Projects Update (or List 1 Update 2)

Things I'm working on. I'm listing them here because I was inspired by an author's list of projects and it makes sense for me to put them up here to be held accountable. Plus I like having code names for things. Makes me feel cool. Which I'm definitely not.

"Projects" are work-related writing. In each case they are collaborations. Everything else is personal. None of it has a home yet, either. So yeah, I'm writing for the love of writing.

Anyway, here it is from January 18th with updates from today:


Cold Distance re-write - progress to date tracked on the right side of the blog ->. Aiming for completion of this draft by mid-February, proofing for a week, then out to a couple of beta readers. Then I will decide for sure what I'm going to do with. I'm still very, very tempted to self-publish even though this is an all-new version that could probably make the rounds of agents. We'll see. UPDATE 4.8.15: Yeah, this is still going along but I didn't make my deadline. Or the second one. I may make the third if the end of April is kinda flexible.Working on outlines for two sequels that don't get codenames yet. UPDATE 4.8.15: These are at the same stage as before. Not fallow but not moving right now. Next up after Cold Distance is done.Project CONTEMPORARY - outline submitted, waiting for further instruction - mid-March deadline UPDATE 4.8.15: Delivered with time to spare and presented to good review. DONE.Project BLUE - late March deadline. UPDATE 4.8.15: Turned in. Waiting for judgment. DONE.Project DOC - late March deadline. UPDATE 4.8.15: Decided not to pursue this one in favor of BLUE. DEAD.Project CARTE begins early April with end of July deadline. UPDATE 4.8.15: Will be starting later this month. Still have late July deadline, though.LUNA has lain fallow for months. It won't take long but it needs to be done and submitted. UPDATE 4.8.15: No change but creeping up on my radar.SWITCH is in the same boat as LUNA. UPDATE 4.8.15: SEE LUNAStill waiting to hear about CELL. Will finish OUTGROWTH when CELL is a go. Won't take long. UPDATE 4.8.15: Still waiting. Haven't pushed and I could but there's no need right now. Patience, grasshopper.Still researching and developing DOGHOUSE and LOOT. UPDATE 4.8.15: Bits and pieces. Will keep at it.New thing JETPACK is yet to be announced. I have turned in an outline and work is in process. More to come. First of at least two collaborations.New thing MINER is in development. Nothing to see here yet but adding it to the list is a step toward believing it will actually happen. Stay tuned on this one. Second collaboration.