Meleah does not have much too much to offer for this weeks blog post since writing her book has taken over her life. Meleah is thrilled she is getting so much done, but she is even more delighted that she has reconnected with The Best Writing Buddy a girl could ever have.
Sunday evening, Meleah sat down at her computer to commence her ritualistic Vampire Hours in order to work on her book. She typed, and typed, and typed, and typed away stopping only to: brew coffee, abuse Facebook, smoke cigarettes, and to sleep for three-hour intervals, until Wednesday.
By Thursday, Meleah had reached a state of total delirium.
Completely disorientated, suffering from utter confusion, and simply exhausted from looking at the same words on the same pages for the billionth time, Meleah pre-maturely posted what she thought was Chapter Seven.
Meleah received fabulous comments, heartfelt emails, and excellent input from her most wonderful and supportive friends. She cannot thank them enough for reading all twenty pages like that in one sitting. Meleah thinks she has the best friends On The Planet.
However, Meleah thought that putting all of those scenes into One Single Chapter was just way too much. Thus, Chapter Seven didn’t feel right to her.
After wrestling with many decisions about the way her book was shaping up, Meleah ripped down Chapter Seven from the Internet, and methodically dissected every piece, every sentence, and every word, while she took the chapter apart.
She ultimately decided to split Chapter Seven it into two separate chapters. Of course, she still wasn’t happy with that.
Yet, once again, and against her instincts, Meleah pre-maturely posted what she thought was a better version of Chapter Seven and Chapter Eight.
Meleah decided to stop obsessing about the book – just for a second. Meleah thought it was a good idea to finally get out of her pajamas, take a shower for the first time in a week, get dressed in real clothes, and leave her house. Meleah really needed to take in some fresh air and to clear her head. When Meleah returned home, she did not write. Instead, she allowed her self to indulge in some quality time in front of the television.
By Friday afternoon and after a decent night of sleep, Meleah had almost figured out what to do with her book. But it wasn’t until after receiving some fantastic advice from her all time favorite ‘proof reader / test audience’ also known as Amy The Bartender at KHCC, that Meleah became practically certain about what to do – with all of those words, on all of those pages.
Friday and Saturday, Meleah retreated back into the confines of her purple sanctuary, sat down at her computer to commence her ritualistic Vampire Hours in order to finish the latest chapters. She typed, and typed, and typed, and typed, and typed away, TOTALLY and COMPLETELY re-constructing and re-writing the most * painful * scene in the book. Twice.
Meleah stopped only to brew coffee, abuse Facebook, smoke cigarettes, and to sleep for three-hour intervals, until Sunday. [Today.]
Meleah proceeded to spend countless hours debating on weather or not to split Chapter Eight into two separate chapters as well. She still isn’t one hundred percent sure all of that information should be in The Same Chapter. But, Meleah really can’t look at it anymore. Meleah just needs to move on to Chapter Nine, or else, she could end up obsessing about this decision for months.
Therefore, Meleah is proud to announce, the REAL versions, albeit still the rough drafts, of Chapter Seven and Chapter Eight, are now posted. [And she is NOT going to alter them again for a while.] If you would like to read them, please feel free to send a request for the password (via comment or email) and Meleah will gladly send it to you. She is really looking forward to hearing what you think!
In Other News…
Meleah received THIS kick ass award from her super cool blog pal Drowsey Monkey.
“The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the zombie chicken – excellence, grace and persistence in all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. These amazing bloggers regularly produce content so remarkable that their readers would brave a raving pack of zombie chickens just to be able to read their inspiring words. As a recipient of this world-renowned award, you now have the task of passing it on to at least 5 other worthy bloggers. Do not risk the wrath of the zombie chickens by choosing unwisely or not choosing at all.”
Meleah does not want to piss off any zombie chickens, so she would like to pass this award onto the following bloggers:
The Girl
Cute Ella
Skipper
Random Chick
Selma
Somehow, in the midst of all this Meleah also decided to host a contest over on her other blog.
If anyone here likes the comedian Ron White and is was interested in Winning A Free DVD of his latest special entitled ‘Behavioral Problems’ totally uncensored, unedited, and complete with 40 minutes of bonus material, come join me over HERE and play the super easy trivia game! The contest ends tomorrow. Is now over!
The winners are Eric also known as Speedy and Heather from One Shot Beyond
And that’s about all Meleah has to share with you! Hope everyone has a wonderful week.
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