booksSo I blogged a few weeks ago about having a new book idea since my old one had become boring even to me. In that last post, I didn’t mention what the book was about, since the idea was so new, but I feel more comfortable talking about it now. Basically, it’s a young adult novel about a girl who wants to escape from her strict family life. It’s still in the very early stages, obviously, and there’s more to the story than that, but that’s the general gist of it.

Anyway, last night I met up with my writing group at the 61C Café, took a deep breath, and presented the first chapter to people who proceeded to rip it to shreds. Just joshing - they liked it and gave me lots of good criticism and I’m excited to keep going with this and see where it takes me.

Can I just say how much I absolutely love having a group of people I talk to about writing? The process of writing is so solitary and you spend so much time inside your own head that it is amazingly refreshing to share your insanity with people who understand exactly where you’re coming from.

Now I want to go work on my writing some more, but I’m thinking that maybe tomorrow or Thursday I’ll post some old stuff of mine for you to read. Keep your eyes open!