A New Hope: Writing Journal 7/11/2019
Hello and thank you for reading my new series titled My
Writing Journal. This week's theme is, A New Hope.
So, what is this journal about? Here I will discuss what I’ve been up to in my writing career. I will discuss current WIPs, word counts, editing goals, and other items as well.
Mohinder’s Wrath/Moonhunters Update
Starting off let’s talk about the biggest news of the post. I’ve finished Mohinder’s Wrath!
I can’t believe that I’ve finished this draft. There were so many times that I’ve wanted to give up, but in the last two weeks, I pushed through and finished the damn thing. While there is a TON of editing that needs to completed, the damn thing is completed and it’s all downhill from here. From writing it, I’ve created several possibilities for other standalones in the Moonhunters series. Once again, I’m excited to be writing this series again. Right now, I’m drafting a novella and a novel. Hopefully, I’ll be finished with the rough draft for both before Mohinder’s Wrath is published.
In regards to Mohinder’s Wrath, it’s going to moved to the back burner. I’m planning on letting this story sit, for about a month before I dive back in and start editing. I prefer to have fresh eyes on it. More than likely due to funding, this book won’t be released till 2020. However, one positive reason to release the book in 2020 is the fact that I can time the book’s release up with Jennifer’s due date, February 2nd. What’s so important about her due date? Well I’m not going to tell you. You will just have to read about werewolf pregnancies in Jason's Awakening.
via GIPHY
So, what if this is a minor plug. If you don’t do the homework, you don’t get the grade.
The Date Lottery Update
About a week ago, I’ve received more beta readers comments about the story. As usual they loved it and I’m feeling more confident about this story, and after several edits and beta readers, I think it’s ready to be published, so stay tuned for the preorder date.
I plan on running though those edits this week or next week. (All depends on my mood and my beautiful youthful two month old.) After I’m done, this story will unfortunately be placed on the back burner until I can afford the cover photo that I want. Since there isn’t a lot of Black woman/ Indian men stock photos I have to pay a premium for a photo for an exclusive. I actually ran into this problem for The Alpha Nanny as well, which you can read about in the next section.
The Alpha Nanny Update
Starting off, let’s go through the bad news. My Indiegogo campaign for The Alpha Nanny fell flat on its face. I didn’t earn a single penny and I was thinking that the time and effort for it was a complete waste, as I could have used the monies used for advertisements for actual book related expenses. Ugh!
You live and learn as they say. I’m not sure if I will ever do a campaign like this again because of the costs and the lack of devoted followers. This just goes to show you that old age saying of, just keep writing, is still true. If you write it, they will come. From this, I’ve learned that I’m not at that popularity level to have campaigns such as these. Perhaps if I gain a good following, I will try it again. And just a quick shout out for those who either liked or shared the campaign on social media, THANK YOU!
Regardless of funding, I used my personal funds once again to get the editing, beta reading and cover costs done. As a result, The Alpha Nanny is nearly completed. I’ve just received my edits and I am waiting for the reminder of my beta reader comments to come in before I wrap up production of this title. All comments about the story have been positive, and the buzz on Wattpad has been great, giving me confidence that this book will sell in the long run.
As I mentioned before in The Date Lottery segment, finding a romantic couple for The Alpha Nanny was nearly impossible as the pairing of an Asian woman/ Black man in a romantic embrace is a rare in stock photos. It was even harder to find an Asian woman who was of Chinese/Korean descent. For the cover, I wanted something original, so I sought help on Upwork and received help from a photographer named Lenin Luna. While I’m not going to go into too much detail about my journey as it was posted in a previous post, I will say that I’ve had the best experience with him. The pictures he took were amazing and I can’t wait to share them with you all. Please note that in order to see pictures of the shoot you must be apart of my email list. Fill out the form below to get exclusive photos of The Alpha Nanny shoot.
