Phew! Finished!

[alex_beecroft]

Yay! Boys of Summer first draft is FINISHED!!! Woohoo!

64168 / 60000

Complete with horribly sappy romantic ending that may not make any sense, but I don't care because it's OVER! FREE, I'm free at last!  I owe myself chocolate and at least one day off :)

I didn't really enjoy writing this one - my first and probably only contemporary. There weren't enough alien invasions, pirates, warships, elves, weevils, tricorns or dragons.  However, I will now put it away for a short while so that when I come back and read it I can see what it needs to make it the best contemporary I can do.  I do love the characters, though; Darren and Tony, and Krissy and her family, and Caroline, and Kyle, Mrs. Goodchilde, Mr. Stokes and even Max, the villain.  Maybe Darren and Tony can get a sequel where they have to save the Queen from mutant, time travelling, octopii?

Meantime, what should I do with this book now that I've got it?  It's likely to be at least 70k once it's polished, if not 80K, and isn't at all explicit at the moment, though there are several places where a sex scene could go if required.  I can try and see if an agent wants it, or I can add sex scenes and see if MLR Press want it, or I can see if Samhain wants it with or without sex scenes.  I suppose the first thing is to try and find out if it's any good.  Anyone fancy giving it the once over for massive plot holes and things that make no sense?

Comments

[mrs-norrington.livejournal.com]

*claps wildly* Good for you!

Off to work now. There seriously needs to be a book about an archivist. LOL I don't know how you'd make it exciting, sexy, etc. but there should be one. ;)

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Go you!!!

There weren't enough alien invasions, pirates, warships, elves, weevils, tricorns or dragons.

Hey, that's a chief complaint of mine in general. :)

[tiggothy.livejournal.com]

Anyone fancy giving it the once over for massive plot holes and things that make no sense?
yes?

and congratulations on completing it!

[(Anonymous)]

You know your EXCELLENT work always has a home at MLR Press -- if it fits the erotic part of erotic romance, Alex! xoxox Laura

[the-sea-to.livejournal.com]

Congrats me lovely!

And thanks ;) I have assaulted the macaronis!

[vashtan.livejournal.com]

Whoot! Congrats!

[sarahf.livejournal.com]

Oh good God, yes, please! Me! Me! Pick me!

Although I'm quite swamped, so it'd take two weeks or so to definitely give you feedback.

And I'd suggest Samhain, but I'm biased.

[penster.livejournal.com]

Congrats!!! Treat yourself to something fun; you deserve it!

[wulfila.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! :) Enjoy your day off and your chocolate - you deserve both.

[delaese.livejournal.com]

NO WEEVILS!?

[adn-heming.livejournal.com]

Aw, Marnie, congratulations! <3

I would like to take a look at it, depending on when you need it by. (sorry---Library Diploma is kicking my arse. To be specific, MARC [Machine readable code].

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

HUZZAH!

ANd, btw, I would read that sequel with the time travelling octopii, and not just because I love your writing. That just sounds like the crackiest crack that ever cracked. And I would pay good money for it, lolz ;-)

[pearly-dreams.livejournal.com]

Yay!!! Bit delayed here, but YAY!! Congratulations. ^^ I really need to get my hands on your published stuff some day... preferably soon... *mopes*

Anyway!! Good on you!!

[hms-dauntless.livejournal.com]

Anyone fancy giving it the once over for massive plot holes and things that make no sense?
Of course !! Count me in ! :)

[so kind of you to offer such a wonderful pretext ;) ]

[feed-your-muse.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Whoop-whoop! Bit delayed - away form LJ for 6 days and people wrote lots! Who knew?

Merry