August 8, 2010

This afternoon I emailed Hellbent off to my editor. I am outstandingly relieved to have it off my plate for now, even though that relief is tempered with all the usual stuff — crippling insecurity that the manuscript sucks, and fear that I've forgotten something, or left an obvious plot hole.

A book like Hellbent is particularly nerve-wracking because it was not bought on the strength of its story, the appeal of its hook, or its awesome premise. Hellbent is a follow-up — book #2 of a...