With this said, I plan on hiring a book cover designer on Fivver to finish the cover. Once this is done, I plan on uploading it onto Amazon for preorder. Currently I am aiming for a Preorder date of August 30, 2019. This will give me enough time to get ARC reviews posted and market the book. Leading me to my next point. For any readers that would like a free ebook copy of The Alpha Nanny in exchange for an honest review please let me know. You can email me at remymarieauthor@gmail.com As an added bonus any reviewer who completes the book and posts a review, will get a free signed paperback copy from me as well.
Projects in the Works
The Alpha Nanny: Post Production- Minor Edits with a tentative release date of August 30th
The Date Lottery: Post Production- Minor Edits Release Date- TBA 2019
Mohinder’s Wrath: Production w/ Heavy Editing
With A Little Luck: (The Date Lottery Sequel) Production, Rough Draft at 10,467 words.
The Alpha Experience: (The Alpha Nanny Sequel) Production, Rough Draft at 4,209 words
Next Week Work Schedule
This section is more for me, less for you. However, I think it’s cool to see what I’m planning on doing over the next week, until the next blog. This schedule is not set in stone, I may be either ahead or behind schedule it all depends on what is actually happening that day. I also have a day job and a family, so my life always has it's unexpected turns.
Thursday: Blog Day/ Writing Day? (Depends on how long this blog post takes!)
Friday: Writing Day (The Alpha Experience- Word Count Goal 2,500 or One Chapter)
Saturday: Family Day
Sunday: My wife is being super nice and amazing. She is allowing me to take a half day to focus on writing. I'm planning on going through the edits of The Alpha Nanny and The Date Lottery on this day.
Monday: Writing Day (The Alpha Experience- Word Count Goal 2,500 or One Chapter)
Tuesday: Writing Day (The Alpha Experience- Word Count Goal 2,500 or One Chapter)
Wednesday: Blog Day (Writing Weekly Blog- Hopefully, I'll have something new to talk about!)
Total Word Count Goal: 7,500 (I realize this is on the small side compared to the other writers out there, but aim small, miss small.)
If you would like daily updates on my writing journey, please follow me on Twitter or Instagram. My handles for both accounts are @remymarieauthor
So, what is this journal about? Here I will discuss what I’ve been up to in my writing career. I will discuss current WIPs, word counts, editing goals, and other items as well.
Mohinder’s Wrath/Moonhunters Update
Starting off let’s talk about the biggest news of the post. I’ve finished Mohinder’s Wrath!
After 20 months, 35 chapters, 126 pages, and 82,382 words, I am finally finished with the rough draft of #mohinderswrath. I’ll tell you what it was a journey writing this monster. Upon several occasions, I felt like quitting and ditching the #Moonhunters series entirely. pic.twitter.com/A6Nm4pfkHc— Remy Marie (@remymarieauthor) July 10, 2019
I can’t believe that I’ve finished this draft. There were so many times that I’ve wanted to give up, but in the last two weeks, I pushed through and finished the damn thing. While there is a TON of editing that needs to completed, the damn thing is completed and it’s all downhill from here. From writing it, I’ve created several possibilities for other standalones in the Moonhunters series. Once again, I’m excited to be writing this series again. Right now, I’m drafting a novella and a novel. Hopefully, I’ll be finished with the rough draft for both before Mohinder’s Wrath is published.
In regards to Mohinder’s Wrath, it’s going to moved to the back burner. I’m planning on letting this story sit, for about a month before I dive back in and start editing. I prefer to have fresh eyes on it. More than likely due to funding, this book won’t be released till 2020. However, one positive reason to release the book in 2020 is the fact that I can time the book’s release up with Jennifer’s due date, February 2nd. What’s so important about her due date? Well I’m not going to tell you. You will just have to read about werewolf pregnancies in Jason's Awakening.
via GIPHY
So, what if this is a minor plug. If you don’t do the homework, you don’t get the grade.
The Date Lottery Update
About a week ago, I’ve received more beta readers comments about the story. As usual they loved it and I’m feeling more confident about this story, and after several edits and beta readers, I think it’s ready to be published, so stay tuned for the preorder date.
I plan on running though those edits this week or next week. (All depends on my mood and my beautiful youthful two month old.) After I’m done, this story will unfortunately be placed on the back burner until I can afford the cover photo that I want. Since there isn’t a lot of Black woman/ Indian men stock photos I have to pay a premium for a photo for an exclusive. I actually ran into this problem for The Alpha Nanny as well, which you can read about in the next section.
