New book and progress on The Novel
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anthimeriaI've been toying around with two "new" projects--one is Horizons, which I've talked about on here, but every time I think I've pinned Horizons down, it mutates on me, and I'm not feeling it at the moment anyway, as much as I'd like to be writing YA.
My other new project is a little more new in the actual sense, in that I had the idea about a month ago and within a week had a decent amount of worldbuilding and a solid outline.
Which was a shocker, because this was the same time I was working on Flying Machines, The Outline That Wouldn't. So to have this outline basically write itself said to me that I should maybe be thinking about writing this one, much as I'd like to be refocusing on YA or maybe should be making sure FM's outline is up to snuff.
So after revising The Novel for the last week-plus, I've sent it to a reader who'll hopefully give me enough to work with for another draft (though I have some ideas there myself) and in the meantime, I'm going to plow into the new project. We'll see if this works better than my last two novel attempts, which both sputtered. Geez, I didn't realize I'd sputtered on two in a row. That's not an awesome track record, although to be fair I wrote three before that without any hint of sputtering. Just gotta break the sputter cycle.
ANYWAY. New project is another middle grade, this time straight-up fantasy. It's the first in a series, though it can stand on its own (I have a Rule about that for myself with first-in-series books. As a reader I am so very tired of books that end and leave you hanging for the next one. Series are awesome, but learn to love the Levitz Paradigm, people!). The target age is a little younger than Skywatch, and it has a dual POV, switching back and forth for each chapter, which I've never attempted before. Working title is The Trial. Wish me luck!
My other new project is a little more new in the actual sense, in that I had the idea about a month ago and within a week had a decent amount of worldbuilding and a solid outline.
Which was a shocker, because this was the same time I was working on Flying Machines, The Outline That Wouldn't. So to have this outline basically write itself said to me that I should maybe be thinking about writing this one, much as I'd like to be refocusing on YA or maybe should be making sure FM's outline is up to snuff.
So after revising The Novel for the last week-plus, I've sent it to a reader who'll hopefully give me enough to work with for another draft (though I have some ideas there myself) and in the meantime, I'm going to plow into the new project. We'll see if this works better than my last two novel attempts, which both sputtered. Geez, I didn't realize I'd sputtered on two in a row. That's not an awesome track record, although to be fair I wrote three before that without any hint of sputtering. Just gotta break the sputter cycle.
ANYWAY. New project is another middle grade, this time straight-up fantasy. It's the first in a series, though it can stand on its own (I have a Rule about that for myself with first-in-series books. As a reader I am so very tired of books that end and leave you hanging for the next one. Series are awesome, but learn to love the Levitz Paradigm, people!). The target age is a little younger than Skywatch, and it has a dual POV, switching back and forth for each chapter, which I've never attempted before. Working title is The Trial. Wish me luck!
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Date: 2012-10-01 02:10 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-10-01 08:05 pm (UTC)But if I'm not too exhausted after work today, I will go back and re-write it. So. Progress, I hope.
Yay!
Date: 2012-10-02 05:04 pm (UTC)It's always exciting to hear my writer friends have new story ideas! I hope this one works out better than your last few, (as far as the writing process is concerned, as the ideas for the last few stories have been great and I'm sure some day they'll stop dragging you in multiple directions and settle into something that will make a fabulous story). Good luck!
Also, I'd be happy to read any new version of The Novel. :)
Re: Yay!
Date: 2012-10-03 05:18 am (UTC)I'll gladly pass along a new draft of The Novel once my friend here has vetted it and I've got another draft out, though I'm working on a tight schedule and I totally understand if you don't get to it.