Writing Update: Dead Space is turned in and new YA work-in-progress
We're about halfway through summer, and I'm working my way through my Summer 2019 Goals. Woohoo!
Dead Space, my sci-fi thriller for adults, is finished and with my agent. It will probably go out under a pen name. Not as a secret or anything but because Kade (also a pen name!) is more associated with YA. I'll keep you posted about that and where we are in the process.
In the meantime, here's the one sentence blurb I've been working with for it. It needs to be shorter, but it'll give you an idea of what the book is about:
"A down-on-their luck beacon maintenance crew on their last assignment in space is elated to pick up a distress signal from a luxury-liner that inexplicably vanished on its maiden voyage more than twenty years ago, but their decision to board the ship against regulations may come at a high price--all the passengers on the luxury-liner died horribly, turning on one another in violence for unknown reasons, and the beacon crew will have to fight among themselves and against the mysterious force on board to survive. "
Dead Space
Also, I've decided to reorganize the order/priority of my summer goals. I want to finish more of what I start. In the past, I've been fortunate enough to sell books on proposal (three chapters or so and a synopsis). But sometimes a project I love doesn't connect with an editor on a partial, and then all I have are those chapters. Nothing complete. I have several proposals in my files that I really regret not finishing.
So I've decided that for projects I really love, the ones I can't stop thinking about, I"m going to finish the draft. Then, at least, I'll have the whole story.
That means Don't Eat the Messenger (YA contemporary fantasy) is getting bumped up on my list, with a few tweaks that my agent and I discussed and I'm really excited about. And thank you to everyone who let me know they'd be interested in reading DETM!
I have 100 pages of the draft, and I think that means I've got about 200 to go. By August 11. Eeek.
Don't Eat the Messenger
That's the latest for now! The secret news I mentioned last month is still a secret. But we've moved to the paperwork stage, so hopefully I'll be able to tell you soon! More next month...
Stacey
Dead Space, my sci-fi thriller for adults, is finished and with my agent. It will probably go out under a pen name. Not as a secret or anything but because Kade (also a pen name!) is more associated with YA. I'll keep you posted about that and where we are in the process.
In the meantime, here's the one sentence blurb I've been working with for it. It needs to be shorter, but it'll give you an idea of what the book is about:
"A down-on-their luck beacon maintenance crew on their last assignment in space is elated to pick up a distress signal from a luxury-liner that inexplicably vanished on its maiden voyage more than twenty years ago, but their decision to board the ship against regulations may come at a high price--all the passengers on the luxury-liner died horribly, turning on one another in violence for unknown reasons, and the beacon crew will have to fight among themselves and against the mysterious force on board to survive. "
Dead Space
Also, I've decided to reorganize the order/priority of my summer goals. I want to finish more of what I start. In the past, I've been fortunate enough to sell books on proposal (three chapters or so and a synopsis). But sometimes a project I love doesn't connect with an editor on a partial, and then all I have are those chapters. Nothing complete. I have several proposals in my files that I really regret not finishing.
So I've decided that for projects I really love, the ones I can't stop thinking about, I"m going to finish the draft. Then, at least, I'll have the whole story.
That means Don't Eat the Messenger (YA contemporary fantasy) is getting bumped up on my list, with a few tweaks that my agent and I discussed and I'm really excited about. And thank you to everyone who let me know they'd be interested in reading DETM!
I have 100 pages of the draft, and I think that means I've got about 200 to go. By August 11. Eeek.
Don't Eat the Messenger
That's the latest for now! The secret news I mentioned last month is still a secret. But we've moved to the paperwork stage, so hopefully I'll be able to tell you soon! More next month...
Stacey
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Cynthia wrote: "That’s so exciting! I mostly stick to YA, but Dead Space sounds like something right up my alley! Super excited for it.
Don’t Eat the Messenger - oh man! I’m going to keep my eyes on this one. ..."
Yay! Thank you so much!! Dead Space is definitely darker, but I feel like it's still very much one of my books, if that makes sense. Still has humor and a little bit of romance even with all the scary stuff.
And Don't Eat the Messenger has been a blast! I'm so happy you're excited about it! I am too! :D
I mostly stick to YA, but Dead Space sounds like something right up my alley! Super excited for it.
Don’t Eat the Messenger - oh man! I’m going to keep my eyes on this one. It sounds like so much fun!