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Calm
The colours speak to me of waves and shorelines. The whites are crisper in person but the yellow light of the room warmed them up a bit in this picture.
Another cover design lol
Hey there, remember how I like to design and re-design my own covers just for kicks? Well here's the new Breathless cover concept. Hope you like it.
Writing Weekend Take 2
I'll have to keep chanting to myself 'just keep typing, edit later' to ward off my inner perfectionist. :)
I will undoubtedly take a few breaks on the beach...but I guess I could take my iBook with me and keep on typing!
Cover Concepts Take 3
OK so here we go round three! I have redesigned the cover again. I was brainstorming for the sequel to Breathe Again and I decided (with some help from Pod member #1) that the original cover was too dark. So here is the new cover! I even printed out a copy of the book to see how it looks and I LOVE IT!
I'm Shaking In My Boots
I didn't know if I could write a novel, and then when I did I wasn't sure if anyone else would want to read it but me. After finishing it and finally letting other people read it, I was shocked and oh so pleased that other people liked (even loved it in some cases) my book.
The thing I wasn't thinking about this whole time was the next step - the finding of an agent and convincing them to take a chance on me. I have been sitting on a finished novel for months now shaking in my boots at the thought of actually trying to get it published. Why? Every time I look into literary agents I get a whole lot of Canadians saying how impossible it is to find someone.
I am hopelessly not self-confident in pretty much everything I do - much to my mother's chagrin. I have always been surrounded by love and support and yet still I feel like there are always going to be people out there that can do anything I can do, but infinitely better than I ever could.
But I look at my story about Bree and I know that it's good. I feel totally uncomfortable about admitting to liking something I have created, like I have some twisted sense humility that says I can never take ownership of anything I do. I have a story to tell, and message to share, but it's trapped because of my insecurities.
It could be that it's time I put my creations out in the sun for the world to see, instead of hiding them inside where it's safe. Perhaps I have to risk that they'll get rained on (or snowed on) but that maybe, just maybe, someone will get to see something beautiful about life through my eyes.
Come on backbone, get stronger; it's time to take the plunge...
Writing Weekend
My very first writing retreat is set to begin in 11 hours (7 of which will be spent sleeping...hopefully) I am going to get a lot of writing done on project #2 (working title: Sephora - book #1 in the Warriors of Artemis Series), plot out a bit more of project #3 (working title Breatheless - sequel to Breathe Again) and possibly take some time to go through a couple of edits for project #1 (Breathe Again)
I'm Very excited about having some dedicated time to put into my writing, and am feeling a little bit more like a real author. Hopefully I will have more to give to you all to read very soon!
B.J. Kenney
Second Draft is Finished!
I've taken the chapters down now that I have completed the book. If you want a copy leave a comment, or email me and I'll send you the PDF. I am assuming, of course, that you know me :)I have to start on the scary road to actually getting published and I feel overwhelmed and...well scared, but I am also very excited to see what the world thinks of my baby girl Bree and her crazy journey of finding herself.
Thank you to everyone who has read Breathe Again already and given me feedback. Your compliments and critiques are vital to me in making this crazy dream feel real. I know I have a long way to go from here, but letting people read my work was the first BIG step and I literally couldn't have done that without you.
Hugs and High-Fives
Joy
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