Coming Fall 2024!!! Paint the Sky!!!

Official cover reveal!!!! Coming fall 2024....

Paint the Sky by Kim Turner and The Wild Rose Press!!!

Blurb:

Pardoned for crimes he never committed, Leaning Bear has grown weary of the injustices thrust upon his people. When he encounters the new teacher for the reservation, he discovers she is ill-equipped to survive in the West. But when he happens upon her painting at a nearby stream, he learns there is more to her than he first thought. It doesn't take him long to realize she is his heartsong-- though loving a white woman doesn't come without risks.

Ali Crockett arrives to teach the children of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation but finds things harder than she imagined. Her home is a ramshackle cabin inhabited by wildlife, the Chief isn't happy with her, and locals who harass everyone in Lame Deer have taken notice. While she expected difficulties, she never imagined falling for the quiet medicine man. But when she becomes the brunt of local gossip, there is only one choice to make...the one that will break her heart.

Yipeee we have FINISHED THE BOOK!!!!

 So we have reached the 52 weeks of writing a novel. 52 weeks.

Did you complete your rough draft? Did you meet your goals on story? 

Wow. When I look back it seems so fast. I'll ask then what did you learn about writing? About yourself? About your story? 

Let's share a bit on the authorkimturner Facebook page. We need to celebrate!!!

It's the holidays. Your assignment it to go to your family and tell them you wrote The End. And you are ordering pizza or taking then to a holiday supper! Kudos to all of you. 

I have to say it's been a tough journey keeping up this blog too. But it has been worth it. 

Son if your rough draft is done. Go on to edits. One chapter or several a week. You don't want to spend another year editing so push to get your several edits done. 

If you are not done I urge you to keep going with that one hour a day and those 500 words a day. I don't want anyone feeling negative about not completing a novel. All you gotta do it keep going. A reminder it is hard to write a book. If it wasn't everyone would do it. 

So don't give up. You can do it. 

So now what am I going to blog about for 2024?  Hum...I may just keep adding writing hints but I think 2023 was some practice for me in clearing clutter and taking better care of me.  So it may be that 2024 has more hints on self care and motivations for writers. 

And I'd you are so inclines and would like to have a spot on my blog about writing or if you have a new release I would be happy to add you to my blog if you can share hoe the year long Time To Write Blog has helped you. 

So let's share...what are your plans now for 2024?

It's been fun!!!

2024...What's the plan?

So if you have stuck with this blog and you have or will soon have a finished book or a completely edited book, I have a new challenge for you.

What are you writing in 2024? You may need some time in 2024 to edit and get this first story off to a press or editor or at least on its way somewhere. So take out your author planning book and begin doodling ideas or things you'd like to plan for in the next book. I seriously challenge you not to stop your hour a day. Let nothing slow you down. This is your time. This is your book. This is your story. Your way. Spend some time on it now or when you can in the near future. Even if editing the book we have worked on all year don't lose momentum on story. Daily one hour, one chapter, honey in the chair. It is time to Write 2024. Don't miss out!!! Let's finish another book.

Time to Write Week 52

Group 1: Edits chapter 32 and chapter 12

Group 2: Writing Chapter 52

Group 3: Writing Chapter 32

1 week remaining in our writing journey It has now been almost a full year in this writing journey. Some of you have finished your story. Some of you may have finished two. And some of your are winding up a longer story. Other are already editing. You are almost there!!! Looking back at your progress and applaud yourself. If you are not making progress work on what is standing in your way. See what you can do to keep your hour a day going. Don't give up no matter what. Keep going to finish your story. Any progress isngood progress. So push hard to keep going. Onward folks. One more week!!!!! The pressure is on!

Oh and Merry Christmas!!!! I will have a post on the 1st to end up our writing adventure....so you get a little extra time!!!

Time to Write Week 51

Group 1: Edits chapter 31 and chapter 11

Group 2: Writing Chapter 51

Group 3: Writing Chapter 31

2 weeks remaining in our writing journey

We have two weeks left to FINISH THE BOOK!! 2 weeks to bring it all together so I am not going to offer much in these last few reads. 

