NaNoWriMo 2010 is Here!

It's November 1st, which means, of course, that it's the beginning of National Novel Writing Month. My project for the month is a complete change of pace from Thorn of the Kingdom. It's a light romantic comedy set in the present day at a high school band camp. So far, I'm 3,215 words in, which means I'm ahead of the game. We'll see if I can get to 50,000 before November 30.



As far as TOTK goes. I don't have much new to report. It's making the rounds at publishers, but so far we haven't found just the right editor to take it on. So, keep your fingers crossed that that happens.

Big News!

At long last I have some exciting Thorn of the Kingdom news! I've just signed with Mandy Hubbard of the D4EO Literary Agency!

That's right — I have a literary agent!

Some of you may know Mandy already. She's a former FictionPress author who has been active at Let the Words Flow and she has written several published works of her own, including last summer's hit, Prada and Prejudice. She's been a supporter of TOTK since its earliest days on FictionPress, so I know she's going to be a passionate advocate for it as we move forward. I'm excited about working with her as we get TOTK ready to submit to publishers and hope I have more good news to share with you soon!

Ask the Audience

We're turning the tables today at Let the Words Flow. Today is your day to answer questions about writing!

In which, I post on another blog...

I wanted to let you know that I posted my first blog entry on Let the Words Flow earlier today. It's about building a readership on FictionPress, but I think a lot of the tips could translate pretty easily to any kind of publicity.

Please read it and let me know what you think!

In which I am late... as usual...

I know it's been a LONG time since I've posted here. Grad school will do that to you. The good news is, I am almost finished! Assuming I pass both my classes this last semester, I will be DONE! (Yay!)

That means more time for writing. But, more importantly, more time for querying!

I also have some big news on the FictionPress front, although if you read Sarah J. Maas's (S.J. Maas), Mandy Hubbard's (MandyHubbard), Savannah J. Foley's (Svonnah-la-fay), June Hur's (J.E. Wyatt), Renee Carter's (Pen-Ink), Alexandra Shostak's (frozeninmotion), or Rachel Simon's (bringmayflowers) blogs or FictionPress pages, you probably already know about it, since I am the last of the group to make this announcement. The deal is, we have started a new blog, called Let the Words Flow, that is geared towards FictionPress writers (and former writers) who are serious about getting published. All of the contributors got our starts on FictionPress and are now either querying agents, have an agent, or have books out on the shelves.

It's an exciting thing to open a dialogue about how you go from an online story to a "real" book. We're hoping you will take an active part in the conversation. So, please check out Let the Words Flow, and let us know what you think!

Goodreads

Here's why I haven't been posting much lately...

http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/316422

I joined Goodreads, which is a social networking site for book lovers. I've been reading and reviewing like crazy over there, and have been completely neglecting this blog.

I know I've been a bad blogger, but, please, feel free to "friend" me over there.

And when I get some Thorn of the Kingdom news worth sharing, I'll still pass it along here.

NaNoWriMo Update

Okay, it's November 15. We're halfway through the month...

And I have not written a single word.

Somehow, I don't think I'm going to be a winner this year.