Possibly the Last Post of 2013?

Hey guys! Or "ya'll", as everyone will soon be saying when I fly down to Nashville in a few days. Which is really what this post is about.

Right now, although things are improving, they've been a bit rough for me, and I'm looking forward to Nashville being an opportunity to get away from it all. That means everything; even this blog.

However, if I feel up to it this Saturday or next Saturday or the Saturday after then of course I will post and tell you all about my travels so far! But if I don't, then you know why.

But what news do you bring this week, Elizabeth? you might be asking impatiently. And the answer is I'm slowly realizing just how much work needs to be done on this book before it's a finished product. I can tell you it will be glorious, though.

"'My fair and virtuous daughter,' he began. 'I have a proposal for you.'

She smiled, knowing what to expect. 'Tell me more of this…proposal.'

A nobleman stood up, one she knew by the name of Bathos. He kneeled and rose to face her.

'I come from a land of great bounty. My kingdom has only loyal subjects. My fields are fertile and ripe with crop. The only thing I am missing is someone to aide me rule it.'

Silence, a nervous cough."

Anddd that's it for this week! See ya around...sometime.

XOXO,

Elizabeth

Breakthrough!

Hey guys,

Well, so far I'm having a pretty great day (knocks on wood twice) because I have made yet another breakthrough in my book! Well, several of them actually. Hopefully you feel as excited as I do, despite the fact that you have no idea what's going on!

I will be talking with my editor either today or tomorrow to discuss thoughts on how to further improve my book and whether my ideas will actually be beneficial and contribute to the story. I'll be sure to update ya'll on how that goes next week.

Here is this week's excerpt:

"It was as if I had woken up from a dream. I had no idea where I was or how I even got here. I looked around me and realized that, with confusion, I standing by the sign for 4^th Avenue in downtown.

What the hell…?"

Another cliffhanger suspense excerpt! Aghhhh! Have a great week, and if it's snowing where you are (like it is here), then go play in it!

Just a few more weeks until Christmas!

Elizabeth

P.S. Also, notice how I actually posted on time this week? Pretty impressive, huh?

DECEMBER IS HERE!!!

Howdy ya'll,

Wooooo! It's December! And that means Christmas and New Year's are right around the corner. It's the most wonderful timeeeee of the yeaaarrrrrr!

Pardon my veering off topic so early in the post. Ha, when do I ever stay on topic? Anyway, because I am now just patiently waiting for my editor to look over my second draft, there really isn't much to update you on. So, here's an excerpt!

"I jumped and quickly turned to the source of the sound. It was my neighbor, Greta.

'Um, hi,' I said awkwardly and then blurted out, 'How did I get here?'

I felt my face heat up as I realized how odd that must sound. But I really had no idea."

Yup, it's a short one, as always. How did whoever is talking get there? Dun dun dun...

Have a great week! Get those trees and lights up! I know my parents won't. Those grinches.

Warmest Wishes,

Elizabeth

Man, You are Bad at Deadlines

Hey guys!

Shhh, title of this post. I know. But I'm not even going to excuse myself this time because I just had a weekend of hell, excuse my language (oh c'mon Elizabeth, you could have made time for your blog! Shhh.). Although you'll be seeing a lot more of that in my book.

My book! Right! You may be wondering what's been all up and happenin' with it the past week. Well, I'm almost finished with my second draft, so I plan on shooting that to my editor soon and getting some feedback to share with ya'll! I think it's significantly improving the more time I spend on it--I've come up with a lot of new ideas to make the story more interesting. Not that it wasn't already. ;)

So, with another post comes another excerpt! Here is this week's (or last week's, for that matter):

"He smiled, a sad smile, and looked away again. By now I was standing beside him. I touched his arm lightly.

'Hey.' I said.

'Hey,' he said back, softly.

I turned him around and he looked into my eyes, and I looked into his, and we were getting closer and closer when suddenly—"

And that's it! Ohhhh, the suspense. I guess you'll have to find out what happens when it comes out!

Be looking forward to that, and as always (or when I make time for it because I'm irresponsible) see you next Saturday!

Elizabeth

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!

