Spring has Sprung!

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The sun has finally come out here in the San Francisco Bay Area and I'm taking a breather from writing. I handed my Young Adult Gothic in to my editor at Tor, and I'm anxiously awaiting her response.

[image error]I am still calling it "unnamed YA Gothic for Tor" because we don't have a title. I'm so obsessed by this that I actually dreamed of the perfect title...and then forgot it when I awoke.

I have been a long-time fan of Gothic novels, and I had a great time researching chapter intro quotes for the Unnamed YA.  Project Gutenberg has many classic novels, including available as free reads. I'll compile a list with links and add it here.

So if you're wondering, what exactly is a Gothic? Well, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre is my gold standard. It has the crazy wife hidden in the attic, a lonely house in the middle of nowhere, a broody, dark hero, an orphan, and supernatural elements.  I had a copy of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca somewhere in my bookshelves and I'm in the mood to read it, but can't find it. I may have to buy another copy.

And that's how I always end up with two or three volumes of the same novel.