Phew! Finished!
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alex_beecroftYay! Boys of Summer first draft is FINISHED!!! Woohoo!
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?
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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?
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Date: 2009-04-01 04:52 pm (UTC)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. ;)
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Date: 2009-04-01 06:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-04-01 08:41 pm (UTC)Spellbooks could be interesting or some major historical conspiracy ala Indiana Jones. ;) A girl woul be fun in this case (Though God please not be played by Angelina Jolie. Am I the only one that doesn't like her much?), who can still kick butt but has brains too without being too Elizabeth Swann-unrealistic.
And no, I don't plan on writing that anytime soon as my brain doesn't work with the needed puzzle/conspiracy, so no one start in on me writing it! ;)
RE: Angelina
Date: 2009-04-02 12:35 pm (UTC)Marian from the first two series of Robin Hood would probably fit the bill for ass-kicking intelligent female that isn't Mary Sue Swannish.