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[stillsostrange]

I post things on Facebook and G+ and forget to mention things here, though there's so much overlap that I'm probably spamming most of you through three different sources.

Anyway, this week's exciting news was that The Drowning City has gone back for a third printing. That little book has made me very proud. I'm impatiently waiting for June's royalty statement.

It will come as little surprise to long-term readers that I have scrapped (or at least back-burnered) yet another novel idea. In addition to my natural flakiness when it comes to books, I've also spent the last couple months burdened with a disconnect between what I felt I should be writing and what I want to write. Today I finally gave up and gave a resounding "Fuck that noise" to should. Should without want leads to drudgery and hack-work, and I need all my drudgery to clean my bathroom. I have a shiny new idea that I'm actually excited about--I have to get this right eventually.

Comments

[saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com]

A whole book is a serious time and emotional commitment. If you're going to do it you have to be excited. Happy writing and good luck.

[ultharkitty.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on both counts! :D

[mmaresca.livejournal.com]

I'm all for want winning over should.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Yay more printings!

Posting here vs. elsewhere

[madwriter.livejournal.com]

Facebook mainly for me--I hadn't realized I'd been away from LJ for eight days. I'm trying now to figure out how to upload to Dreamwidth (if I can)--the Share window is eluding me.

>>Today I finally gave up and gave a resounding "Fuck that noise" to should.<<

Good for you. I finally had to come to the same decision myself not too long ago, and it feels pretty good. :)