What's going on?

I love my ipod. It's like being able to escape some place else...where they only play the music I like! I'm listening to it as I ponder what to write about today.

• The Silver Spoon has been out for almost two months already, hard to believe! So far, reviews have been really good and I'm unbelievably thrilled. Plus, I just got word of a promotional opportunity that I am both excited and nervous about. It's not final yet, by any means, so I don't want to share it until I know for sure. Next up...entering contests. Yep, published books are entered into a variety of contests so that they can gain, what else?, the attention of potential readers. I've got a few in mind, but I need to get organized so I can get the books in the mail.

• As readers of my newsletter, GalaxSHE, already know (and they already know the working title -- see? Incentive to sign up for the newsletter, right?), I've finished a second draft of book two. I had a first draft done before I sold The Silver Spoon. The second draft is very different, perhaps too different, so I need to work on pulling it all together. Once I've got a rough idea of how the drafts will come together (what parts stay and which parts go), I'll be able to put together an outline for book two, which RuneStone has been so patiently waiting for : )

• I have a project that I'm working on, specifically for all of you out there who come here to read this blog on a regular basis. But it's taking longer than I thought it would. Which is fine, except that means my original plan of posting it here in a month or so is definitely going to have to change. It's a longer project than I anticipated, which is sort of interesting for me. Usually, when I write, I'm always worried about it being too short!

• NaNoWriMo: I still haven't made up my mind whether I'm participating or not. But I've got an idea tumbling around in the back of my brain that I want to start on. This is the one with slightly pushy (she prefers "pleasantly determined") character I mentioned last week or so. But that would mean working on two new projects at the same time and revising book two. I've never done that much all at once. But it might be kind of fun...as some of you know, I always end up with way too much to do at once. It's difficult sometimes, but for whatever reason, that tends to be my standard mode of operation.

Okay, that's enough for now, I'd say : )

Talk to you tomorrow!