Weekend Writing Sat-Sun (May 18th - 19th) Tag #wwab to join in.

Furthest two behind are Book Five of the Sorceress Series (63,621 words) and Hope of the Future  (65,582 words). Now I can dive into the Sorceress book like I've been wanting to since I last left her. Had so many ideas and they are still fresh and anxious to go since I stuck with working on the others. It's been two weeks since I worked in it, last week was the other two, so that shows how long the craving can last! haha

If you would like to join in, and have others check you out, tag your posts #wwab and include link in area below. As long as you tag your post and share with #wwab, I don't care if it has to do with book writing, or just blogs.

Also wanted to let you that I updated the Always Consequences Official Page. The book is officially into Kindle's KDP Select awesome program for 90 days. If you're interested in keeping up with the free download days, you can click the link above in the navigation bar, or:  http://www.ahbrowne.com/2013/03/always-consequences-official-page.html

The next free download is June 4th.

First draft mock-up I did of the Sorceress cover before my USB drive failed. I have to recreate this. 

Saturday Updates: 

BOOK FIVE SORCERESS SERIES (think I should come up with name soon? lol)

• Starting this book at: 63,621 words
• 704 words.
• 1057
• 1603

I love this video 

• 2007 words
• 3487 words
• 5657 words Yes, I'm just doing word count. So wiped out and my eyes are bugging me today. 
• 6901 and ending the night since it's getting late. Still have to deal with dogs. May end up working tomorrow, just to up that number to 7 K. Otherwise, ending the book at total of 70,325 words.
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Sunday Updates:

HOPE OF THE FUTURE

• Okay, I did add a wee bit more this morning to Sorceress Series Book Five. Late so technically it's afternoon. Total for this weekend on this one 7,889 words. And the entire story is 71,333 words leaving it at. 
• Total to start: 65,582 words.
• 727 words lunch 
• 2838 words
• Insight into writing: Having to switch gears with this. Since this is a story I'm rewriting and combining with another story, I could end up with a massive word count. Reached a place where I don't truly need the entire chapter or two that describes my characters stay in this one place (don't want to giveaway anything) so I am going to condense it down into a paragraph or two. It will be telling--I know editors hate that--but it's either that, or proceed to have 10-20 potential pages of something a reader--like me--would skip. The characters in this part are not fundamental to the entire plot. The place isn't. Nothing really that goes on until the end, is of any matter. At all. It'd be like describing someone using the bathroom. You don't really need to say they brushed their teeth, washed their hands, whatever. I think we all pretty much know what goes on in there. Will cut down on my word count for the day, but I'm okay with that. In the end, this story doesn't need it and my mom is also needing me a lot so I won't be getting much done anyway.
• 4273 words
• 4880 words
• Had to stop last night because my eyes were incredibly swollen and sore (like I hadn't slept in days feeling) so I didn't get anymore, but total word count was 4,880 and the entire book was left off at 70, 464

See you next weekend.

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Weekend Writing Sat-Sun (May 11th - 12th) Tag #wwab to join in.

Furthest two behind are Hope of the Future (58,006 words) and Dark Illusions: The Final Chapter (65,464 words). My fingers are itching for want to work on DI first, or the Sorceress book because I'm in that zone with them, but I am refraining. Gotta stay focused. :p Keeps the brain fresh.

If you would like to join in, and have others check you out, tag your posts #wwab and include link in area below.

Also wanted to let you that I updated the Always Consequences Official Page. The book is officially into Kindle's KDP Select awesome program for 90 days. If you're interested in keeping up with the free download days, you can click the link above in the navigation bar, or:  http://www.ahbrowne.com/2013/03/always-consequences-official-page.html

The next free download is June 4th.

Saturday Updates: 

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

• Starting this book at: 58,006 words.
• 3,492 words.
• 4,674 words.
• 6,709 words and head is aching. 80 degrees and writing is no good on the head. Soon I'll have to make dinner, so that will do me all sorts of good.
• 7,192 words and that's it or the night. Ending book at 65,198 words total. See you tomorrow. Off to make pizza-mizza.
• Ookay, so I did a bit more. So total today is 7576 words and ending night at 65,582 words. 

Sunday Updates:

DARK ILLUSIONS: THE FINAL CHAPTER

• Total to start: 65,464 words.
• 3626 and draggin booty so this calls for coffay. :D And lunch.
• 7186 words. Book at 72,664 and I'm not sure if I'm done for the night, or not. I may be. Done for the night. 

See you next week.

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Weekend Writing Sat-Sun (May 4th - 5th) Tag #wwab to join in.

Furthest two behind are Sorceress Book Five (57,149 words) and Dark Illusions: The Final Chapter (57,540 words). 

Also wanted to let you that I updated the Always Consequences Official Page. The book is officially into Kindle's KDP Select awesome program for 90 days. If you're interested in keeping up with the free download days, you can click the link above in the navigation bar, or:  http://www.ahbrowne.com/2013/03/always-consequences-official-page.html

The first free download day is May 8th. Which is this Wednesday.

