It's the end of the week, so it's time to celebrate the small things.
So, what am I celebrating this week?
It's my anniversary. My partner and I met at a Halloween party 28 years ago. And believe me, it does not feel like it has been that long. But then, I also just went to see our son's final performance before he graduates university with a music degree, so the timing tracks.
I finished the new book this week. Or, to be more accurate, I finished my first draft of the new book. I'm not sure if it's any good... To try and tidy up some of the dangling plot threads I (or Arlo, to be perfectly honest) wrote a very long essay about one of the most difficult challenges he's faced. So, now the book is made up of Arlo's journal, a section where Devon takes over the journal, and now this essay as well. I'm not certain it's going to work, but I'll leave it alone for a few weeks and come back to it and see what I think then.
I now have quite an expanse of free time on my hands. I do have another book I've been playing with - it's ostensibly a middle grade story, but I suspect it might actually be an adult book with a child protagonist. I kind of need to figure that part out. I figure I'll tinker away at that while I'm letting Arlo's story rest for a bit.
I got a personalised rejection from an agent this week - the very first one - and it was illuminating. I wish I had received it earlier, because it indicates that there is a single word in my synopsis that might be the reason why I've been racking up rejections like a champ. I've changed that word out now, and I'll send a few more queries this weekend and see if I have a different result.
And that's about it for celebrations this week. Apart from the fact I won some movie tickets in a competition. Which is cool. Guess I'll be going to see Bugonia this weekend...
What cool things are you celebrating?
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