Hello gentle reader,

It is time for another weekly check-in! I hope you had a great and productive week…

Quote of the Week

    “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

As a writer obsessed with her books, I find this quote reassuring.

Picture of the Week

Nature, by my friend M.LIN

Is it springtime yet?

Word Count of the Week

This week I added 4000 words to my Work In Progress, but because I also deleted 2000 words of backstory, it is now at 20,000 words. Considering I had a crazy week at work, I see this good progress.

TV Show of the Week

The Vampire Diaries (CW)

This week on The Vampire Diaries, a major character died and the episode was about grief. It wasn’t as good as the Buffy episode on the same topic (The Body, S5E16) but it did make me cry.

Film of the Week

Lincoln

I was disappointed with this movie. Not with the quality of it (it’s undeniably a great movie) but because of how boring it was. I just felt it was a very, very long lecture. Maybe it’s because I know the topic so well. But still.

Good News of the Week

This week, I won something! I won a first-page critique via the YAvengers blog and the lovely Stephanie Diaz commented on the first page of my Secret WIP. And it was positive feedback! *Cue happy dance*

ROW80 Check-In

My goal for this round is to write every day. This week again I managed to write

4 days out of 7. Again.

Links of the Week

On my blog I posted about what inspired me to write a novel set in London.

On There And Draft Again this week, Mara shared some Editing Tips and Rachel gave advice on How to design a book cover.

If you haven’t watched Kelsey Macke’s vlog series on writing you’re missing out. Her weekly videos are both funny and informative, and always inspiring.

Have you heard about a YA Sword and Sorcery debut called Poison by Bridget Zinn (coming out on March 12th 2013 from Disney Hyperion)? Bridget died in 2011 and her friends, agent and publisher are trying to spread the word about her novel. If you’re interested in joining the effort, check out this blog post by YA author Inara Scott.

Finally, Game of Thrones Season 3 has a trailer and OH MY IS IT MARCH 31 YET?

Next week

Next week on my blog there will be a book giveaway! Stop by on Thursday to enter!

How was your week? Make sure to share your writing progress and what inspired you this week in the comment section below!