SOOOO very cool! Just received an invitation to attend Rio Hondo with Walter Jon Williams and Michaela Roessner, as well as a host of 10 other great writers in May! I’ve been once before, and it was an awesome experience, so I am SUPER-looking-forward to going again! I was considering no US trips this year (our dollar has taken a pounding) so it will be a great opportunity to connect again with a handful of my US writing friends, as well as meet some new ones. So pumped!
I have 2 current editing clients (actually, one is just a manuscript review, and the ms. is short, so that’s easy, and the other is really a story coach role, so I only weigh in every couple of weeks when my client sends me stuff). I also told my writers’ group I’d have my own ms ready in 3 months. So…I’d better start writing. Yikes!
Fantasy 5/5
In order to extract himself from thefts-gone-wrong, Barnaby the Thief becomes an unwilling spy for Cornethal in the war between Hanappan and the Khitans. Barnaby’s world is full of wondrous magic, culture, and characters—and his exploits make for a fun romp.
I went to a 3-day writers’ retreat last week and pretty much nailed the stuff I want to cover in Book 4 of my series. I really want to put the gears on now, and try to get a draft in 3 months. With the outline pretty much in place, I can see that as possible.
With a short (3-day) writers’ retreat next week, I’m trying to get all the plot points for my next book in order and making sense. It’s coming–each day it gets more coherent! However, there are still a number of actions highlighted yellow, meaning: I don’t know why he would do this right now–or how. Problems still to be solved!
