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Inspired Juggles

This month’s topic for the ChristianWriters Blog Chain is ‘Savor’, and while today is definitely not my day to post, my fingers continue to migrate to the ‘add new post’ link. Not only that, what has been juggling around in my head seems to follow in line with this month’s topic.

The last several weeks I have been relishing renewed inspiration and focus after a short sabbatical. I’ve not only worked on my ‘sweet & spicy’ romance My Fair Princess [it releases in April], but I have also been conspiring with my husband. What have we been plotting? Two additional installments in THE SOUL CYCLE series: Para and Meek. As mentioned in a previous post, the installments follow the main characters from To Save a Soul and Silver & Iron, but as individuals before they traveled together as comrades.

Meek, the Soul Cycle #4In fact, depending on how Para & Meek turn out, there may be a third installment entailing their first adventure as a team. Honestly, I’m looking forward to that one quite a bit. :) Of course, the hubs and I also conspired together to begin plotting out the last book in the series. Much as I would love to give you a bit of a peek inside the conflicts and angst of that book… I am practicing discretion and keeping my fingers away from those particular keys.

I thank the Lord above for reinvigorating me with the fun and expectation of projects, both old and new. It comes as a breath of fresh air, to be honest, as I had begun to wonder if my time as a writer began to wane. :) Instead I am strengthening my juggling muscles and savoring every moment of the challenge.

What about you? Are you stepping up to a challenge and feeling yourself blessed as a result?

Nona King

Rough Covers for ‘Para’:

Para, the Soul Cycle #3

perseveration

It’s a funny word. Fun to say, horrible to spell, but it is exactly what I have been doing. “Perseveration is the repetition of a particular response” according to Wikipedia. I worked in the rehab industry for 8 years, and WikiP has it right.

“How have you been perseverating?”

Excellent question. Let me tell you.

Remember a few days ago I posted how I had conceptualized a new novel idea based on a sliver from my life? Well, several times a day now I navigate to the ‘about the book’ page and re-read the synopsis, gaze at all the cover concepts, and then reluctantly get back to work. I have even reorganized the OneNote file (saved on SkyDrive).

“Are you saying this is a bad thing?”

NO~well, yes and no? I should be writing the little scenes to insert into my “sweet & spicy” romance, My Fair Princess. What do I do instead? Write possible scene ideas in OneNote for the new romance. I suppose I should cut myself some slack (something I tell myself to do a lot) since I’m ahead of schedule with my MFP and it’s best to get as much done on a new idea as possible before the mood passes.

=D That’s all. Just thought I would share.

Inspiration Splats

Formula Breaker, coverLast week on NonaKing.com I blogged about a new novel idea I was zinged with on my way home. The novel idea came from a little slice of my own life, click here if you would like to read the post.

The inspiration comes at a time when I am so close to finishing the final revision of My Fair Princess that I can almost taste it! Now I’ve been distracted by jotting down the outline for the new novel idea that I haven’t even been able to write the final three scenes. It is equally frustrating and exciting. For the most part I am trying to cut myself some slack with the interjection of the outlining due to the fact that I am a couple months ahead of schedule with the final revision. But I don’t want to lose that buffer for fear that the final revisions of The Story or Of Damsels & Dragons won’t be as cooperative.

You know what I mean?

So away I go, putting the outline and the character bio information in OneNote on my cloud to make it easier for me to access it  from work while on lunch or at home while crashing on the couch ignoring a movie or show (that’s how I focus on my writing, by giving myself something to ignore). The hubs has been instrumental in giving me some great ideas to help me flesh out the male MC, Thomas.

You want to know what I did last night? I perused Dreamstime. com seeking out the perfect model to represent the MC, blogger Mary Jensen, and the love interest Officer Thomas Rankin. I even found a representation of the MC’s friend and business partner, Matt Purcell, and a good concept image for their internet cafe, to be named later. :)

Now the only thing I need to do is get a title so I won’t end up calling it A Man in Uniform, and put together an initial concept cover so I can add the novel to my WIPs section. Hopefully it won’t take me too much longer to clean up the splat left behind by Inspiration’s merciless pounding of my brain.

The Rankin 'Dating' FormulaPossible titles thus far:

  • True Colors / True Blue
  • The Dating Formula
  • The Rankin Formula / The Rankin ‘Dating’ Formula
  • Formula Breaker
  • That’s the Ticket