Monday Two-for-One: WIP and Smart Things

I got some good news last week: a NY publisher is interested in making an offer on my first novel and a follow-up. Yay!

But, after the shouting and the toasting and the scotch (I've been keeping a bottle of 25 year old single cask in reserve for this day), a couple of things occurred to me:

1. They want another book.
2. They likely want another book set in the universe of the one they are currently interested in.
3. My current WIP is nothing remotely like point #2.

I know, I know -- everyone shoul...