Ten-Word Tuesday

Power's Touch is done! Three cheers, then onto round three.

Quick update!

1. My blog URL has changed, but if you're here, you probably already know that. Still, here it is: http://nisaswineford.blogspot.com/ There will be more changes coming to my blog soon. Just remember that soon is a relative term. ;)

2. Ali Cross is amazing! If you know her you already know that, but for those of you who don't know her, you should definitely find your way to her blog. Enter the dojo! She has taken national novel writing month and made it over ninja-style. It's not just a November thing anymore and it's not just for writing. There's hashtags for twitter and everything. Enjoy and I'll just say you're welcome now. http://alicross.blogspot.com/

3. I am one chapter away from finishing my second draft! It's so surreal! I'm sure you'll hear much more about this one when I'm actually done. Hopefully, it will happen tonight, but I rushed the ending to the umpteenth degree the first time through so it needs a lot of work! Still.so.close!

My, Oh My!

Yep. I'm having a 'My, Oh my!' moment.

I am ten chapters away from completing my first revisions ever. I am beyond thrilled and, yes, a tad surprised that I've actually come this far. My epic fantasy, Power's Touch, is sitting at just under 100k right now. My goal this week is to finish the revisions. If I can start on round 2 of revisions, I'll consider that a bonus. Maybe I'll even attempt a synopsis. Now I'm REALLY feeling ambitious.

How is your writing going? Where are you in the process?

Unease

I'm forgoing Ten-Word Tuesday today as my world is in a bit turmoil. I have never been through a "real" natural disaster. I've experienced earthquakes, flooding and even a tornado, but I never felt truly afraid. With all that is happening in the Middle East, my thoughts are far from the limit of ten words. I've watched, breathless, as a place I once lived and love was looted and friends, still there, hid inside their homes with baseball bats beside the door, their one protection. Other friends were evacuated and still live in a world of unrest, not knowing what will happen next, where they'll go, what they'll do. My family blog isn't called Daily Journeys of an American Gypsy for nothing. We are homeless. Oft times, very alone. Normally, the adventure of it, the wanderlust, conquers any sort of fear we might have at our chosen lifestyle, but then evacuations happen. As with Egypt not so long ago, I have friends in Bahrain who are now experiencing that same chaos and evacuations are pending. I cannot control the emotions I feel. Add to this all that is happening in Japan? I'm not sure there are words for how I feel. So many people in pain and mourning...

Perhaps tomorrow I will be resigned once again to all that is happening, but for today I feel overwhelmed and so very small. All I can say is, please, pray for all those across the Middle East and for those in Japan. I know the power of prayer is not insignificant.

Imagine!

"It's more interesting to have just a picture of a small detail - then you can dream all the rest around it. Because when you see the whole thing, what is there to imagine?" -Dries Van Noten