What i've Been Up To This Week

There are those days when I think to myself  "what made me ever think I could do this?" Last August on a whim I wrote a book proposal to North Light books, one of the top arts and crafts publishers in the country. On that day I honestly thought it would never happen but it would be good experience for me. Much to my surprise, the aquisition editor loved the idea! By December I signed the contract. I worked daily for 3 months on the artwork and the featured projects. About 30 pieces later I was whisked off to Cincinnati for the photo shoot. It was an amazing time. I felt like I was supposed to be doing this. For the first time in my life I felt like I was in my element.
Well.....let me tell you....the last few weeks have been the extreme opposite! Literally for weeks I could not sit and write. I was completely paralyzed, wondering how I was going to pull things off. This week out of the blue, I have been able to write. Yep, 6600 words yesterday. Call it a deadline, prayer, panic or a bit of all three. I could write! The first chapter is absolutely the hardest and I finished it last night. It's about sketching and it's not easy instruction at all! But I am happy with the way it turned out. I am happy with the voice I finally found. These 2 fashionistas will be in the beginning of chapter one. Well, I best get off and start chapter two.