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Hello, lovelies.
So, as most of you probably know, when I'm not checking Twitter, reading emails, keeping up with Charlie Sheen's latest shenanigans, or just generally screwing off, I'm writing. (How do I find the time??) And, as most of you probably know, I've got three active WIPs right now. Well, two active and one that's semi-active. Annnnywho, since I don't have an actual post planned for today, I figured I'd just drop by and give out WIP updates.
~BROKEN~
Yeah, let's start off with the bane of my existence. Okay, so it's not that bad, but still...
I read through it, edited it's pants off, and even managed to chop it down to 100k. Then, yesterday, I started reading it again with my boyfriend (because when he reads my stuff, he likes for me to read with him). I got through about ten chapters and wanted to bang my head on the keyboard. I'M. JUST. NOT. HAPPY.
This is me:
(This also happens to be the face I make at our puppy on a regular basis. But that's a story for another day.)
My official list of grievances looks a little something like this:
-Present tense.
Both BROKEN and DARK WATER are written in present tense. Present tense comes more naturally for me than past tense does. (I often find myself slipping into present tense with OPHELIA.) But there's just something about Skye's voice mixed with present tense that...doesn't work. Or at least, it doesn't work in the first few chapters. And that leads me into point number two...
-WTF first chapters?!
I'm not pleased with chapters one through six. The use of present tense in these chapters (mixed with Skye's voice) makes it read like a shopping list. First I do this, then I do this while also doing this. Then I think about this while--well, you get the picture. It's not like that in later chapters, so I know I can make this work. Still kind of annoying though. (Especially since I just rewrote the entire first half of the book.)
-Vampires.
Yep.
It's not that vampires are annoying me, exactly. They're annoying everyone else. Vampire stories sold like hotcakes (btw, what's a hotcake? Are they good?) after TWILIGHT blew up. I mean, have you seen the YA section at your local book store? I don't even have to go inside to know it's full of vampire books. It's gotten that bad! Basically what I'm swinging at with all this is: the market is veeeeeery over saturated with vamps right now.
So yeah. I'm thinking about trunking BROKEN for a while. Let it cool in my closet and concentrate on DARK WATER. Speaking of which...
~DARK WATER~
This is pretty much my saving grace right now. I'm very pleased with the way this story is going. I enjoy the characters, I'm having fun with the story, and I think the premise is kind of unique. Or...at least it is compared to BROKEN. Not to down BROKEN or anything--I love the story, it's just not all that new. Anyway, DARK WATER. I feel I might have gotten a little...uh, dramatic in places, but I can fix all that. I also wish it was coming along a little quicker. I've been working on it for four months, but Stephen King says you should have the first draft done in three. Sooo, yeah. I need to pick up the pace.
~OPHELIA~
Pretty much on hold for right now. I dunno. It's not my genre and I got a little miffed with it. I'm at that point now where I could pick it back up again and finish it in a month, but...meh. I'm being uber lazy about it. One of your should kick my e-ass and tell me to get on it. (I need that from time to time.) Plus, I'm not really pleased with the story. As it stands, I'm going to have to give it some major surgery.
I'm concentrating on DARK WATER right now. It's going great, but BROKEN is being a pain in the ass and OPHELIA needs to be rewritten.
HAPPY WRITING, LOVELIES!
P.S. Today is mine and Trav's three year anniversary. So yeah...yay us.
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