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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc Part II.
« Reply #540 on: October 11, 2013, 03:44:13 PM »
Chapter 3 of Empire of Darkness...I still need a better title...
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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc Part II.
« Reply #541 on: October 12, 2013, 05:18:48 AM »
TISBWO; wrestling with one chapter, got much of it done but not all I want to do, it kept having consequences in other places.

TIWTBWO: applied the first bit of the fix mentioned in my last post.
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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc Part II.
« Reply #542 on: October 15, 2013, 01:15:21 PM »
Halfway point reached! 31,581 words on Lady Raven.

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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc Part II.
« Reply #543 on: October 23, 2013, 01:10:59 PM »
Slow going with everything else I have going on right now, but I'm up to 33,408 words on Lady Raven.

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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc Part II.
« Reply #544 on: October 24, 2013, 12:01:06 AM »
Hit 95,000 on the Big Sequel last night, and then dumped 1000 that no longer worked.

Anyone doing NaNoWriMo this year?
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« Reply #545 on: October 24, 2013, 03:53:02 AM »
Hey guys. It's official apparently. My debut YA crime fiction novel will be published by the Poisoned Pencil, which is a new young adult imprint of The Poisoned Pen Press. It's a small press that prints 3-5 thousand copies. There is even an advance. I met the publisher and and an editor from Poisoned Pen Press, along with several of their authors. And yes, I fell in love with the Poisoned Pen Bookstore as a result of getting a couple of Jim's autographed books. So it was a natural fit.

I've been in shock mode after the initial squealing. Friends from SCBWI-IA encouraged me to wait until after the fall conference. My critique with an agent was filled with glowing comments and desire for more pages, but after a great deal of thought, I've signed the papers. I will slowly be notifying several of the conferences and schools of the deal. You guys are my first and greatest teachers, mentors, and guides. Thank you.
 
I can't tell you how excited I will be to search my own name on publishersmarketplace.com. After this, there will be more mountains to climb, a lot of blood, sweat and tears, but it's a time to celebrate.

Take care everyone.
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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc Part II.
« Reply #546 on: October 24, 2013, 06:17:50 AM »
That's fantastic! Good initial print run, and an advance too. You did great.

There's nothing like the feeling of that first book deal. Go celebrate, you deserve it! And let us know when the book is out ;-)

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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc Part II.
« Reply #547 on: October 24, 2013, 06:58:00 AM »
Hey guys. It's official apparently. My debut YA crime fiction novel will be published by the Poisoned Pencil, which is a new young adult imprint of The Poisoned Pen Press. It's a small press that prints 3-5 thousand copies. There is even an advance. I met the publisher and and an editor from Poisoned Pen Press, along with several of their authors. And yes, I fell in love with the Poisoned Pen Bookstore as a result of getting a couple of Jim's autographed books. So it was a natural fit.

I've been in shock mode after the initial squealing. Friends from SCBWI-IA encouraged me to wait until after the fall conference. My critique with an agent was filled with glowing comments and desire for more pages, but after a great deal of thought, I've signed the papers. I will slowly be notifying several of the conferences and schools of the deal. You guys are my first and greatest teachers, mentors, and guides. Thank you.
 
I can't tell you how excited I will be to search my own name on publishersmarketplace.com. After this, there will be more mountains to climb, a lot of blood, sweat and tears, but it's a time to celebrate.

Take care everyone.


Way to go Meg and Congratulations.  I'm pumped for you!  Go knock'em dead sister!




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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc Part II.
« Reply #548 on: October 28, 2013, 04:14:28 PM »
Finally had a whack at the dreaded chapter 7 of TISBWO; hope it will now satisfy.

That makes 9 chapters out of 36 revised; I really have to move a bit faster if I am to get this done by the end of the year, damn it.
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« Reply #549 on: October 30, 2013, 01:34:26 PM »
Hit 95,000 on the Big Sequel last night, and then dumped 1000 that no longer worked.

Anyone doing NaNoWriMo this year?

I decided late last night that I'm going to try NaNoWriMo this year. It'll be my first time! As I've been working on my second book, I realized my goals have really been falling short, and I'm not getting as much done as I used to. I figure what better way to get back in the groove than to take one of my story ideas and try and punch it out in 30 days?!
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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc Part II.
« Reply #550 on: October 31, 2013, 12:12:05 AM »
Hit 95,000 on the Big Sequel last night, and then dumped 1000 that no longer worked.

Anyone doing NaNoWriMo this year?
 

I am - just finishing my plotting/scene breakdown document!

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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc Part II.
« Reply #551 on: November 01, 2013, 04:09:52 AM »
Through whack on chapters 8, 9, and most of 10.  That puts me a few paras short of a third of the way through this blasted thing.
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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc Part II.
« Reply #552 on: November 01, 2013, 02:03:36 PM »
35,257 words on Lady Raven!

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« Reply #553 on: November 04, 2013, 01:16:36 AM »
Finished chapter 10 and did a through pass on 11 and 12 today. One more small thing now wants going back to 7, but other than that we are good to move forward.

That's five-twelfths of the whole thing.  Still hoping by the end of the year will work.
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« Reply #554 on: November 05, 2013, 02:15:11 PM »
Things are moving towards the end of the Second Act in Lady Raven, at 37,206 words.