Exploits of a Hummingbird Author: A little bit of an update

Hey y'all!

So firstly I want to apologize about the Blank Guides : Actual blog posts ratio as of late. I enjoy them and I hope you do too, but falling back on them solely is just lazy. I do not condone. I have the majority of them already posted here.

Earlier I blogged about participating in Pitch Wars, and mentioned it when I posted about Query Letters. SOOooo that's basically what I've been working on (if I'm not procrastinated/obsessed with creating art) which is why I haven't had the ability to craft the content that I had hoped for.

I wish to change this, but for the next 10 days my work is kind of dedicated to meticulously polishing my submission. Whines: I can't write because I'm busy writing. :'(

So here is my apology; what I have planned for when I can write.

Articles:

I came across Nanowrimo almost by accident, but had contributed to the bulk of my last two books. So what I wanted to share first was Neil Gaiman's Pep Talk. If you're a writer and don't know what Nanowrimo is, stop reading and go see!

Reviews:

I'm on the fence about this one, I was going to review the first three chapters of Eve: The Awakening, Jenna Moreci's novel. I mentioned her before, but you just need to go to her website or Youtube channel to learn more!

The other thing was going to be Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. I just read it recently so it'd be good to do something fresh in my mind.

Writing Prompts:

So I am struggling with my dislike of spoilers, but for here I guess it's necessary.

So for this one I'm thinking that the horrible crime is during present time. They awake in the future which is actually bright, sophisticated, and cultured. The ruins that is the future is their morally corrupt social, religious, and political habits. Not to mention that the technology is so advanced, that the character can't even use any of it.

This one I am actually excited for, (I may even leave it for last) because I have a perfect Crestwood tie-in. So again for this story I want the time period to be contemporary. The rest of it will basically just mirror the prompt; Wakes up, gets stolen, bound...blah blah. What I plan to do with this 'ritual' though will be the meat of the story. I am going to make a chemical engineer be an Alchemist witch (as per understood in the Crestwood Saga) who is attempting to give herself the formula (the one from Atom's story), but mistranslated the book giving it to the protagonist...to which the protagonist goes back to their life...the one they were going to end tomorrow.

This one I'll probably do first, it was the next in line anyways; but as a whole it's not my favorite. I still like it though so I'm excited to get back into it! So the character basically walks into Billy Joel's Piano Man. Complete with the pilot, the bartender, the waitress and her politics practice. Then as the dawn rises it shifts into Hotel California. The twist...it's lazy, don't judge me...is they are in a coma.

Crestwood Saga

So I've been meaning to rewrite my synopsis's but have been putting it off. This competition has forced me to do it for Book 4, so when that's over I'll probably get to this first.

Secondly I'm currently also in the process of rewriting Book 1, the intro especially. So when I feel better about it, I'll post it here. Probably on a page so it doesn't clutter up my blog. So yeah, I said I wasn't going to make this a Crestwood blog, but I'd be shooting myself in the foot if I excluded it entirely...also I really want y'all to read my series anyways, might as well introduce you to the characters and my particular blend of magic system. ^.^

Writerly Advice:

This post is going to be the one that I start on when I finish this one. I recently had a conversation with someone, that was a nearly perfect parallel to a conversation I had earlier this week. I plan to use this to help the introverted and shy writer...or anyone who wants to have better banter!
DONE: Write your future banter

Writers Life:

Well this is kind of that post. I like to have one tag for updates and things not related to the others. So check one off the list! (two if you count the blank guide, gonna take a break)

Beta Read

This is a form so it's not exactly a topic per say, however I am going to rearrange the questions for a better flow. I've already got several submissions in! I didn't mention this before, so I guess I could now: The next round of beta reads are going to start in September, though it is really helpful to know who you are in advance!
DONE: Not much has changed except the order of the questions, and I added my email. Go check it out!