Hey guys,

So you're probably wondering why I never posted last Tuesday or Saturday. Besides having a lot going on, I have decided that from now on I'll only be posting on Saturdays, but combining what I would have written in Tuesday's post with Saturday's. Hey, don't yell at me! I'm still undergoing the experimenting process of having a blog, okay?

SO, updates! I've been working on the book a little every day, and the pages are stacking up! Well, it's on Word so...okay, you know what? Just think about it figuratively.

Also, lately I've been consulting with a self-publishing company and they've made a great deal with me if I want to publish in paperback, but I'm keeping my options open. I'll probably send a manuscript to a few companies before I decided to self-publish. Or maybe I won't, because I am a STRONG, INDEPENDENT WOMAN WHO DON'T NEED NO PUBLISHER. Also I'm kind of in a hurry to just get it out there, and it's so competitive trying to publish a freaking book nowadays.

Um, you do know that the self-publishing company is still a publishing company, right?

Shhhh, brain. Shhhh.

So, what's been going on in your everyday life?

Well, not much besides that I'm getting more involved in theatre and might be starting ballet next week. Jeez, I went from doing martial arts to being a pansy. Just kidding, I think theatre and ballet are both wonderful arts that deserve a lot more respect than they already receive, which is why I'm getting involved in them! Also, I've been having boy probs, but that's pretty much been the same since the day I started high school. Ugh. Why do I even try?

I feel like there's one thing left to do...ah, yes! Why not treat you all to an excerpt? Here you go:

"Roland soon appeared, then Nefara, then Winter, Melody, Rowen, and a few new recruits after them. A twig popped under a careless foot, to which I quietly shushed them and proceeded to move on. But our progress was soon halted.

'Who are you?'

I stopped, stunned we had been sighted. Roland quickly spoke up.

'We are not your enemies.'"

What are you, then? Guess you'll have to find out sometime in the unknown future...mwahahaha.

Until Next Saturday,

Elizabeth

It's Tuesday Already?

Holy smokes! It's Tuesday already? Wow does time fly by.

Anyway, you know how I promised last week that I would tell you why Eve wasn't real? Well, I am now. Or am I? Yes I am.

Eve isn't real because she's programmed. The real person is Alexandra Williams, a 16-year-old girl that embodies her. What for? you're probably asking right this second.

A movie. "The greatest movie of our time," the director proclaims at the beginning of the book. Well, we'll see how that turns out. Maybe it will be, maybe it won't.

Because that's what this story is about. And it's just occurred to me, in the months that I've had this blog, that I have never told you. Well, now you know.

Almost all of the people you will (hopefully) come to love and hate are in fact not real people, which is kind of depressing when you think about it. There are a few scenes in which you see the people behind the characters and the cameras and you'll get a feel for them too, but no real attachment was intended to be made. Yes, I did that on purpose.

What else is happening besides you working on your second draft of the book, Elizabeth?

Well, I finally started reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (who is seriously one of my favorite people ever--thank you Crash Course!) and can I say, wow. It's not even that it's that amazing or whatever, but...what am I saying, yes it is. Definitely a must-read, and this is from a person who hasn't even finished it!

So, that is all for now. I intend to include a lot more content in my blog posts from now on, because I know they've been pretty dismal-looking lately, but I hope you guys have been enjoying them thus far!

Love,

Elizabeth

Feedback!

Good evening all of you lovely people,

I just got back from seeing Gravity in 3D with a couple of friends, and can I say...WOW! If you go see it, don't forget to breathe. It will be worth your $16 (3D is expensive, I tell you).

Anyway, back to more relevant news...my editor has finished reading my manuscript, and it looks like I have a lot of work to do. Basically what she said is that the story line is engaging, you'll fall in love with the main character, and it's well written, but I need more back story and expansion and it's confusing in some parts. Nothing that Elizabeth fracking Gibson can't handle!

Needless to say I'm going to be cracking down on my book over the next few weeks and hopefully fix some major things that need to be fixed (don't I have wonderful vocabulary today?). You hear that editor? I'M WORKING ON IT! I SWEAR!

I hope you all have a good night, a good weekened, a good next week, a good next weekend, a good month, a good year, and a good life. And don't forget to see Gravity (although if you see it in 3D, be prepared to dodge blown up space craft flying at your face).

Elizabeth