(Random oldie of when Sabrina {Australian Shepherd, currently 12 yrs} was helping me rebuild that part of the back porch.)

Saturday Updates: 

SORCERESS SERIES: BOOK FIVE

• Starting this book at: 57,149 words.
• 1140 words
• 2616 and off to make dinner. Thinking I may work on this tomorrow. We shall see. Back later.
• 4620 and last update of the night.
• Not sure if I will work on this tomorrow or not. Would like to. For now, I'm ending the night for a total of 62,057. See yous tomorrow!

Sunday Updates:

DARK ILLUSIONS: THE FINAL CHAPTER

• Total to start: 57,540 words.
• Will be working on this today after all. I decided I had such a good (read: intensive) write yesterday that I needed the break. Late start. Been working with the gremlins and now my mom currently keeps asking for this and that and that and this. Let's get going. :)
• 1,400 words so far and now lunch.
• 2,242 words.
• 4114 words.
• 7762 words and dinner. I'll be back to work on Sorceress a bit later I think, since I've passed my normal 7k goal. 
• Switched over to Sorceress Book Five and finished at 6157 total for this weekend on it. So here are tallies. Sorceress Book Five total is now at: 63,541 total. and Dark Illusions: The Final Chapter  is at 65,464 total. 

See you next weekend! 
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Weekend Writing Sat-Sun (April 27th - 28th) Tag #wwab to join in.

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This weekend we will be working on Hope for the Future and Book Five of the Sorceress Series. The furthest behind is Sorceress book, but I'm going to work on Hope for the Future instead.

My creative brain is having problems with the Sorceress book. I know it's the final as there are no new ideas that are tumbling through me which would get me to continue it, but at the same time, the ideas I AM having are being goobery in the brain. So ... working on a different book.

Saturday Updates: 

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

• Starting this book at: 54,486 words total.
• 1398 words so far. Lunch and coffay time.
• 2685 words and brain is kaputting. Or trying to. Thinking about what I will make for dinner.
• 3357 words. Off to make taco salads/bowls for dinner. And tater tots. Must not forget tater tots. Did you know you can make a homemade tot? Sure can. I made them myself and loved them. I wrote out the recipe I used here: http://oldworldcharm-modernliving.blogspot.com/2012/02/homemade-tater-tots.html
• 3520 words for today. Total for the book is at 58,006 words

Sunday Updates:

SORCERESS SERIES: BOOK FIVE

• Total to start: 51,630 words
• Some random music I'm listening to while I write (these are just the copied status updates):
• How can you not start busting out to this? Queen: Somebody to Love http://youtu.be/wVR38mm4Hzg
•  [dorky dances and sings] As a kid I thought Chevy was the singer for the longest time, haha. Totally crushed on Paul Simon in this video. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al: http://youtu.be/uq-gYOrU8bA
• Now I'm thinking of watching this. Funniest movie ever. Yes I'm writing, lol. Randomly this all helped me just figure out where to take my last book of my Sorceress Series. Yay! Caddyshack I'm Alright Kenny Loggins:http://youtu.be/QNf5Yd1huUo

• 1193 words 
• I admit, another inspiration. I can't not dance to this! Pussycat Dolls Sway http://youtu.be/kXf2g2lqRCo

• 3064 words so far. Music is helping me to turn this book around and I finally have a path. Will be a happy ever after book after all. 
• 4,408 words
• Final update as I am exhausted. 5,724 words today and leaving the book at 57,149. Below is a small draft excerpt for you. Draft means that this is a first draft and it will show this round. I purposely didn't go deep into detail as I will add that in, in the editing stages. This is sometimes the bare that I will do so that I can move on quickly as the ideas pour through my head. I don't always do it, but sometimes I do. I find in editing I actually end up needing to add IN detail, versus take OUT like most authors. Not sure why that is. Just works better for me. A true first draft, which means ... crap, lol.

The gates burst open, breaking from their hinges and clattered to the side, one flew off into the land and a spark erupted before disappearing into nothing. Smoke drifted into the air.

The shadow dragons both stepped next to me and raised their massive heads to their full height. A roar began when they inhaled and their chests puffed out, then a moment later the fire began as they slowly exhaled. The fire swept over and along the ground like waves in the ocean, sweeping over the magical barriers and spinning in massive walls, engulfing the castle and taking over the entire land.

The dragons flapped their wings and the Phagor screamed as he stepped forward, the sound deafening. Stopping just outside the gate, he turned his head toward me. I nodded.

Thunder cracked the sky and lightning struck the earth. The energy fields crackled and snapped. 

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Weekend Writing Sat-Sun (April 20th - 21st) Tag #wwab to join in.

This weekend I shall work on: Sorceress Series: Book Five. Word count is at 48, 266 total right now. I've been giving thought to turning this book into a 3rd POV, versus the 1st, but we shall see.

Tomorrow will be Dark Illusions: The Final Chapter and the total word count for this one is at: 52,341. 

