Rebeca Schiller

While I continue my research on all the numerous topics that Julius touches upon, I’ve taken the presumptuous luxury of daydreaming of what the book’s cover would look like if I actually finish it and if it ever gets published (presumably if you envision your goals, it helps with achieving them.)

Pretty spiffy, Huh? But what’s it all about? I’ve been dreading to write the synopsis because it’s about so many things. However as Keith Recker, editor, founder, my boss, and colleague at HAND/EYE Magazine wisely said, “Don’t be afraid of what you have to do.”

So here goes . . .

Set in New York City’s Lower East Side in 2006 and 2007, Julius is the story of Corinne Sand and Jake Wells, a marketing communications executive and an attorney, who hate their lucrative occupations and dream of

Wow. Once you get it in your head that you need to climb out of the pit and actually do it, you wonder what the was it that held you back in the first place?

I am on a roll. The feedback has been very good in terms that doesn’t leave me discouraged. Some things need to be fixed here and there, but that’s what I expected.

What’s next on the agenda? Book One is finished–I know what needs to be changed and cut. I’m plowing onto Book Two. Ritz, may accountability partner, offered some great advice on back story or flashbacks and I’ll experiment with that. I’m actually quite excited by playing around with it. The back story in Julius is important, and without it, you really can’t understand why Corinne thinks the way she does.

As for revisions, although I am itching to make the changes now, I’m going to hold off.

There’s been a lot of email exchanges recently about writing insecurities and how to overcome them, and I was happy to note that I’m not the only person who’s plagued by the negative self-talk. What got me out of the rut? Well, self-talk can also be encouraging and persuasive. I suppose my Just Do It post played a part, but also reading the FaceBooks updates of two of my writer friends pushed me forward.

Where am I now with Julius? I managed to climb out of that self-pity pit and revised chapter seven. It still has issues, but it’s now moving in a direction that makes sense. Or I least I hope it makes sense. I’ve rewritten chapter eight, and this evening I’ll be ready to submit it for critique.

In terms of sticking to a schedule, I spoke yesterday with my accountability partner and we’ve agreed