Deadline 1: Got the GREEN MAGIC proposal off to Robin a couple days ago, heard back from her yesterday with revision requests (very small—overall, she was excited about the proposal), made the revisions over a couple of hours yesterday and resent the complete package, and that will go off to the editor, possibly today. Deadline… Continue reading Quick Update
Category: Green Magic I
Arrgh! Have passed halfway
I didn’t realize how very much I’d changed in the revision. A bad headache shot me down last night not long after I started type-in. So I got up early this morning and I’ve been typing since just past six-thirty AM. I’ve just passed halfway, and while I think I was less bloodthirsty in revising… Continue reading Arrgh! Have passed halfway
The rewrite has been all-consuming.
The first draft of the Green Magic proposal went quickly. The second draft took another two days of massive work, because, well, I’m picky as hell and I ripped the first draft to shreds. It’s done, it’s a bit longer, and I’m doing type-in now, and will be working late into the night. The rest… Continue reading The rewrite has been all-consuming.
Onward with Green Magic I
I finished the first draft the day before yesterday, hitting my goal of 10,000 words. Yesterday I revised. Today I’m revising some more. I want the dialogue to be sharp, the conflicts to be immediately apparent, and the movement from scene to scene to be smooth and clear. Have the whole thing printed out and… Continue reading Onward with Green Magic I
Goal Today
Ended yesterday at 5046 words, with chapters 1, 2, and the first part of three completed. Today, I want to get to 10,000 total, with the completion of chapter 3, the synopsis, and some possibilities for the future of the series. Getting a late start—a lot of dithering beforehand. That can wreck a writing day.… Continue reading Goal Today
Green Magic I
Green Magic I is the working title of the pseudonymous on-spec project I’m putting together for unnamed Editor B. My goal on this is 10,000 words between today and tomorrow, to include the first three chapters, a synopsis, and my ideas on other books in the series. I’ve done some backgrounding, and did a huge… Continue reading Green Magic I