Sorry dudes and dudettes. Should I ever get that dream book deal I'll be able to quit teaching and have more time to spend. Presently, I write until around 4pm, then teach from 5-8pm, then eat, sleep, repeat.
Anyways, I FINISHED A FIRST DRAFT OF MY NEXT BOOK!!!
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If that sounds good to you, then GOOD!
Naturally, that only means I'm about 2/3 finished. With some writers it's a lot less than 2/3, but I find my first drafts are usually pretty decent. Now I'm giving it a once-over, then sending it to test readers, then giving it a twice over, then sending it to my agent, then giving it a thrice over, then crossing my fingers.
Living the life...
I'm not giving anything away about the book, but if you're thinking "congrats", then the congrats are appreciated. Let's just hope it's not a fiasco like last time.
For those of you who missed it, last time I got told I'd written a really good book, but that tragedies don't sell, especially not in YA. I think that's bullshit. (Think emos and goths, for crying out loud.) But regardless, it's what I had to live with.
Writing this book was very hard. Getting back on track after the steel-toed boot-slam in the balls that was my last book took some time. My productivity was cut in half for many, many months. This book felt, for a long time, like a work of labour rather than a work of art.
Then there was the American Democalypse, and Brexit. Politics have been very distracting, too.
But the socks were pulled up and I worked through the suck, and in the last month or so I've found writing this book to be a joy.
I've decided to share more of what I think is important or just plain nifty on my blog. I think part of what drove me away is the idea that every post has to be some earth-shattering, fascinating, original idea. (Not that I've ever really managed that, but still, I always put a lot of thought and time into them.)
For today's pointless picture for pinterest, I decided just to hit the nose:
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