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[Jul. 2nd, 2007|09:18 am] |
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After last week's stubborn and celebratory week of "I just graduated and I'm not going to do any work!" I managed to get quite a bit done over the weekend. I'm three-fourths of the way through the latest draft of the book, and much of the new synopsis has been crafted in my head. I would have gotten more done, but birthday parties and dance recitals on Saturday took precedence, and Sunday was taken over by my boyfriend's celebration of the fact that he is now a junior resident and not an intern (read as: Warcraft. Lots of Warcraft).
So today: Finish draft of the book.
Tomorrow: Query letter.
Wednesday: Synopsis (And cleaning. So much cleaning to be done.)
Thursday: Mail out to agent!
After this is all done, I'll start seriously thinking about the previously mentioned weekly editing that is still rolling around in my brain.
Have a great, Monday! |
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[Jun. 29th, 2007|01:59 pm] |
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I spent a little bit of time today going through this journal and tagging Every. Single. Entry. If anyone is so inclined, that will make it easier for them to search from my review entries and such. At some point, I might splurge for a paid account so that I can have a nifty side bar with all the tags. But for now you guys will have to make do. :) |
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[Jun. 28th, 2007|08:26 am] |
Yep, that's my picture. I'm totally a sellout, and I admit it. Those of you who know me in person know why.
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) calico_reaction's question yesterday about my continued book reviews got me thinking. Yes, I will keep doing them. But I will write as much or as little as I feel like, and people are always willing to ask me to elaborate on something if they want to. This is nothing professional, just a way to share what I've been reading. Which isn't much lately, alas.
So since calico_reaction's got the book reviews covered, dohlman is on top of expertise interviews, and ambasadora somehow already knows everyone and can interview them much easier than I can, what is a Hanna to do?
I thought about this long and hard yesterday while working on filing. Editing. That is what the Hanna can do. So my question is: do you guys think people would be interested in reading constructive critiques that I do of (anonymous) submissions? I would never turn into one of those bloggers who slam people unnecessarily hard just for "ratings." Ugh. But I think it would be something fun for me (and good practice), while also helping out fellow writers with passages they're having trouble with or just want an unbiased opinion.
Some tentative guidelines:
o 500 words max
o would always be posted anonymously
o writers should feel free to change character/place names if it's a work intended for future publication
That's enough rambling for now. What do you guys think? If there's interest, I can certainly develop the concept further.
And I'd need a catchy title, too...
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EDIT 8:50 AM ~
When I put the Meebo Widget in my profile the other day and expressed my fears about spam, I was expecting the usual porn/male enhancement nonsense that comes through everyone's emails. I was not expecting:
"I say, old bean, have you seen my hat?"
From, of course, Autohat8000.
Unfortunately, he did not respond to my query of "Erf?" |
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[Jun. 27th, 2007|08:04 am] |
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Apparently there has been a twist in my carefully laid plans.
AKA, the really long, about a year's worth of projects, to-do list I wrote up during an amazingly boring meeting on Monday morning.
My dad's agent has already requested the full manuscript with my query letter--and invited me to just email them. I'm going to include a synopsis for form's sake (and because I really need a new one anyway). I'm sure the poor guy is just humoring what he thinks is a proud father.
Hopefully I'll knock his socks off. *grin* |
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[Jun. 26th, 2007|01:39 pm] |
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*shoos away crickets*
And...she's back! I am now the proud recipient of a Masters in Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. My goals this summer include finding an agent for Limani Steel, start outlining and researching for Limani Magic, revise and market other short stories I have in this world, and possibly even break out into mainstream short fiction.
Oy.
If all goes well, I will try to blog about all of it. I still have to write a query letter and new synopsis. I'll let you know how it goes. If I'm *really* good, I'll even get caught up on my book reviews for 2007. :D
I tried to put a Meebo Widget in my profile. It'll go away if I get too much spam, but it's an interesting experiment for now. |
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[Apr. 11th, 2007|05:45 pm] |
Ooooh...two book update, even.
5. Bedlam's Edge* edited by Mercedes Lackey (348 p.)
This book contains stories set in the universe that originally inspired my love of urban fantasy, Mercedes Lackey's world of elves and more set in the modern United States. While this book contains many familiar authors and was a fairly quick read, none of the stories really stood out to me. Not even Lackey's, to my disappoint. But I'm still happy to add it to my collection, even if the stories were just little snippets of sugar that melted away too quickly on the tongue.
