once you know you can do it without issue, add around 250 words on top. It does help if you break it down further in your head. Or at least it does for me! Saying you need to add 3000 words to a story seems like a lot. But if you have thirty chapters in the book, then you technically only need to add 100 words per chapter. Suddenly that seems a lot more doable. And of course if there are days you simply can't do it, that's okay. We all need a break sometimes. Happy writing. |
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