Elliott Turner's Blog - Posts Tagged "updatery"
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Being an author with a book up for awards AND some novel(s) at market means you sometimes know stuff, but have to stfu. It sucks. Writing is sharing ideas, and, like, you can't.
So I'm going to write really generally in this update. Sorry.
First off, I wrote another novella in Spanish. It's my first ghost story. It's about 15k words, and some friends from Twitter agreed to be beta readers and help edit aspects of it. I'm happy with how it's progressing. My formal written Castillian blows. Tildes stalk my nightmares.
Yet I persist.
Second, for the last six years, I have written and re-written AND RE-re-written about 10 or so short stories about the Rio Grande Valley. One of them is going to be published this year! Many others have been submitted to literary mags, and about two more are getting there.
Here are the titles and summaries:
--The Sicario's Daughter
A high school senior crushes hard on a girl, but then she suddenly and mysteriously disappears.
--Rolling Along
A young professional joins a roller derby team looking for camraderie, but falls in love. A major problem surfaces: the feeling is not reciprocal.
--Picking Las Flores
A middle-aged man moves in with his dad after a divorce and tries to get his life back on track. But a nasty vice stalks his every step.
--A Visitor
A marriage is on the rocks until a mysterious young woman appears.
--A Shared Feeling
A doctor attends his father-in-law's funeral in Reynosa and FaceTimes it for his distraught, undocumented wife back in McAllen.
--The Midnight Bus to Matamoros
A young attorney's Saturday League soccer buddy gets busted by La Migra. He tries to help, but is in for a huge surprise.
--Some Shall Rise
A family bonds together to take care of a terminally ill abuela for a day, but you can't stop what's coming.
I've also made some friends via Twitter who have beta-read and immensely improved some of these tales. They have asked me for help/edits with poetry, which makes me laugh because I suck at poetry. They are so getting screwed in this arrangement.
Third, NOTV is up for some awards. If we get shortlisted, I'll scream about it on Twitter. Also, NOTV is being submitted to three book fairs/festivals, so maybe I'll see some of you in person?
If not, no sweat. I have a cute two-month old baby at home to play with.
So I'm going to write really generally in this update. Sorry.
First off, I wrote another novella in Spanish. It's my first ghost story. It's about 15k words, and some friends from Twitter agreed to be beta readers and help edit aspects of it. I'm happy with how it's progressing. My formal written Castillian blows. Tildes stalk my nightmares.
Yet I persist.
Second, for the last six years, I have written and re-written AND RE-re-written about 10 or so short stories about the Rio Grande Valley. One of them is going to be published this year! Many others have been submitted to literary mags, and about two more are getting there.
Here are the titles and summaries:
--The Sicario's Daughter
A high school senior crushes hard on a girl, but then she suddenly and mysteriously disappears.
--Rolling Along
A young professional joins a roller derby team looking for camraderie, but falls in love. A major problem surfaces: the feeling is not reciprocal.
--Picking Las Flores
A middle-aged man moves in with his dad after a divorce and tries to get his life back on track. But a nasty vice stalks his every step.
--A Visitor
A marriage is on the rocks until a mysterious young woman appears.
--A Shared Feeling
A doctor attends his father-in-law's funeral in Reynosa and FaceTimes it for his distraught, undocumented wife back in McAllen.
--The Midnight Bus to Matamoros
A young attorney's Saturday League soccer buddy gets busted by La Migra. He tries to help, but is in for a huge surprise.
--Some Shall Rise
A family bonds together to take care of a terminally ill abuela for a day, but you can't stop what's coming.
I've also made some friends via Twitter who have beta-read and immensely improved some of these tales. They have asked me for help/edits with poetry, which makes me laugh because I suck at poetry. They are so getting screwed in this arrangement.
Third, NOTV is up for some awards. If we get shortlisted, I'll scream about it on Twitter. Also, NOTV is being submitted to three book fairs/festivals, so maybe I'll see some of you in person?
If not, no sweat. I have a cute two-month old baby at home to play with.