The cleanup of Dark Illusions: The Beginning has been going well. I'm hoping it won't be much longer that it takes me to do the polishing (as my lovely editor called it). Going through and making a list of the things to look for specifically, has helped a lot in the editing and cleaning up phase.

If you haven't got your copy of Always Consequences from Smashwords yet, and you use something other than Kindle to read, I'd suggest getting your copy now. The book will be pulled around the 26th to make sure it's clear to upload into the Kindle Select KDP program on the 1st of May, until the 1st of August. You won't have a chance to purchase the book for anything but Kindle between that time, save for the paperback and hardback version. In the terms and conditions of the program, it does say you can sell the books in paperback, just not in digital anywhere else.

Baby Gremlin, Kaley - that toy she's cuddling isn't that large. Aw.

Saturday Updates: 

SORCERESS SERIES: BOOK FIVE

• Starting at 48,266 words.
• 1025 words so far
• 1985 words. I've been writing in chapters that are in the middle of already written chapters so now I get to jump forward in time and continue on. Funny how I jump back and forth that way in some stories. When printing out my books, it's hard to follow, but not in the typing of. 
• 3294 words.
• I'm pretty much puttering, but here is a teaser for you. 

With that, I pulled myself free of his grip and turned my back on him. “I said what you want, don’t rub it in. And don’t think,” I turned around, “that things have changed.”

Riagan’s eyes glimmered in challenge. “I do not, my dear girl. I will conquer you. Eventually.”

“You’re a pain in my ass.”

“You wouldn’t have it any other way.”

• Going to end the book tonight at 51,630 total. Ending early to watch The Hobbit.

Sunday Updates:

DARK ILLUSIONS: THE FINAL CHAPTER

• Popping in at 52,341 words in the book so far. Happened to occur to me that I am editing and cleaning up Dark Illusions: The Beginning, on first edits for Dark Illusions: The Next Chapters, and then I am writing Dark Illusions: The Final Chapter. That amuses me to no end. Yes, I am amused by those wee tidbits. ;)
• 1080 words and time for me to actually get dressed. :D
• 4,109 and technically I'm only half dressed.
• Total today 5,097 words and leaving the book at 57,540 words. 

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Weekend Writing Sat-Sun (April 13th - 14th) Tag #wwab to join in.

Time to get writing, I'd say. Getting late in the morning. The two behind this time are: Hope for the Future (total at 46,444) and Sorceress Book Five (word count at 48,266). 

Saturday Updates: 

HOPE OF THE FUTURE

• Starting out at 46,444 for this book.
• 627 words so far. A wee bit distracted today.
• 1423 words total for the day. Yay! Not really, but life gets in the way sometimes. I'm happy that I got as much done as I did. I may just work on this one tomorrow too. Still need to percolate the Sorceress book in my head. 

Sunday Updates:

HOPE OF THE FUTURE

• Decided I would just work on Hope of the Future again today. So far, 1193 words this morning.
• 2371 words so far. Coffay break.
• 5936 words now. 
• 6492 words and wondering how long this book is going to end up because I'm still working off the MS I had before, but will switch back to the old one soon. Then, I have a lot of ideas to go off them both. Either this will go past the 100K mark, highly doubtful, but possible, or if it does, go higher. Break it up? Or no? Decisions, decisions. I'll just leave it up to the characters. 
• Tonight we will end because I am exhausted, at 6581 words total. The book is at 54,483 words.

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Weekend Writing Sat-Sun (April 6th - 7th) Tag #wwab to join in.

Okay, I have had a full week off. Gave it to myself so not only could I get all the updates done on my sites, but the information areas, cover photos, Always Consequences covers, official page for it, and more!

Check out the site and let me know what you think about everything. If you click on the above link for the Forum, you'll be taken to the new upgraded forum. If you've previously registered, feel free to update your profile on there too. You have fun custom cartoon avatars on there, and so many more goodies.

I've also cleaned my review page above so if you want to leave a review, you're more than welcome to.

Absolutely no reason for this other than some cute spice! :)

The books I will be working on this weekend are: Sorceress Series: Book Five (at 44,716 words) and then tomorrow, Dark Illusions: The Final Chapter (at 46,098 words). Only been a week of not writing or editing and I must say ... I miss my characters! haha

Saturday Updates 

SORCERESS SERIES: BOOK FIVE

• As it says up above, I am currently at 44,716 words in my Sorceress book, so that's where I will be starting from. 
• 1423 words and break time. Laptop is dying so need to get the cord.
• 3046 and time to make din din. 
• 206 more, haha. 
• Total 3323 words today. Brain is closing down for the night. So I'm puttering. 
• Want to help with something? I could use a Magical being who'd be great at fighting and can teach a Sorceress to fight. Also need a male name for him, haha.

Sunday Updates

DARK ILLUSIONS: THE FINAL CHAPTER

• Starting the book at 46,098 words total in the book.
• 1103 words 
• 4177 words
• 5676 words
• 6243 words. Leaving the book now at: 52,341 total.

See you next weekend!

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