That's right, I'm sitting in what-if boy's apartment, waiting for my good friend A to arrive and rescue me from my boredom. It's actually been a really nice, quiet, mellow morning. Lots of Internet time, a little Dracula reading. The wedding I'm on the west coast for is tomorrow night, so there's plenty of time to hang out and catch up with A and what-if boy. (And yes, he's totally still hot! *drool*)
What have I been reading lately, you ask? Well, the obvious answer first: I'm mid-Dracula. I've read it before, years ago, and am really enjoying reading it again. I'm just a sucker for a good vampire story and, well, it doesn't get any better than Dracula! Also . . . let's see. The Year's Best Fantasy and Science Fiction for Teens. Good collection, including two of my favorite writers, Garth Nix and Kelly Link. (Notice I didn't say favorite teen writers. That's because truly great writing transcends age labels.) I'm honestly struggling to think of the last book I finished before that; lately there's been a run of starting books, being unthrilled with them, and setting them aside. It always makes me a little sad when a book isn't nearly as good as it could be. . . .
I'm waiting impatiently for season two of Shadow Unit to start. If you're not familiar, check it out! I know the premise sounds a little strange, but really, read one episode. You'll be hooked. Well, if that's your kind of thing you will be. I loved it desperately after a few paragraphs, and have been recently haunting the message boards, waiting for a sign that season two is coming.
I'm nearly done editing my novel, hallelujah! I only have the climax and the ending to go through, and while I know I'll be adding some material, I'm not really changing anything, only drawing things out a little more, so it won't be terribly difficult. So the question that keeps haunting me is, of course, what should I write next? I'm not really to that point yet; first there will be another go-round on the editing of this novel. But I can't help thinking about it. And I've got a few ideas, as well. So, give me some input. Should I write:
1) a young adult novel about a girl who finds herself beholden to the Rat King?
2) an urban fantasy novel very loosely based on my experiences as a witch?
3) work on some short stories (eventually I'd like to do a collection of stories based on my dreams, since they tend to be very vivid and storyline based)?
4) one of the novels I started in high school/college? (I'm about sixty pages in on each, one is an urban fantasy about a woman who has to rescue her brother from the fey folk, the other is a fantasy about a thief who fulfills an ancient prophecy.) (I never said they were brlliant.)
Or 5) an urban fantasy-ish novel based on some poems I wrote in college abotu a character called Twilight Child?
Clearly my problem is not ideas, it's the time to write them all in!
One more thing before I go. I just discovered a new band, thanks to a friend of a friend's blog. Check out these guys: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
And now, time to jet. Have a good weekend!
The Myth of Fingerprints
12 years ago
2 comments:
1) I could never read a collection of teen writers because I would be far too envious of their being published as TEENS!
2) I vote for your next project to be urban fantasy based loosely on your experiences as a witch. :-)
hello darling
SO good to see you last weekend. I'll be in Boston in less than 2 weeks. So close, and yet not a visit. The air will be thrumming with "I'm so close to Wren!" energy.
I vote dreams. I love dreams. I think it's a brilliant idea and would be riveting to read. Now I'll hound you and pester you to start writing them out and sending them to me ...
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