What's Up Wednesday: August 20

What's Up Wednesday is a weekly blog hop created by Jaime Morrow and Erin Funk to help writers stay in touch.
What I'm Reading: 
Beta reading for a friend at the moment and that's it. Most of the books I want to read are currently packed away in preparation to take them with me back to school. Hopefully something will catch my attention once I'm there.

What I'm Writing: 
This is the worst writing month I've had all year, but I'm still making some progress on LP. I'm at a major turning point in the story so once I get through this rough patch, it should be easier from there. I tend to write quickly when I reach climactic points and I'm really excited about this one.

What Inspires Me: 
I'm feeling pretty uninspired at the moment.

What Else I've Been Up To: 
I took the GRE last week and just got my official scores today. I didn't do as well as I hoped and that's got me worried, but there isn't much I can do about that now. Time to focus on packing up all of my stuff so I can move back to uni. It's amazing how much stuff gets spread around the house after four months. Can't believe this is going to be my last year! 

Have a great week everyone! And if anyone else is headed back to school in the next couple of weeks, good luck!

Comments

Unknown said…
Yay for beta reading, but boo for no writing. I am having a hard time writing lately, but hoping it will wear off soon. That is the same thing for me! I am stuck in the middle, writing military training etc. and having a hard time with it. Once I get to the big points, it'll pick right back up. Good luck and have a great week :)
August 20, 2014 at 12:54 PM
Elodie said…
Some writing weeks are better than others! :-) And yay for beta reading! Hope you have a great week!
August 20, 2014 at 1:54 PM
Miss Cole said…
Enjoy the beta reading, and don't worry too much about the writing. The urge to do so will return :)
August 20, 2014 at 2:16 PM
Tonja Drecker said…
Good luck in getting everything back together for school! And don't worry about the writing. That always comes and goes--sometimes more, sometimes less. :)
August 20, 2014 at 4:24 PM
Melanie Stanford said…
Summer is such a hard time for writing I find. It's easier to get back in the groove of things in the fall. For me anyway- I don't have school to start like you do! Good luck!
August 20, 2014 at 6:12 PM
ELAdams said…
Hope you get your inspiration back soon! Have a great week! :)
August 20, 2014 at 6:19 PM
Melanie Crouse said…
Good luck with the move back to school and with getting over this slow patch. Have a fantastic week!
August 20, 2014 at 8:10 PM
Kris F. Oliver said…
Ugh! Standardized tests are the worst. And they really say nothing about a person's intelligence or abilities. I had to slog through the GRE too and it was painful and annoying. Don't worry too much about your score though.

And consider this no writing time as a much needed break for your brain. You'll come back to it with your batteries recharged and set your keyboard on fire. :)
August 22, 2014 at 9:11 AM
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