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Strange Chemistry and Kaleidoscope
Oct. 31st, 2013 02:56 amFinished my submission package for Strange Chemistry today. Loglines/one line pitches are HARD. Especially for a novel that is in many ways an avalanche--lots of things combined cause characters to act and react, rather than a single problem that needs solving, as in Skywatch.
On the other hand, the synopsis for The Novel was much easier than Skywatch's, for similar reasons. The Novel is a journey story, so one thing leads into the next, whereas Skywatch is a mystery, and characters chase clues all over the place.
At any rate, that's done, and now I just have to work on a query letter if I decide to start querying agents for The Novel. Since I'm still more focused on Skywatch, and since both my works in progress are also middle grade, The Novel's a lower priority.
Which is not to say I couldn't switch back over to YA if Strange Chemistry said they wanted The Novel, and oh by the way do you have anything else? My response would be, Let me tell you about my kickass urban fantasy with swan maidens.
In other news, I found out that Kaleidoscope, an anthology of YA spec-fic focusing on diverse perspectives, has gotten funded and will be accepting submissions till the end of the year, so I'm working on a short story for that. Right now it's more diverse than spec-fic, but we'll see. It's the only YA short story I have, though, so if they reject on that basis, c'est la vie.
This'll be the first short story I've worked on seriously for more than a year. It'll be an interesting change from the novels.
On the other hand, the synopsis for The Novel was much easier than Skywatch's, for similar reasons. The Novel is a journey story, so one thing leads into the next, whereas Skywatch is a mystery, and characters chase clues all over the place.
At any rate, that's done, and now I just have to work on a query letter if I decide to start querying agents for The Novel. Since I'm still more focused on Skywatch, and since both my works in progress are also middle grade, The Novel's a lower priority.
Which is not to say I couldn't switch back over to YA if Strange Chemistry said they wanted The Novel, and oh by the way do you have anything else? My response would be, Let me tell you about my kickass urban fantasy with swan maidens.
In other news, I found out that Kaleidoscope, an anthology of YA spec-fic focusing on diverse perspectives, has gotten funded and will be accepting submissions till the end of the year, so I'm working on a short story for that. Right now it's more diverse than spec-fic, but we'll see. It's the only YA short story I have, though, so if they reject on that basis, c'est la vie.
This'll be the first short story I've worked on seriously for more than a year. It'll be an interesting change from the novels.