Back to Work

Since I finished my first edit of book no. 2, my teen novel, about a week ago, I've been taking a break from writing. I've been reading a lot.

I read "The Death Cure," the third book in the "Maze Runner" series by James Dashner. I wish they would make "The Maze Runner" into a movie. I thought I read somewhere that Dashner sold the movie rights, but I could be mistaken. I call it a boy-based version on "The Hunger Games" when I try to describe it to other people.

I also read "Looking for Alaska" by John Green. It's sort of a similar story to his more recent novel, "Paper Towns." There were several parts in "Alaska" that were funnier than the funny parts of "Paper Towns," but "Alaska" was much more sad in the end.

Next, I think I'll read "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer. I saw the trailer for the movie version with Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks and I was intrigued. It's about a boy who lost his father in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks when one of the airplanes hit the Twin Towers in New York City. I think it's going to be uplifting. Or, at least, I hope.

But now that my little writing break is over, I need to go back and do a second reading of my own novel. I think it came together well, but I know it needs a good second reading before I ask someone else to take a look at it. I'm excited. It's very different from my first book.

Then, when I finish a second reading of my second book, I'm going to go back to one of the other novels I've started writing and pick up where I left off several months ago. I can't wait!