6. Wolf Hunting* by Jane Lindskold (613 p.)
This novel continues the story of Firekeeper, a girl raised by sentient wolves in a fantasy world that I can only hope to rival one day in depth. Hunting continues the themes started in the very first book, in which Firekeeper is pulled closer and closer to discovering what is essentially the history of her world and the role that magic plays in it. I was completely absorbed by this book, and I'm looking forward to the final installment of the series.
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In more personal news, my thesis novel was officially passed by my mentor from the first year of the program! Now I am anxiously awaiting word from my current mentor to find out whether I've officially passed or if I have another month of crazy rewriting ahead of me.
As it is, I now need to focus on the critial theory portion of my program, a short paper that looks at my novel in relation to the genre. I've had the thesis sentence of the paper written in my head for months, so I don't think this will be much problem.
Besides, if I'm working on that paper, I don't have to think about either my teaching module or thesis defense coming in June.... |
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[Mar. 22nd, 2007|05:04 pm] |
3. Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey (678 p.)
Wow! Another book read this year. Too bad it's not a new book. I'm prodding my boyfriend into this trilogy--he loved the first one, but has been too busy to start the second. Since it was lying around his apartment, I picked it up again and have re-read it in the past few weeks.
There's not much to say about this book, or this trilogy, except that I adore it. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in alternative historial fiction, elaborate conspiracies, seductive intelligent plots, a fascinating main character, and the downright sexiness of it all.
As for my book, I'm slowly finishing up very last bit of edits. I know I keep saying this, but I do actually think I'll manage to get it in the mail to my mentors this weekend. Wish me luck!
...and for those of you who are curious, my Warcraft character hit level 61 last night. :) |
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[Mar. 6th, 2007|05:46 pm] |
And as for 2007...
Remember all the movies and the World of Warcraft and the book and the editing of the book?
Right.
1. Gravity* by Tess Gerritsen (NA), 380 p.
Read this for my Seton Hill January 2007 term. Ugh. Not my style of book at all. The theme was "bestseller," but we all learned from The Da Vinci Code that that doesn't necessarily mean the book is well written. In this case, I wasn't even a fan of the story.
2. Black Powder War* by Naomi Novik, 365 p.
Much better. Much, much better. I was thrilled when I read the ending that this was not to be the end of the adventures of my beloved Tameraire (I think I spelled that wrong, but I'm too lazy to go downstairs to check the book). If I had the patience for research, I would totally be writing "historial" urban fantasies, but why bother when excellent writers like Novik can do it for me?
And...that's it so far. I'm actually in the middle of three books right now, but have yet to sit down for a few hours to finish one. You can blame my level 57 night elf hunter in World of Warcraft for that one (Torialanthas, US Kargath-A, for any nerds in the house). ;) I've got senioritis pretty hard-core when it comes to my Seton Hill stuff, but the final draft of the book will be turned in this month, and then all I've got to worry about is the critical paper.
On the plus side, I do promise to update more frequently and not disappear for four months again. *grin* |
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[Mar. 6th, 2007|05:39 pm] |
She lives!!
I realized that I never finished up the list of all my 2006 books. Here goes.
62. Crystal Rain* by Tobias Buckell (NA), 351 p.
63. The Final Key* by Catherine Asaro, 339 p.
64. The Child Goddess* by Louise Marley, 342 p.
65. The Wizard of London* by Mercedes Lackey, 377 p.
66. Thunderbird Falls* by C.E. Murphy, 408 p.
67. One Good Knight* by Mercedes Lackey, 393 p.
68. Sanctuary* by Mercedes Lackey, 436 p.
69. The Book of Air* by Marjorie B. Kellogg, 507 p.
70. Irresistable Forces* ed. Catherine Asaro, 348 p.
71. His Majesty's Dragon* by Naomi Novik (NA), 356 p.
72. Throne of Jade* by Naomi Novik, 398 p.
Wow. Nowhere near the 100 book mark. To be fair, I spent *a lot* of 2007 writing Limani Steel. I also spent a significant amount of time watching movies and playing World of Warcraft and hanging out with friends, but what can you do. *smile* A girl's got to have some fun! |
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