A Writer’s Journal

Archive for the ‘Writing’ Category

I have been slowly working on my new Black Wolf series. I have the novels names. (I need them or I can’t seem to make myself function as a writer. So just know they are working titles.) I have characters names, and I have the beginnings of a fantasy world for them to live in. I love the world of the Undying, but I was nearly burnt out on it. It was good to take the break when I did. I will continue to work with Eden on Warrior until it is done, but it’s not one that is my responsibility, so the brunt of it is going to fall to her to write and to plot. As always, Elburon is in the back of my mind. I thought I was going to get back to it, but it seems it is best left to the fall and winter months. So I will make my schedule according to it. I want to start getting these stories finished and ready to send out. I WANT to be a published writer, but I still have to figure out the marketing end of it. So, as I work myself up this month to start editing Undying Savage, I will work on the Black Wolf world and come up with a different name for the world, if it’s needed. I so love to world build. People could pay me to build their fantasy worlds for them and I would be a happy person.

p.s Happy Mother’s Day!!

Happy Mom’s Day to all you Moms out there. As you can see, I have been busy writing Black Wolf with Cordelia and Rune. I am having a ton of fun with them! It’s closer to the type of fantasy I write for myself. It’s not that I don’t enjoy writing Undying, it’s that it’s more of a modern or urban fantasy then High/Epic fantasy. I don’t read enough of the former to really know that I am doing something unique with the genre. I hope I am and I can only assume that I am because, well, I just don’t read that much of it. Anyway, it’s Mother’s Day, and while I’d love to spend the whole day writing in silent bliss, my kids would like to spend the day with them, so I am off to the shindig at my younger sister’s house.

I have been on a mini writing break this past week. I did get a few chapters of Undying Heart written, so I am happy with that. I know I can write a novel in ten days and I can write a short story in four. I don’t have to prove anything in that regard anymore. I have decided to take my writing down to a more human pace. I can’t keep cranking out rough drafts and never finish the editing phase of a project. Once I have Undying Heart safely rough drafted, I am going another break from writing and begin the work on editing Undying Savage. I want that book to be done and I want to start marketing it.

There is a part of writing that I have no idea if I can do or not, but I will find a way. I will have to market my own book. I don’t know how to do that just yet, but I will figure it out. I figure if I get some books on marketing, and I have a few other resources I can use to help with this. I am terrified and excited about this story all at once. I know it can become a bestselling novel, I just have to figure out how to get it there.

Well, my writing partner, Eden and I have finally come up with the most wonderful idea for our fantasy romance series! I have already started on it, and I must say that I am in love with the characters and the story and the world. There are still some things that I need to figure out about it, and things Eden will need to add to it, but at least we now have a place to start. Maybe I will actually get the Dragon Story I have been so looking forward to reading. Anyway, that’s all I have time for right now. I have chapters to finish!

Welcome to the re-launch of Emma Weylin’s Writing Journal. I had some technical issues (Namely accidently deleting by back-up file while changing webhosts from Yahoo! To HostGator.) So what is going on in my writing world? I was heavily writing in my Elburon world which you can read about HERE, and after that, I kind of took a break for the month of December with all the holiday stuff going on. Elburon has been packed up, probably won’t be visited again until next fall, though I will try like hell to get back into it soon. I have been playing with the idea of turning it into a fantasy romance series, but we’ll see where it goes. It needs to be right for my characters. I love Elburon and love my characters. I hope it shows when I finally get it done, edited and sent out the door. I will get something published!