So while I was being sick for a very long time and never getting online (or even on my computer) suddenly there was an upsurge in people buying my books. This usually means somebody said something nice about them somewhere. If anyone knows who it was, I would love to be able to say thank you.
Confessions of a Creataholic
Totally guilty of work avoidance…
At least, I avoided the part of work that feels like work. My copyeditor sent back Eyes of Infistar when I was on vacation last week, and this morning I did not start going through her suggested changes.
Instead I diddled around online for a couple hours while trying to convince myself to do the edits, and finally said “I think it’s not happening, why don’t I just write?”
So, a full day’s quota of words were written.
But I do need to get to those copy edits eventually. 🙁
One Cardgame down…
And one to go.
I spent the weekend doing a javascript version of the ‘Mages Wild’ cardgame on my website. (The previous version used php only, and when I added the Brownie Point system it became vulnerable to cheating.) When I finish javascripting the other cardgame I will be brave and open my site up to allowing anyone to become a member.
That Was Quick
Eyes of Infistar is at my copyeditor. (She reported that she was enjoying it and that it was nice to be working on something that is “actually good” which gives me a glow of accomplishment, but also makes me think that there might be some drawbacks to being a freelance editor-for-hire.
Sails of Everwind has been edited according to editorial demand and is ready to be reread and hopefully approved to go off to the copy editors next.
Lioness is being read by readers…
I just ran out of editing projects to work on. Looks like I get to start writing the next book already. Only a few weeks after finishing the last one. Awesome!
Fencing With Waves, it is your turn!
Behind the Scenes
I have just completed a major update for my website, removing outdated code from hopefully everywhere. (And that’s a lot of everywhere!)
For the past two weeks I have been writing (or editing) Monday through Thursday, and coding Friday through Sunday, and its been working wonderfully. I’ve been going around grinning, because it makes me so very happy to have both kinds of projects moving forward at a reasonable pace. Here’s to hoping that it continues working for me for months and months and months!
(Although, I do have to figure out how to work Art in there also, somehow. I’ve currently got 4 books all at the editing phase all at once. That means Cover Art will be needed. Eeep!)
Looking for Beta-readers
I think I have got Lioness to the point where I really need to get some outside feedback.
Here’s a go at a blurb for same, see what y’all think:
As the daughter of a wealthy merchant lord, Veldy grew up rich and sheltered, spending her days weaving and making lace. When her father convinces her to marry a nomadic lion hunter, she embarks on a bridal journey that will carry her deep into the dry and windswept highlands — facing physical hardships she previously could never even have imagined. But Veldy has far more to overcome than a harsh climate and an extreme change in lifestyle. Her bridegroom has many enemies — and not all of them are entirely human.
Anyway, the vital statistics: Lioness is a ~160K word story (I’ve currently got it split up into a duology), set in an Africa-esque fantasy world. (The same world as Cantata and Pavane, but on the other side of the continent). It could probably be considered YA. It’s got action, “cultural stuff”, and, of course, a bit of romance. And I’m looking for people who would be willing to read it and tell me what they think of the pacing, and whether I have any plot holes or I didn’t explain something well enough — that kind of stuff.