Mood: Good but tired.

What I'm Listening to Right Now: "My Love" by Justin Timberlake (Yes, I still love him.)

Okay, so in my last post I talked about all of the things I was going to be doing to change in the book. Well, my friends, that was nothing.

I was sitting on the couch watching TV Sunday night when all of a sudden I sat straight up, looked at my mom and said something along the lines of, "What if they weren't this but this? And what if I changed the first scene in the book to two other people talking about what they are? And what if I focused more on this?" and so on and so on. Her words were simple but said it all, "I like it."

So basically, I've changed some major things in my book.

When I first started, the book was going to evolve mainly around magic, which it still does in some ways now but that's changed a lot. Now we're dealing with a different type of magic and people who do things that are perceived as magic although really it's just because of the way they use their brains. Or more like, how much of their brains they use.

I know it sounds confusing but, honestly, I love it.

The only thing about the changes are A) I have to go back through the book to make them which is slowing the writing process down and B) It's making me uncomfortable to change the story this much after such a long time writing it.

Don't get me wrong, I feel like I'm making the right decision by changing these things but, just imagine if you have been reading a book for a while and then all of a sudden it started to change. That's how I feel. I mean, the story is going to remain the same but the back story is going to be different, which is weird to me because what I've had in my head about my charactors (who I love more and more everyday, by the way) has changed. They're aware of things earlier in the book now, and so they view things differently because of that.

It's all very confusing, and since I feel like the Mama of these charactors, seeing them change is very weird.

I know, I'm crazy, but I think I've got a pretty good book on my hands if that counts for anything.

Have a good day everybody.

**By the way, I typed this really fast and my spell check doesn't seem to be working, so if I spelled anything wrong, I apoligize in advance.**

Mood: It's been better, but then again, it's raining and dreary.

What I'm Listening To Right Now: Nothing, but I have the Food Network on TV

So, there are three R's that keep popping up in my life while writing this book. Realization, Re-Organizing and Re-Writing. Ugh. Enough with the "R's" already!

Last night, while watching $40 A Day, a thought popped into my mind about a big scene I have coming up. The following conversation happened between the two parts of my brain. We'll call them First Self and Other Self. Enjoy.

First Self: "You have a similar scene like that at the end of the book. Other Self, do you think maybe that could be redundant, since the book is going to be so action packed from that scene to the one at the end?"
Other Self: "But First Self, I've really been looking forward to writing this scene and getting some action in this book finally. But... It would shorten up the book, and you're right, it could be redundant."
First Self: "Good, then it's settled, we'll just take that part out, for now, and add to it for the ending scene. It's basically all laid out, we'll just need to make it a bit more dramatic, since we were holding back on it before. Just a little re-writing. No biggie."
Other Self: "Wait, not just a little re-writing. I've spent the last few chapters building up to this. It'll be A LOT of re-writing AND what am I going to fill it with?!?"
First Self: "Listen, it will make the book better and shorter. You do know you're going to have to cut out about 30,000 words, the way your headed? Let's go get in the bath and think about it."
Other Self: "I don't want to get in the bath! I just want to write what I had planned! And I think you're over-estimating it with 30,000 words! More like 29,999... at the most. Really, we'll be fine."

That's basically how it went. And oh by the way, First Self won. Realization has set in. Now it's time for the re-organizing, and re-writing. Yippee.

And I did have the realization the other day that my book is too long. It's already at or over what most Young Adult books are. Oh boy. Didn't plan that one out well. But it's okay. I'm actually looking forward to going back (when I'm finished) and fixing everything. I really love editing, so it should be fine. I just need to get all of it out, the rest should be fun for me. Really.

Have a good day guys.

Mood: Great. Super. Awesome. Fantastic. Optimistic. Get it? Good.

What I'm Listening To Right Now: "Here It Goes Again" by OK Go

So... guess whose writer's block is OVER!?!?! Or Ova!! As the cool guy from the original Iron Chef says?!?! Guess yet?? That would be ME!!!

That's right, I have slate the huge, gigantic dragon of a wall that is sometimes called writer's block and today, just an hour ago, wrote my first chapter in almost a month. A MONTH!

And you know what? I like it. I mean, I really like it. Like, I think I'm really hitting my flow with my characters and their personalities. Smart-ass comments are just rolling off their tongues now, which is a great sign for me.

Anyway, I'm off to finish doing the dance that I've now named the "I'm back!" dance. It's going to sweep the nation soon.

Have a great day.