Confessions of a slacker...

Ok, maybe I am a slacker. But I've been writing!

I've been taking every Tuesday "off" from my mom job to write, and it's been thoroughly enjoyable! And I'm happy to say I'm up to six whole chapters of a young adult fantasy book about a girl who has dreams. Yes, very mystical.

I would probably be further into my story, but I've had a brief editing spurt going from first-person point-of-view to third person. Tedious, but I think things are feeling more natural now. I don't know if I just started my story in first person because I feel like my main character is imparting things to me that way and I thought the story would be told best that way or for some other reason. Unfortunately, it wasn't working... So, third person it is!

I'm learning a lot about writing. If you're interested in writing books, especially for the YA genre, check out "Wild Ink!" by Victoria Henley. I devoured it and was left wanting more! I'm also reading her other book, "Seize the Story." If you already know the basics of this kind of writing, you can skip the second one, but I highly recommend both!

I'm also reading Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game." It is much darker than I anticipated for a science fiction about a six-year-old boy. Does anyone else want to take this kid out of Battle School and send him back to his mother where he'd be loved? Ugh! I'm a little tormented, but I guess that's what keeps me digging further into the book. I need some resolution!

If you're reading some great YA stuff, send me some suggestions. Always trying to broaden my horizons and check out different writing! :)