I sent out the first chapter, plot summary and cover letter of Lottery Odds tonight.  Kind of a ritual; if I get sick and end up having to stay the day at home, I need to do something major to try to advance my writing career.  Be it writing a couple chapters, doing research on a place to submit or actually doing the dread walk down the plank to ( Read more... )

Salvation has been sent out again.  Wish me luck.

In a completely unrelated note, on this day eighteen years ago I lost my virginity.  It rocked.  Thank you, Lisa.

That is all.

Sometimes it's extremely depressing on the old submission process front to go through a list of agencies and see that you've already submitted to--and been rejected by--most of the names on the list.  After all, once you've gone through the whole list, exactly what the fuck are you supposed to do next?

"Let's see, the Lori Perkins Agency... nope, ( Read more... )

I have finished inserting the extra material into Lottery Odds, and will be well over the 90,000 word baseline established by Harlequin HQN.  By the time I get done smoothing out the transitions and editing the existing material, we will probably be around 94-95K.  Since the submission request was for the first three chapters and a plot summary ( ( Read more... )

Salvation has been submitted again.  In fact, it's been submitted to a place that I tried to submit to before, only to get bounced back over and over again.  Some of you may remember that story...

This time, it worked.

THEY GOT MY LETTER!

So back to work on Lottery Odds and watching some Mythbusters I go.  Oh, and it's the weekend.  Raise your flagon ( Read more... )

So since I have decided to try my hand at expanding the size of Lottery Odds, I thought I'd keep y'all updated on how the progress is going.  I know how much all of you love to hear about writing-related stuff here in this space, so let's go with another one.  ;)

In all seriousness, if this had come across my desk two years ago, I'd be in an ( Read more... )

Among other things that happened at the conference last weekend was that I got a chance to talk to an agent who, unfortunately, had already turned me down in the past.  I managed to corner her during the first day of the conference, told her I had really enjoyed her talk she had given concerning urban fantasy (which I missed half of, due to us ( Read more... )

I know I said this space would next feature what else happened during our weekend, but I have a different report instead:

Another torpedo is in the water.  The Phoenix Initiative has been submitted.  That makes three novels--The Phoenix Initiative, Salvation and The Final Nine--that are now in the submission mix all at the same time.

Hell's bells, a ( Read more... )

Right now I am watching Kung Pow: Enter The Fist.  I am absolutely astounded by the fact that this movie was not only made, it was advertised and given a wide release.  The movie is estimated to have a budget of ten million dollars, and according to the IMDB, had a final theatrical gross tally of just over sixteen millions bucks.  This gives a ( Read more... )

I've submitted again.  I'm not saying where, but I will say that there's a huge load off my mind.

We're starting the dance again.  Until then, guitar time.

EDIT:  You know, it occurred to me today that I have just over two and a half months until NaNoWriMo rears its ugly literary head again.  Yes, I am already thinking about that Bobsled Run From ( Read more... )