1. Summer has more or less arrived in the idylic town where I live,
but this year I find myself working through most of it. Yeah, I have to
break for special functions but I'm driven to work. Which is why I'm not
on the blogs that much lately. I'm working hard because I have a goal, and
that goal is to be earning full-time wages by 2014. To do this I need
to be prolific and focused. So I plan to work extra hard this year and
next and hopefully then I'll be able to tone the schedule down and enjoy
the fruit of my labor. See my post Prolific Writing + Long Tail = Win!
2.
One of the projects I'm working hard on is a sci-fi series. The first
book, PERCEPTION, will be out sometime this fall. I've got covers being
designed and the first manuscript with my editor. I'm really excited
about this series and one of the cool things is I have to research a lot
of science stuff. I've recently subscribed to NewScientist magazine and I can see by my first copy that it was a good investment. I've said this before: writing makes you smarter, and researching all the different things you wouldn't normally read about is one of the reasons why.
3. I'm also trying something new for me this fall. I'm releasing a three volume novelette series
called JARS OF CLAY. These three short books take place in ancient
Rome- Carthage, Africa, 200AD, to be exact. Another example of how I'm
now smarter because of my books. =) All that history I had to read up
on!
4. Which brings me to the topic of branding. I've come to realize that my name, Elle Strauss, has become a brand. Elle Strauss = light and fun. Which my next several releases are not. Because of this I've decided to change my first name for these books, consider it my Dark and Serious brand
name. I not going to keep it secret that I'm the same person, I just
want my readers to know going in what kind of book they're getting.
Stay tuned for the announcement of my alter ego!!
5. My blog posts are going to be light on photos and pics since the recent suing incident of a popular blogger. In case you're wondering. *need to take my own pics*
So that's it, my five for Friday. Friday is also my errand running day, so I'm off.
Happy Weekend, everyone!
5. Thanks for the heads-up re. the photos! I'm going through mine right now, deleting anything that's not my own or wikimedia commons.
ReplyDelete4. Great idea, I tink that'll work well.
3. and 2. Writing most definitely makes you smarter. For my story, I had to research how to cook in a fireplace, and after that I couldn't rest easy until I had my own cast iron dutch oven (because that's what you'd use for the purpose).
1. Yey for you! I think you totally can do it (and once again I feel encouraged by watching you do this stuff - that means maybe I can, too!).
5. You're welcome! All the rest, thanks for the encouragement and YES you can do it, too!
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