The Alpha Nanny Update
Starting off, let’s go through the bad news. My Indiegogo campaign for The Alpha Nanny fell flat on its face. I didn’t earn a single penny and I was thinking that the time and effort for it was a complete waste, as I could have used the monies used for advertisements for actual book related expenses. Ugh!
You live and learn as they say. I’m not sure if I will ever do a campaign like this again because of the costs and the lack of devoted followers. This just goes to show you that old age saying of, just keep writing, is still true. If you write it, they will come. From this, I’ve learned that I’m not at that popularity level to have campaigns such as these. Perhaps if I gain a good following, I will try it again. And just a quick shout out for those who either liked or shared the campaign on social media, THANK YOU!
Regardless of funding, I used my personal funds once again to get the editing, beta reading and cover costs done. As a result, The Alpha Nanny is nearly completed. I’ve just received my edits and I am waiting for the reminder of my beta reader comments to come in before I wrap up production of this title. All comments about the story have been positive, and the buzz on Wattpad has been great, giving me confidence that this book will sell in the long run.
As I mentioned before in The Date Lottery segment, finding a romantic couple for The Alpha Nanny was nearly impossible as the pairing of an Asian woman/ Black man in a romantic embrace is a rare in stock photos. It was even harder to find an Asian woman who was of Chinese/Korean descent. For the cover, I wanted something original, so I sought help on Upwork and received help from a photographer named Lenin Luna. While I’m not going to go into too much detail about my journey as it was posted in a previous post, I will say that I’ve had the best experience with him. The pictures he took were amazing and I can’t wait to share them with you all. Please note that in order to see pictures of the shoot you must be apart of my email list. Fill out the form below to get exclusive photos of The Alpha Nanny shoot.
With this said, I plan on hiring a book cover designer on Fivver to finish the cover. Once this is done, I plan on uploading it onto Amazon for preorder. Currently I am aiming for a Preorder date of August 30, 2019. This will give me enough time to get ARC reviews posted and market the book. Leading me to my next point. For any readers that would like a free ebook copy of The Alpha Nanny in exchange for an honest review please let me know. You can email me at remymarieauthor@gmail.com As an added bonus any reviewer who completes the book and posts a review, will get a free signed paperback copy from me as well.
Projects in the Works
The Alpha Nanny: Post Production- Minor Edits with a tentative release date of August 30th
The Date Lottery: Post Production- Minor Edits Release Date- TBA 2019
Mohinder’s Wrath: Production w/ Heavy Editing
With A Little Luck: (The Date Lottery Sequel) Production, Rough Draft at 10,467 words.
The Alpha Experience: (The Alpha Nanny Sequel) Production, Rough Draft at 4,209 words
Next Week Work Schedule
This section is more for me, less for you. However, I think it’s cool to see what I’m planning on doing over the next week, until the next blog. This schedule is not set in stone, I may be either ahead or behind schedule it all depends on what is actually happening that day. I also have a day job and a family, so my life always has it's unexpected turns.
Thursday: Blog Day/ Writing Day? (Depends on how long this blog post takes!)
Friday: Writing Day (The Alpha Experience- Word Count Goal 2,500 or One Chapter)
Saturday: Family Day
Sunday: My wife is being super nice and amazing. She is allowing me to take a half day to focus on writing. I'm planning on going through the edits of The Alpha Nanny and The Date Lottery on this day.
Monday: Writing Day (The Alpha Experience- Word Count Goal 2,500 or One Chapter)
Tuesday: Writing Day (The Alpha Experience- Word Count Goal 2,500 or One Chapter)
Wednesday: Blog Day (Writing Weekly Blog- Hopefully, I'll have something new to talk about!)
Total Word Count Goal: 7,500 (I realize this is on the small side compared to the other writers out there, but aim small, miss small.)
If you would like daily updates on my writing journey, please follow me on Twitter or Instagram. My handles for both accounts are @remymarieauthor
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