Decision rescinded–new one made

So a couple of weeks ago, I said that in the wake of the second Gadda trilogy being put on hold, I was going to move on with a new urban fantasy idea.

After some more thinking, I started to wonder if that was such a good idea. Would it muddy the waters too much to be trying to shop a new urban fantasy series in twelve months or so when I was still wanting things to happen with the gadda books?

Talking to folks at Conflux, it became clearer. Muddying the waters around the gadda books weren't as much a worry as confusing myself would be. I'm a simple girl, and I'm best off doing one thing at a time.

So I've decided to take a distinct step sideways and as far as novel-length works go, my focus is now on romance. I've started planning a new contemporary romance, and I'll play with other ideas as well.

I won't stop writing fantasy, science fiction, paranormal but they'll be shorts. This year, I'm going to finish with five short stories published (my best year ever). I hope to build on that next year, with more experimental and craft-defining works. Hopefully in a year or two, the future of the gadda books will be clear (either they'll have taken off or sunk without trace) and then I'll know what steps to take on that side of the fence.

At this point, I just want to say how lucky I feel that I sat down in May and did a business plan for myself and looked at diversifying my career. If I'd still be set in my mindset that the gadda books were the way, I'd be one distraught little writer about now, not sure what to do. Instead, I'm able to take this calmly and re-jig what I'm doing to suit the current circumstances.

So thanks, RT Convention and my therapists – you helped me a lot!