I’ve just finished my copyedits for MAY B. and will spend this week on acknowledgements.
I’m waiting to receive my next round of edits from Agent Michelle, this time for CAN’T BREAK US, a mid-grade contemporary novel about a girls’ club.
I’m a few weeks in on the Gitano research I abandoned last February, which will eventually lead to another verse novel. This piece is already intimidating me on many levels (more on that later this week).
I haven’t yet learned how to stop starting sentences with I.
What are you working on right now?
I’m editing at the moment and desperately trying to hold off on starting my NaNo novel until November.
It must be gratifying to finally get to write your acknowledgements page!
Working on a new short contemp. romance. I have three chapters into it so far. Will try to finish a chapter this week. That’s the goal anyway. 🙂
Jade, it is, though I’m not sure how to approach it. I’m sure I’ll be madly reading others’ acknowledgements all week.
I’m working on a 10-minute play to be entered a a local contest. The topic for all entries is death and dying.I’m so far going the existential route inspired by a quote from Waiting for Godot “Hand in hand off the Eiffel Tour.” Family says I’m being too dark.
Hey, Sean! So fun to see you here! This part of the family thinks it sounds interesting.
I’ll send you an early draft for your thoughts soon.
First draft of a new MG steampunk, set within a sort of alternate history 19th century Aztec society.
Hit the halfway point this morning! 🙂
I loved learning about the Aztecs. This sounds great.
I’m plugging away at a YA canoeing adventure.
Figuring out inconsistencies. Argh!
That’s funny, Caroline. My crit group just told me yesterday that I start too many paragraphs in my MG novel with the word “I.”
But it’s in first person! It’s so natural, you don’t realize you’re doing it. So now I’m slogging back through six chapters I’d already revised and looking for more creative ways to narrate without starting nearly every paragraph with I.
Wow, you are busy! But yes, that must be so amazing (and intimidating) to finally get to write those acknowledgements! If your editor will let you, I always so more is better than less with acknowledgements. At least for me – I’d be afraid to leave someone out.
Oh, man! I’m so scattered in my writing right now. I need to crank out a second draft of a YA HF but a shiny new MG won’t leave me be so I’m reaserching those. Then there’s a rewrite and two nonfictions I’m working on…. It’s all good though, because it’s keeping my mind off the fact that another book is being read by agents as in now.
Thanks for the update, Caroline!
Just hit 100 pages on my MG novel. I’m having a blast!
Caroline, I have that “I” problem too. If you glean any tips on breaking that habit after your struggle, let me know. 😉
I’m getting through an edit of my WiP.
Amy
Amy and Joanne:
It’s a bad habit I can’t seem to break, either. In fact, in my verse novel, my editor caught a lot of “I stacks” — phrases starting with I stacked one on top of the other. It’s so good to have a knowledgeable set of eyes improving my writing.
Revisions, synopses, proposals . . . all the fun stuff. That’s what I’m working on.
I am desperately trying to finish my current WIP, which is the sequel to my first book. I’m at the point where I’m beginning to hate it 🙁 I need to be done! At least with the first draft.