I’m here. Not there. My ARCs were supposed to be out for BEA, but, due to circumstances beyond our control, that didn’t happen. If they were there, I might have gone to visit them and rub elbows with some amazing authors. Instead, I’ve decided to sponsor the Official BEA Left-Out-Author Pity Party for all us authors not at BEA this year.
and Skittles, and our coffee too, cuz we’re going to be busy. While our author friends are in New York, not writing, we’re going to. Write, that is. A lot. I plan to finish my first draft of book three in the Personal Demons series. (another 50K words or so)Today and every day for the rest of the week, stop in and post your word count for the day in comments. On Friday afternoon, we’ll total up all our words and see how productive we’ve been. =)
What do you think? Are you up for the Official BEA Left-Out-Author Pity Party?
And, also, check back tomorrow for some fun Personal Demons cover news. :p
Sounds great Lisa! :-) And us readers/bloggers who can't keep busy with writing we created ourselves the Armchair BEA, you can check it out here if you are inetrested :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm in.
ReplyDeleteSounds good. I'm in too!
ReplyDeleteawesome! in addition to working on my third novel, I'm also planning to do some gardening and napping in the sun while they're all inhaling exhaust fumes in NYC. ha!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the company! #cupcakesallaround
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I've got my cookies and coffee. I've got my manuscript. Ready, go!
ReplyDelete*pulls up a chair*
ReplyDelete*passes around baked goods*
I was feeling a little left out until I read this. Bummer for you, BUT I love this idea of coming together and working hard.
ReplyDeleteI took my laptop to the gym because I was on a roll editing a picture book.(I sat in a chair writing, not on the treadmill)! I ended up home later than I planned, but it was exactly what I needed to do.
Great idea!
ReplyDelete*puts on pot of coffee*
*steal Kristin's goodies*
LOL, think of it as the "I'm too cool for BEA party." :D
ReplyDeleteBut wow, what I wouldn't give to listen to those panels!
I'm in. I'm kind of in a slump with my current wip right now, so maybe this is the kick in the pants I need.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about your ARCs. urgh!
I'm in too, if I can bring M&Ms. I'm finishing a draft of my book by Thursday, no matter what!
ReplyDeleteYou guys rock! I got a little behind on my wordcount, but I worked out a major plot point, so now I'm rolling again. =)
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea. I did my own future-author showcase in honor of BEA, so I'm def in.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about your ARCs. That must be so disappointing. You know what they say: everything happens for a reason.
Love this Lisa. I've been so envious of all the BEA talk on the web today.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly have a lot of friends there!
I'm joining in with the writing.
I'm in, too! Today was not such a good day, though. I think I wrote a couple paragraphs. I got caught in the Twitter time warp. Doh!
ReplyDeleteOoo! We've got a crowd. We're gonna rack up tons of words, I can tell. And, yes, Cheryl, Twitter will eat your life one minute at a time.
ReplyDeleteI wish you were here, Lisa! Can't wait to see the Personal Demons cover!!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great time, Andrea!
ReplyDeleteI'm totally in! I've got a little child-free time this afternoon and intend to rock my rewrites.
ReplyDeleteTake that, BEA attendees! ;)
And cannot wait to hear your cover news!
After my Tuesday Poodle Mishap, I got back in the game yesterday with 1,280 words. This was a good day for me, as my average daily word count is about 500.
ReplyDeleteAlas, today I will not have any words. I go from work directly to appear on a panel of mystery writers moderated by Chelsea Cain! Sweet!