Onward

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Stars separate universes.

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Eve’s Book: Eve is a freighter pilot, a former Marine someone thinks isn’t former enough. She’s dodging snipers and ‘accidents,’ and she doesn’t know why. Ben is a former Fleet surgeon who thought life on a freighter would be peaceful. Repeatedly revised, needs more. With beta reader. Still with beta reader. A re-read of my own has given me the idea of breaking it into two books. We’ll see.  Re-write in progress.  Honest.  It’s progressing.  I am splitting it.  Which means I’m starting almost from scratch.  Sometimes progress goes in reverse.

Donte: Donte is a college student. Selene is a stripper, and the only street-wise friend Donte has. When the boy Donte is tutoring is kidnapped, Donte turns to Selene to help him get the boy back. Revised, needs more.

Taro: Taro’s keeping secrets. Rafe threatens to expose them all, and he’s not even trying. As of June 18, under submission to Tor Books. Response time four to six months. Argle. Rejected by Tor. As of Sept 1, on submission to DAW Books. Again, four to six months. Argle again. Refused by DAW. After NaNo I’ll fix the first chapter and last one and send it out again. Still struggling with this. Gahh! Almost there! Old beginning here.  6-28-08 Needs one last polish, but I can’t look at it right now.  Need distance.  9-18-08  Partial with real live NY professional-type agent-person!  Cross your fingers for me!

Rafe: Rafe needs to grow up. It might help if Taro would quit babying him. Revised, needs more.

Keen: Luc is in love with his bodyguard. Keen, though, isn’t interested in Luc’s ass, he’s only keeping the man alive because he promised Luc’s father. First draft completed. Now if only I could get Luc to come alive…  Snicker at the discarded first scene here.

Taro 2: Taro and Rafe on a wilderness vacation, with eleven survival students. Oops, make that ten. Now nine… NaNovel, first draft completed.

Joss: Joss will change the world for one girl. Even though he doesn’t like girls. NaNovel, flying along happily. 33K and growing fast fifty-one K and desperately resisting the last chapter or so. Grr!! Done! Currently undergoing massive edit. Whee!  6-28-08 Edit completed.  With beta readers.  As of 9-18-08, needs work to fix choppy beginning.  Simmering–NaNo is coming!

Keen 2: Ro likes men, not pretty boys. So why does the redheaded swordsman make her stutter every time he glares at her? And how the hell is she supposed to do her job with a partner who turns her into a squealing teenager, anyway? Incomplete–can’t write this till I have the background of Keen 1, and the more I ponder the more I’m sure that will change greatly.

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Melissa: So what if she’s got an elf in her living room? Melissa’s not saving the world. Hers or his. Get somebody else. Incomplete, but bubbling as of 9-18-08.

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Flame: She’s an elf, but it’s not her fault. Just pretend the ears aren’t pointed, okay? A bottle of wine and a roll in the hay–well, silk sheets–that’s all she’s looking for. Ignore the ranger. He’s just trying to ruin her fun. To be serialized here. Currently editing first volume. Submitted to editor. 6-5-08–looked at this today. Now I want to edit it again.

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Fidelis: Yes, another one. This one pounced me and I can’t fight it anymore. Gabriel and Fidelis are Huntsman and Hound, and I’m writing urban fantasy (turns out it’s steampunk) for the first time, and doing it in third person omniscient, also for the first time. Why? Because my guys say I have to. 5,742 words as of 2/2/08 As of June ‘08, there are some prompts, too. More may happen soon. 9-18-08 a bit more plotted out.  I think I see how to structure it…but it’s still not ready to write.

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Epic to be: Yes, this is yet another new universe. Yes, I would like to kill a muse or two to get the others in line. However, as they’re incorporeal, that desire doesn’t get me far. This is…good lork, I’m not sure yet. An epic gay romance fantasy quest-type-thing. No elves, and no dragons I know of. A yummy redhead, though. One chapter that was supposed to be a toss-off PWP done. I’m resisting writing more. We’ll see how long that lasts. 3-23-08 update: Structure! I need a structure, chronological won’t work… 6-8-08, and I wrote 343 words. The structure may be chronological with out of order flashback chapters, and doesn’t that sound fun?  6-28-08–there are four snippets of info now.  Still trying not to work on this.  The trying is working well, yes?  9-18-08 more bits exist.  This will probably be my NaNo.  I think it’s going to be a mess–but an awesome, fun mess that I’ll later edit into one hell of a story.  I hope.