Various types of progress

Jul 12, 2013 00:07

I queried two agents today concerning Quantum Harry! So that's something. One just wanted a query letter, proposal and outline, while the other wanted all of that AND the first five chapters of nonfiction works, so I sent the Introduction and first four chapters (which amount to almost 60 pages). Both agents are on the record as interested in nonfiction AND "pop culture", which I suppose Harry Potter might fit into, so I'm hoping one of them is a good fit. I have other people to query as well, but the rest are only interested in nonfiction, as far as I know. We'll see.

I also recently rewrote the Introduction to Quantum Harry, so I have to resend that to the alpha readers; as the first part of the book that will be read by prospective agents/editors, I felt it lacked "oomph", so hopefully I've improved that. It's five pages shorter, so that can't hurt!

In my "new" fiction project (one I shelved a few years back and have returned to), I've written 6,675 words since the beginning of the month, for a total now of over 20,000 words. Not too shabby. I need to get back to some of the planning I was doing for the other fiction project, but I've been trying to make sure I'm at least writing a little of this each day, which has worked, except for yesterday. But ten days out of eleven isn't so bad. (I was spending most of yesterday agonizing over the query letter for Quantum Harry.) Although technically, I spent the first couple of days of July editing the existing 13,000 words of this project; I needed to refamiliarize myself with what I'd already written. It's been a while, but now I feel like I'm back in the swing of things.

I'm also reading The American Way of Death Revisited by Jessica Mitford as background material for this project. And rewatching Six Feet Under. That's all I'm saying right now about the subject matter.

Question: Have you ever planned a funeral for anyone? What is your most memorable experience of doing so? Or your most memorable time at any funeral?

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