Book update and recording session
Update on Bewitched & Betrayed: I finished Chapter 3 on Friday, brainstormed Chapters 4 & 5 on Saturday, and started writing Chapter 4 yesterday. I say "started" because I kept getting interrupted. If I'm not working on the first draft of a project, Derek & I go to his parents' house every Sunday after church for dinner with the entire family. (Derek's mom teaches Sunday School and still manages to whip up a fabulous meal for 12-14 people every Sunday -- the woman is a force of nature.) But right now, since I'm working on the first draft of a book, I need every minute of writing time I can get. So Derek goes to his parents' house and I stay home and generally eat fishsticks -- note the sacrifices I make so you all can have Raine stories to read. ; )
I have to work downstairs at the dining room table rather than upstairs in my office because Andy the Greyhound can't do stairs (neither can most greyhounds); but if I'm up there, he'll try to come upstairs (which would end with a trip to the emergency vet), or he'll stand at the foot of the stairs and cry. I can't listen to my "big guy" cry, so I work downstairs. Of course this puts me at the mercy of the whims of the pack. Gracie the Greyhound wants to be petted, Andy wants to snuggle, Lucy (the Jack Russell) wants to play. Then the entire pack has to go pee -- and sniff the entire back yard. Then there were the political candidate volunteers and the Cub Scouts at the door. Needless to say, concentrating on my work yesterday was a challenge.
Yesterday, I thought I'd take a brief break to record myself reading the last half of Chapter 1 of MLTF for you all to listen to, maybe enjoy, and possibly laugh at. If you've never heard your own voice on a digital voice recorder, give it a try, and prepare for a shock. I have a Southern Twang (think Holly Hunter "lite"). And yesterday in taping that section for you, I didn't try to cover it up; in fact, I may have emphasized it for fun. Webmaster Todd is converting it to a file that will work on Blogger, and I should be posting it in the next day or so. If you like it, I'll keep recording; if you don't, I'll spare you the torture. ; ) Basically, what I'm doing is letting you all hear what I read when I do a book signing.
Coming up tomorrow: Writing atmosphere, aka the work setting that makes me the most productive. And later in the week, I'll post my answer to the following question: How many books will there be in the Raine series? Is there an ending in sight? And if/when there is, have you considered writing another series or stand alone books?
Lisa
I have to work downstairs at the dining room table rather than upstairs in my office because Andy the Greyhound can't do stairs (neither can most greyhounds); but if I'm up there, he'll try to come upstairs (which would end with a trip to the emergency vet), or he'll stand at the foot of the stairs and cry. I can't listen to my "big guy" cry, so I work downstairs. Of course this puts me at the mercy of the whims of the pack. Gracie the Greyhound wants to be petted, Andy wants to snuggle, Lucy (the Jack Russell) wants to play. Then the entire pack has to go pee -- and sniff the entire back yard. Then there were the political candidate volunteers and the Cub Scouts at the door. Needless to say, concentrating on my work yesterday was a challenge.
Yesterday, I thought I'd take a brief break to record myself reading the last half of Chapter 1 of MLTF for you all to listen to, maybe enjoy, and possibly laugh at. If you've never heard your own voice on a digital voice recorder, give it a try, and prepare for a shock. I have a Southern Twang (think Holly Hunter "lite"). And yesterday in taping that section for you, I didn't try to cover it up; in fact, I may have emphasized it for fun. Webmaster Todd is converting it to a file that will work on Blogger, and I should be posting it in the next day or so. If you like it, I'll keep recording; if you don't, I'll spare you the torture. ; ) Basically, what I'm doing is letting you all hear what I read when I do a book signing.
Coming up tomorrow: Writing atmosphere, aka the work setting that makes me the most productive. And later in the week, I'll post my answer to the following question: How many books will there be in the Raine series? Is there an ending in sight? And if/when there is, have you considered writing another series or stand alone books?
Lisa
posted by Lisa Shearin at
8:12 AM
3 Comments:
Yay! Looking forward to tomorrow's blog alot. I wouldn't worry about the recording. I phone a neighbour the other day, and either her child or someone else answered and said 'it sounds like a kid'. I know I sound young. But, in my twentites, I was a little insulted.
Hope the recroding works!
Thank you! Actually, I got myself a YouTube account today. I think I'm going to scrap the voice recording in favor of a video of me reading to you. How's that? ; )
Even better! :D
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