Secret projects
I always like to have a secret project or two on the go. Something with no contract, no expectations. Something I can muck around with when the book gets overwhelming, or when I’ve got a bit of spare time.
Friday before last, I finished a draft of Rogues Book 3, Haunted Warriors, and wanted to take a bit of time away from it so it could cook. So for the last week, I’ve been working on Secret Project #3.
(Actually, I suppose it’s Secret Project #2 now. Secret Project #1 was the picture book, Ella and the Ocean, and that’s not a secret anymore, so everything has moved up one place.)
I hadn’t looked at this particular project for quite a while, so it was nice to discover that I was further along with it than I’d thought. In fact, I had a whole finished draft. But my first drafts are always pretty sketchy, so I spent last week opening things up a bit and making the people more real.
Now of course I want to keep going with it, because it’s nearly done. But I’ll go back to Haunted Warriors, because I do want to see how it reads, after a week away from it. And how Duckling and Pummel are getting along. And the chicken …
Incidentally, Rogues Book 2, Secret Guardians, has just gone to the printer!
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I cannot wait to read Rogues. I finished your Hidden Trilogy a while ago and still have not picked up The Keepers or Rogues. I have not had the best reading experience for weeks due to a certain book that wow'd me, so I cannot believe I didn't think of your books that I always enjoy! I do look forward to this secret project...
I hope you enjoy the Rogues, Sumayyah. And definitely go back and try The Keepers - it's a lot of fun and the whole series is out so you don't have to wait. As for the Secret project, it's always wildly tempting to tell people what it's about, and I have to hold myself back. :)
I'll do that for sure. Don't worry I can be patient for masterpieces.
Sumayyah wrote: "I'll do that for sure. Don't worry I can be patient for masterpieces." Haha. Such a nice thing to say!
