Dreamer's Sanctuary

Chapter 9 of My Brother’s Keeper is up!  Thank you to anyone who’s reading, especially those who take time to give feedback.  I appreciate it!

I’m on Day 71 of my current writing streak and only have one week left of work before my summer vacation begins, so it’s looking like it will be a productive summer in terms of writing.  Thank goodness because I don’t have much else planned now that my DNA Tour road trip has been postponed until next summer.  At least we have a new album to look forward to and know when to expect it.  Thanks, Boys!

It’s so fun to see the Boys getting into the Christmas spirit in the studio!  It was around this time last year that I got the idea for The Road to Bethlehem, which was about them trying – and failing – to record the Christmas album in 2020, so it’s awesome to see them finally succeeding at it this year.  And the fact that it’s a holiday album means we should actually get it later this year.  I can’t wait!

Chapter 8 of My Brother’s Keeper is up.  Hope you enjoy!

It was so nice to see the Boys back together in person this week, even if it was to announce that the tour is being rescheduled… again.  But hey, at least they’re finally working on that Christmas album, which means this may be the year!  I’m glad they’re recording in L.A. and not New Hampshire, LOL.

Chapter 7 of My Brother’s Keeper is up.  Hope you enjoy!

Happy May!  As a teacher, it always feels exciting to reach the first of May and know the school year is almost over.  The countdown is on!  I’m looking forward to some time off this summer to relax, rejuvenate, and write.

My friend Dee convinced me to participate in Camp NaNo in April, which is a variation of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).  I’ve always wanted to do NaNoWriMo, but November is one of the busiest months for me at work, so I know there’s no way I would ever be able to write a 50,000 word novel that time of year.  Thankfully, I found out NaNoWriMo’s site also offers a couple of Camp NaNos in other months of the year, specifically April and July.  After talking about doing this on the Absolute Chaos forum, Dee created a group for us, which anyone can join here.  I set a goal to continue writing every day of April and add 20,000 words to my current novel, My Brother’s Keeper, and I’m proud to say I made it with 45 minutes to spare last night! LOL.  I found out you can continue setting goals there even after the camp ends, so I set a new goal today to write 50,000 more words between now and the end of June, just in time for the next Camp NaNo in July.  You can see my profile page and track my progress here.  Today marks my 50th consecutive day of my current writing streak, so now I’m aiming for 100!  I want to go into summer with some momentum so I won’t waste the first few weeks of vacation struggling to get back into the writing groove.

With that said, I really appreciate everyone who has been reading My Brother’s Keeper and giving feedback.  That is so motivating to me!  Chapter 6 has been posted, and it’s the longest one so far.  I hope you enjoy it!

I also hope Nick tells us his daughter’s name soon because I am dying to know!  But I’m also just happy that everyone’s home safe and sound – that’s all that really matters.  Congrats again to the Carter family!

It’s sure been a week in the Backstreet fandom, hasn’t it?  Odin celebrated his fifth birthday on Monday, BSB celebrated their twenty-eighth anniversary on Tuesday, Nick and Lauren welcomed their new bundle of joy on Wednesday, AJ released a new song and video on Friday, and it’s apparently Brian’s parents’ 50th anniversary today!  Congratulations to all!  My prayers are with the Carters that things with Baby Carter continue to improve and they’re able to come home from the hospital soon.

I wish I had a happier chapter to post today, but this story I’m writing is a huge downer.  I promise it won’t be depressing all the way through.  Chapter 5 of My Brother’s Keeper is up!  Thanks to those who are reading and leaving comments; I appreciate hearing your thoughts!