One of the characters in Mija is a psychic. As part of my research, I got my cards read. I went to Miss. Michelle. She provided a 12-month reading. At the end of each month, I will post her reading for that particular month along with events that occurred in my life. You can read the full reading here.
Miss. Michele provides a complimentary three-card spread. Just for fun, go to her website and take advantage of it.
Okay, now on with the reading.
Miss Michele’s Reading for January – It’s been a month of rapid, unexpected change for Auria, exemplified by the Ace of Swords. 2008 is a significant year for many people; more so than any other year in recent history, there was a marked change in the Universe’s energy from 2007 to 2008. People around me have seen it… I’ve never witnessed so many people sticking to their New Year’s Resolutions!This same energy is strong in Auria’s life this year, and it all started with the Ace of Swords, a struggle to start a new project or switch directions (quite unexpectedly) on an existing endeavor.
Auria’s Interpretation - This month’s reading is strong. As you may remember, I switched story directions unexpectedly. As far as sticking to a New Year’s Resolution, I didn’t make one, but as a general rule, I stick to every goal I make. I’m an achiever. Always have been. It’s a survial skill I learned as a kid.
Do you believe in psychics? Have you ever had a psychic reading? Oh, and if you take Miss Michele up on her free tarot card reading, share your results.
Last week I decided to step away from the computer and write Mija freehand. I thought that the change might give me a different perspective. I rarely type. I usually use Dragon NaturallySpeaking. This method works for me because I’m able to close my eyes and just talk. The pictures in my mind’s eye are vivid. The scenes play in my mind. The characters come to life. And when I want to backtrack, I’m able to “rewind” mentally. It’s a different writing method that most, but this is one of the reasons I believe my writing is authentic.
Writing freehand didn’t work for me because I censored myself more than I normally do. Also, I never read what I write because I want to wait for the editing process. With the freehand method I had to reread everything so that Dragon could type the scenes. As a result, I edited some.
In addition, I started to draw scenes on the paper. This meant that my writing time was longer than usual. I was easily distracted.
But there was something I liked about having the pencil in my hand and scribbling on a brand new notebook. I like that feeling enough to give freehand another try.
I didn’t post my current word count yesterday because I didn’t want my big announcement to get lost in the midst of the Behler Publications interview. As you can tell by the title of this post, my work in progress is no longer called The Devil’s Playground. The new title is Mija (that’s the name of my MC).
The name change was necessary because the focus of the book changed. Well, I don’t know if that’s completely accurate because The Devil’s Playground never had a clear focus. All I know is that the title Mija suits the book at this time.
Who knows, the title may change again as I continue writing. For now, I’m really excited about the new name. There’s an authenticity in the title that was missing before.
Word count for the week: 2,900
30709 / 90000 words. 34% done!
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