Submission

Scary stuff.... Inish had an edit a couple of weeks ago and has had what was really a bit of polishing since, especially around point of view selection.

Now, it is off, querying, and we will see. I try to keep my mind off it when they're off and am trying to get into Galaxy of Flowers instead.

I am at that awkward stage where I know the broad outline and the characters, but I haven't fully immersed in it. I will, I am sure. I remember really struggling with Inish at the start, too.

Anyway, whee! Fly, little Inish, fly. It woud be lovely to get a readthrough.

Oh, and still waiting for Harper Voyager with AC, the suspense is killing!

Query hell

The fabulous people at Absolute Write and the writing group at Sffchronicles have been helping me whip Inish's query into some sort of shape, and it has been hellish to do. But, I can see it taking shape, I have had some really thoughtful comments about the plot, names, use of clauses, and can see the improvement.

I have a fabulous developmental editor lined up for the end of the month and hope that by mid to late feb it will be away to agents. Since the only industry professional to see it, an editor at one of the big publishing houses, felt it showed enough promise to pass to a sff editor, I am hoping it will get some sort of interest.

Meanwhile, plugging away at the first Abendau story, the prequel to Abendau's Child, and musing on A Galay of Flowers.

Busy, busy.