You need time now to bring down your ending and time to Write. You need time to think. 

One reminder don't rush your ending. Don't make into short or abrupt. If you aren't finished in 2 weeks no biggie. Just keep going. 

So onward. If you have time let's all report in our progress on the authorkimturner gacebook page so we csn encourage each other. 

Get to it. Grab more than an hour where you can on the coming end of your story. Every sentence and every scene should matter. 

Onward.

One Hour a Day. 500 Words. YOU CAN DO IT!

As we have taken our long journey on writing in 2023 and 2024 is on the way, I wanted to hint again about finding that hour A day.

You have to want this writing thing. You have to want it bad in order to make that hour or more a day. And if you are not making the time you need to fix it. One hour a day. 60 mins or at least 500 words a day. It seems doable. If you are not finding it keep a list for a week of what is getting in the way? Track you day and daily chores so you can see why you aren't getting that writing time in. Did you do well with it for 2023 or have you struggled. You can answer the question based on where you are in your story. If you are not nearing a finished rough draft then you have to re-negotiate your hour a day with your family and yourself. If not is 2024 gonna be another year of little progress on your story? MAKE A DECISION AND MAP IT OUT AND WRITE EVERY DAY NOT MATTER WHAT. Yes I am yelling. You have to make writing a priority. Yep that means other things may not get done. So what if there are dishes in the sink. I'll bet if you write you csn do the dishes later. So what if laundry isn't done....uhmm write your 500 words and knock yourself out on folding clothes. Hint: they csn wash and dry while you write. In fact when our laundry was piled up one weekend I moved my laptop to the kitchen table and I wrote all day while doing 6 loads of clothing. Imagine that. You have to want it bad enough. So maybe your family doesn't help and sucks what time you do have right down the drain. You do know while you get no time your husband is off doing his own thing sleeping while he watches TV and your kids ate gaming. They get their hour of time or more. You deserve your time. I am not perfect at this either but sometimes at 8pm when I have knocked out a full time job and what chores I have done...I call it time to Write. Yep some chores are left. They will get done but if I don't write this book isn't gonna happen. I make it sound easy and maybe now you are even mad at me but don't be. You joined this to finish the book. So get to it. Don't let the knew year coming pass you right by without a finished book. Seriously...what's it gonna take to get an hour or 500 words a day. You know what I think? I think we all make excuses. I think we don't make writing a priority. I think we cop out to being fatigued sometimes. So maybe treat writing like a job... if it isn't already. So 2023 is almost done...take a close look at what you have accomplished. If it isn't what you hoped, only you can change it. Go forth and write.

Time to Write Week 50

Group 1: Edits chapter 30 and chapter 10

Group 2: Writing Chapter 50

Group 3: Writing Chapter 30

3 weeks remaining in our writing journey Let's think this week about how you are going to end your story. Here are some options on endings: Coming full circle....the story ends where it began but the character has overcome the obstacles. A moral ending shoes the character depth of growth through the entire story. The surprise ending is unexpected by the readers and maybe adds a twist. An emotional ending impacts a reader profoundly or should. A reflective ending let's the character evaluate how far they have come through their story journey. Cliffhangers are utilized to continue series and can keep readers on the edge of their seats but be careful. Some readers don't care for these. Humorous endings cand be fun for readers. Image ending is leaving the story with a descriptive scenery. Dialogue ending leave the character last thoughts with the reader. Question endings can give the reader room to wonder and question what happened. But a word to all the different endings above. Make sure that you use a genre specific ending that fits. I write romance and true romance stories on have two ways they can end. With a happily ever after or with a happy for now ending. I have often had to remind my readers that the hero never dies in romance because I put my hero's through so many things. Anyway. Hope this stirs your thinking on how you will end you story. Onward. 3 weeks to go!!!! You will have a finished novel soon enough!!!! Onward. TIME TO WRITE!!!