So, just to update you on what I'm actually doing at the moment.... I've managed to pull myself out of my post-Melbourne funk and am back to work.
I polished up my query for The Sidewalk's Regrets and sent off a first batch last week. We'll see where that leads.
I did a quick, first round edit on Stumped because I won a 50K MS edit and wanted to make sure I got the most out of it. I'm hoping the editorial comments will be helpful and will be able to guide me through the next round of revision. Because while there are parts of the book I really like, it needs some big picture work to help focus it better.
And finally, I dug out the MS of Between Paradise and Nowhere, the NaNo novel I never finished last year, and am trying to make it to the end. I'm at the climax now, so should finish by the end of the week. Then I need to go back and fix a major problem I have in the middle before I go back to the beginning and revise.
So I have plenty to move ahead with. What are you working on right now?
I'm in the world of plotting right now. Some of it on paper, but a lot of time spent brainstorming and researching.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to finish book 2 in the Runes series, so I can go back and finish my next Guardian Legacy book. Good luck with the queries.
ReplyDeleteLast year I did some judging for a RWA chapter and for my efforts I received a 20 page critique. What I didn't know was the person critiquing was an editor and asked me to submit a full when I'm finished. She said the YA would be a great addition to their house. Long story short, I'm busy finishing my wip because this unsolicited response has given me a push in the butt. :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the queries. Expect the unexpected.
I am editing my 3rd YA romance novel right now. I am planning to self-publish by May 1st.
ReplyDeleteResearchng. I figured out the combination of medical problems my mc has, and I even finally found one that utilizes a killing-the-creature plot point that I borrowed from my last ms idea. I never imagined I'd spend hours doing medical research and looking up fatal drug interactions. But since I had to do it - thank goodness for the internet! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm editing my first manuscript, and feel a little jittery about handing it over to my beta readers at the end of next month.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on planting the mess of trees we ordered online. Yay spring fever! *Then* I'm working on more revisions for 'Dark Skies'.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are querying Sidewalks! Keep us all posted as to how you are getting on and if you need a crit of anything let us know.
ReplyDeleteI am about to revisit the novel you crit'd for me actually, trying to get myself going on it!
Good luck with all your projects! I love that everyone here is so busy.
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