As life begins to settle back into a semblance of routine, I'm back to my story in progress and the reunion is just like having coffee with a friend you haven't seen for some time. It's so much fun to catch up on all the things you've missed out on.
On another note - some marketing friends have approached me with some new ideas for The Treasure of St. Paul and I find myself conflicted. It has been some years since the book was published and one would consider that it has lived it's life and can safely drift off into the land of backlist and yet . . .
I'm considering another investment into marketing, even while I'm struggling to get the newer stories published and marketed. The marketers also asked me if I'd considered marketing it to Hollywood. Hello? I can SO see Antonio Banderas as Dominic. Yes, I know Antonio is Spanish, but after someone suggested him for the role that hardly seemed relevant. Am I holding onto a relationship that has run its course? I should be investing in newer stories, shouldn't I? CONFLICTED!
Points to ponder - but for now, I have to finish the story in progress!
Anon
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Running Just to Catch Myself
Okay, my group has mastered another deadline, although they seem to be growing increasingly more difficult to handle. As a result, I'm still catching up with myself having assisted my team to the detriment of my own responsibilities. That being said, I haven't done any writing for two weeks and I'm going into withdrawal!
On a sadder note, I lost one of my cats ("lost" being a euphemism for "he died") during this breakneck period. He died on a Monday, and I didn't even have time to properly mourn him untiil the following Sunday. Work/life balance should still include at least 10 percent life, right? Why does it feel less than that?
Taking a deep breath, moving forward and away from the "killer" deadline. The teeter-totter is balancing out a little better now (although work is still the up in the air end). Anxious to get back to my work in progress - I'm heading toward the finish line! Also managed to squeeze in another query to a reputable publisher soliciting proposals and weighing some marketing options that have been presented to me. What do you think? Do you think The Treasure of St. Paul would make a good movie? I can SO see Antonio Banderas as Dominic! He wasn't the model when I wrote it - I didn't really have one, per se - but he fits the bill perfectly. Is it worth investing (before Antonio gets too old) in marketing an old novel to Hollywood? (tongue in cheek, in case you can't see me.) My brain is still fairly scrambled from the crush of work, and the catching up, so that I can't even seriously weigh such a decision fairly.
Oh well. Hoping to be back on track now. Thanks for your patience!
On a sadder note, I lost one of my cats ("lost" being a euphemism for "he died") during this breakneck period. He died on a Monday, and I didn't even have time to properly mourn him untiil the following Sunday. Work/life balance should still include at least 10 percent life, right? Why does it feel less than that?
Taking a deep breath, moving forward and away from the "killer" deadline. The teeter-totter is balancing out a little better now (although work is still the up in the air end). Anxious to get back to my work in progress - I'm heading toward the finish line! Also managed to squeeze in another query to a reputable publisher soliciting proposals and weighing some marketing options that have been presented to me. What do you think? Do you think The Treasure of St. Paul would make a good movie? I can SO see Antonio Banderas as Dominic! He wasn't the model when I wrote it - I didn't really have one, per se - but he fits the bill perfectly. Is it worth investing (before Antonio gets too old) in marketing an old novel to Hollywood? (tongue in cheek, in case you can't see me.) My brain is still fairly scrambled from the crush of work, and the catching up, so that I can't even seriously weigh such a decision fairly.
Oh well. Hoping to be back on track now. Thanks for your patience!
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