Update

Just a quick post because I have amazing news... I actually finished chapter 2 of "Failure." I know, I can't believe it either!! Hopefully this is the beginning of a writing trend.

~Krys

Possible Detective Series?

Well, it's been quite awhile since I've updated (yet again) and mostly it's been because of Script Frenzy last month. Luckily, Aiden was a good little muse and Jon and I were able to complete all 100 pages of our script!! I'm actually pretty excited that we got the script done, it means that I can really get to work on the new revised version of "Eyes on Fire." I'm lucky to have such a wonderful writing partner, Jon really did come up with some clever dialogue and I can't wait to work it into the story.

On another much more interesting note, I kind of have this idea for a series of detective/crime drama/mystery novels. I know, I know, everyone wants to try to write about a detective that the world falls in love with and people send you millions of fan letters begging you to write yet another adventure with this character... but this feels different to me. When I had the idea for the original story (which I'm cautiously calling "Fragments") I never thought that it could turn into a series, especially not a detective series. Of course, that was before I started having dreams almost every night featuring the main character.

Now, you could just say that I've been watching too much "Criminal Minds" and "CSI" which is very possible, but I just don't think that is the case. I've been trying to find the right niche for myself for awhile now and I'm beginning to think that this is finally it. I've been interested in learning about serial killers and mysteries since my senior year in high school and lately it seems like I've been drawn to the "crime drama" genre quite a bit. I guess it will all depend on how the first two books in the series go, but I'm very hopeful.

~Krys

P.S. By bringing up the detective series I'm not trying to say that I won't finish "Eyes on Fire." I am. That is all.

I am ALIVE!

Yeah, I know. It's been six months since the last time I updated and I'm sorry. I guess I can blame NaNoWriMo, being sick, moving, being sick and working on "Eyes on Fire" for the lag between my last post and this one. I am going to try to be better at updating now that I'm writing more often, but I guess we will see what happens.

As I said, I have been working on "Eyes on Fire" and I think it's coming along quite well. I mean, I actually have a plot now so that has to count for something. The hubby and I are also going to be working on a graphic novel version of "EoF" for Script Frenzy, so hopefully that will help me get more organized and get some good dialogue working for the story. It should be fun, we start a week from today so wish us luck.

In other news, I did finally get Chapter 8 of "Our New Life" done and posted it on Twilighted. I'm even working on Chapter 9, isn't that crazy? I'm actually on top of things for once! Hopefully getting back into fanfiction will help me start writing again and I'll be able to work on all sorts of things. I admit that "Failure" is at the top of my list if I can ever figure out how to start the next chapter.

I guess that's it for now, just a little update to let everyone know I'm still alive and I'm writing again. Hope everyone is doing well.

~Krys

Tough Decision and Outlines

After a year of being sick all the time and never being able to work on my fanfics, I finally decided to go on a hiatus for awhile. I haven't updated "Our New Life" or "Failure" in a year, and with my migraines getting worse everyday I can't see that changing in the near future. Perhaps after Jon is done with school and we move and get settled, (in whatever city he can find a job) I can finally get a good doctor, good insurance and start fixing things. Until then, I'm focusing what little brain power I have on my original fiction. It was a frustrating decision to make, but it was the right one. It's not fair to expect everyone to wait on my next chapters when I can barely work on them at all. Hopefully things will get better after the start of the new year, but right now I just can't concentrate.

Speaking of original fiction, I finally have all the outlining done for NaNo. Short stories are definitely the way to go for me this year... simple and silly. I don't want to feel like my whole life is riding on what I'm working on, like I did last year. It was too stressful and I can't handle that with everything else going on. If you are interested in looking at my short summaries of each story let me know and I'll email the list to you.

~Krys

NaNo and Stuff

Well, it's almost that time of year again. The time when madness reigns and my fingers feel like falling off because of the time spent writing. That's right, NaNoWriMo is just around the corner. I can't believe it's already been a year.

I've finally decided on a project, a collection of short stories with the interweaving theme of love. Not just romantic love, but every kind there is. Love between friends, between strangers, between parents and their children. I'm even considering a story about obsession. It all depends on the feedback of my friends.

I've been working for the past couple of weeks on a compilation of summaries of the stories that I'm considering putting in the collection. If anyone is interested in looking this over and giving me their opinions of the story ideas, let me know and I'll send you a copy. I'm continually adding ideas, so this may go through several versions.

On another note, I've been working with a friend on getting some more of my fanfiction back up to speed. "Our New Life" has about four pages so far (a lot of it needs changed) but it looks much more promising than it did before I got some help. I've also been thinking about "Failure" and how to go about this next chapter. How Bella is going to treat Edward now that she is awake is a definite struggle, but it's coming along.

I also have an idea for a new story, which is frustrating for me because I have so many other projects that need my attention. What to do, what to do...

~Krys

NaNoWriMo

So, I've been thinking a lot about NaNo this year and early on I decided that I was just going to do a collection of short stories with an interweaving fantasy theme. Yesterday a scene came to me for a short story and the grief and heartbreak of the main character was just so real that it was impossible to think of anything else. When I discussed the idea with Jon (and Aiden of course) it became clear that I was only seeing a very small portion of this story, there is so much more to this character than the grief I saw.

Having said that, it's no longer an idea for a short story, but for a possible novel. Depending on how much character development I could get done before November, I may scrap my short story ideas and go with this. Yeah... I'm setting myself up for a lot of pain this November, but this is a story that speaks to me and I can't just let this character suffer without telling his story. I'll just have to make sure I buy a bunch of tissue boxes in preparation.

-Krys

Updates

So... I know I've been slacking off on my blog lately and I'm really sorry!! The thing is, I have been sick a lot lately and I've been going through some really terrible things with my last job (which I finally quit). The only really good news about me being unemployed is that I have a lot more time now to work on "Eyes on Fire" which I have done a lot of. I actually have goals to achieve!

Currently, I'm working on getting to know my characters better so I can know what needs to be changed and fixed in the story. I've realized that by doing this, I have discovered so many things that I have done wrong. I guess it's good to find out new things about your characters, but it's also a bit obnoxious that it keeps changing how the story works. Oh well, I know things will eventually work out.

-Krys