Some Answers

I received two emails about my queries. One was a pass on Yancy, the other a no on the vamp novel. I'm going to need to redo the query. I know I do. I'm just being lazy at the moment.

Yesterday, I sat at my desk and wrote out a list of the novels I have. They're all in various stages of completion. Six of them I classified as "having an ending." Meaning, I can't say that they are complete just yet. But, then again, even if--when--I get published, you'll probably still catch me making corrections, writing in the margins. The rest of the long list are stories I started but haven't continued, either because I started another project, got sidetracked by school, or lost focus on where I wanted the story to go but haven't yet gone back to re-exam it. I also have a screenplay I was thinking of converting to novel-form (that one doesn't "have an ending"). Jake Gyllenhaal was the image in my mind for one of the main characters because, well, I love him.

I was a little surprised that I had so many. I feel that I've finally learned the discipline to finish, especially seeing as how five of those six "ended" novels I wrote in the past three years. So, now to get myself back to that place when I started them in order to finish them......

Yeah, like I have time.

:)

I had a request to review my manuscript, from an agency in New York. Fingers crossed. It's the Yancy novel. I can't believe I started that nearly three years ago. I was up late last night, preparing it to submit. I had needed to revamp the synopsis. It had been a while since I'd looked at that one, and it showed. I think that was the first synopsis I had ever written. It was five pages long and had too many unnecessary descriptions. I was happier with it when I finished editing. It was still a bit long but the novel's long.

I'm still currently working on the fourth novel in the vampire series. My college friend, Ashleigh, got back to me last night and said she liked the first book. :) Another encouragment that I gladly accepted. I had complained to my friend Laura about how I'm such a bitter reader now. I read all the time (ask anyone), which spurs me on to keep searching for the agent who'll take me on. Hopefully sooner than later, I'll stop being so bitter, lol.

I chuckled last night because it had been a little while since I had read Yancy's story. I found little snippets I had put in and didn't remember. And then I reminded myself I still need to revisit Reggie's story...

It is a bit energizing to have a request. From that last round of e-queries, I had received a no already. I'm still waiting to hear from the third. Perhaps Thursday, when I have the evening off, I'll get those two snail mail queries sent out. I forgot about those.

Submissions

Trying again. I've sent four e-queries, and I have two others to prepare through snail mail.

I thought I should write something; I've been neglecting my so-called blog.