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agilebritOnce I finish this ridiculous project, I will, of course, begin edits. This goes without saying.
However, thanks to the Writing Excuses Retreat, I think I may have a way of salvaging the new Ben & Janni story. Yes, that one, the one I vowed would never see the light of day. It may need to be split into two novels, but I will know more once I actually outline all the character arcs separately in the thing.
I'll be real honest here: I did not have the chops to write this story when I started writing it. There's good stuff here, but it's buried under the wreckage of its broken structure. But now, I think I might. I at least have the knowledge to know what I need to do to make it actually viable. This is a step in the right direction. I know now what I didn't know then.
And since I'll have at least thirteen shorts under my belt on the year at the end of June, I don't feel bad about working on something that may or not bear fruit. I really do love this novel, and I would love to be able to tell an agent, yes, I have this one and also am working very hard on this second one, and also look at all this bonus material! I have enough bonus material to fill its own antho.
And, of course, if any anthologies have a call for subs in the next few months, I'll totally write stories for those as well.
It feels good to be back on track with this stuff. Very, very good.
However, thanks to the Writing Excuses Retreat, I think I may have a way of salvaging the new Ben & Janni story. Yes, that one, the one I vowed would never see the light of day. It may need to be split into two novels, but I will know more once I actually outline all the character arcs separately in the thing.
I'll be real honest here: I did not have the chops to write this story when I started writing it. There's good stuff here, but it's buried under the wreckage of its broken structure. But now, I think I might. I at least have the knowledge to know what I need to do to make it actually viable. This is a step in the right direction. I know now what I didn't know then.
And since I'll have at least thirteen shorts under my belt on the year at the end of June, I don't feel bad about working on something that may or not bear fruit. I really do love this novel, and I would love to be able to tell an agent, yes, I have this one and also am working very hard on this second one, and also look at all this bonus material! I have enough bonus material to fill its own antho.
And, of course, if any anthologies have a call for subs in the next few months, I'll totally write stories for those as well.
It feels good to be back on track with this stuff. Very, very good.
