I'm a POV flip/flopper.  When I'm starting a project (and often when I'm well into it, and at least once after I finished one) I have this little battle in my head about what POV to use.  I go back and forth on the pros and cons of first and third.  Which would make my story stronger, lend to the voice I'm trying to create, and, of course, have the ( Read more... )

It's been almost a month since my freak out post, the one where I worried about a lack of response to Esther queries.  It sent me into a dither.  I flailed around, not wanting to write and not knowing what I should write even if I did want to.  I kept analyzing my situation, every angle of it...and I think I've finally decided on a direction ( Read more... )

You guys!  No bites on Esther!

Discouragement, thy name is Stephi.

I wrote and rewrote revisions based on lots of feedback, worked hard on a query that had been well received in critiquing, and researched agents assiduously before emailing quite liberally.

Nary a peep.

Are they all on vacation already?  Is the economy so bad it's not even worth ( Read more... )

Huh.

Who'da thunk I'd ever say I need to watch more T.V.?  The realisation hit me yesterday.  After some feedback, I'd been trying to flesh out a young male character in one of my stories.  I tried to imagine who I wanted to base him on, but none of the oh, three or so, early-twenties guys I know would work.  I racked my brain trying to conjure any ( Read more... )

Yay - I'm  a hooker finalist at thefiverandoms !  See proof here.   You can read the hooks in the previous posts - some interesting sounding stories!

Yesterday thefiverandoms  notified me my hook would be posted today for critiquing in their contest.  I guess I was more worried about it than I thought.  I woke up from night-long bad dreams about getting really awful reviews.  In fact, I dreamt that what was actually posted didn't correspond with my manuscript and no one got it (I don't know why I thought ( Read more... )

I seem to being seeing how much better The Book of Esther: A Faerie Tale (I added the subtitle, what do you think?) can be now that I'm revising.  I start thinking, ooh, I could develop that motivation, or, I should explore this relationship, or, I should use that literary device...A lot of it comes from my most helpful critiques (thank you Steph, ( Read more... )

Gahhh - Law and Order's got me - and I can't tear  myself away.   I've always loved Lenny.  I wish he could have been my dad ( Read more... )

I have a sudden urge to stop my WIP and work on a new project.

Okay, I won't, but the ADD is knockin' on the door.

I'm working on my third novel, after having bites but no takers with my first two.  I still have hopes for them, especially the second one, which is still making the rounds.

But I think this might be the one that does it.  Personally, I think it is a really great concept - unique but still something other urban fantasy readers would be in to.

My ( Read more... )