I'm missioning on with the WIP, which is now at over 78K and moving into the last third of the story. It's over 4 years since I last wrote a first draft and I'd forgotten what it feels like to reach that point where this collection of words, paragraphs and chapters begins, at last, to feel like an actual book. A ragged-round-the-edges, riddled-with-plot-holes-so-big-you-could-lose-a-bus-in-them, going-to-need-a-ton-of-work sorta book, but a book nonetheless. It's so exciting!
As a result of all this writing, my brain has turned to roughly the consistency of porridge and all I could do when I remembered I had a blog post to write was stare blankly at the screen and drool slightly. OK, maybe I didn't drool, but you get the idea. So this week, I'm doing a links round-up.
First up, I have a board on Pinterest where I'm adding the covers for my fellow Lucky 13s debut novels as they're revealed. There are some amazing covers - I can't wait to read the books inside them! You can see them here.
I have a Pinterest board for my WIP. They're pictures that capture the mood I'm trying to create with the book. There may also be some hints at the locations and characters… check it out here and let me know what you think!
On 15th August, me and my fellow Luckies took part in the amazing WriteOnCon, offering some writing and marketing tips. If you missed them, you can find them here.
Over at Presenting Lenore, it's Dystopian August, where you can get sneak previews of some amazing dystopian and post-apocalyptic novels that are coming out next year from a few of the Lucky Thirteens: Polly Holyoke, Amy Tintera, Melanie Crowder, Amie Kaufman and her Apocalypsie co-author Meagan Spooner, Alexandra Duncan, T. Michael Martin and my writing twin (or should that be Alt?) Elsie Chapman. You can also catch up with what dystopian and post-apoc books are out now in this post.
On Ink & Angst, Pam Witte is running an incredible, international Gate Crashers' Author Appreciation signed book and swag contest. What are you waiting for? Go enter it here!
And lastly, agent-mate Dan Smith has had an offer from a publisher for his first children's book. Congratulations, Dan!
Is there any cool stuff I've missed this week? Tell me about it in the comments!
Even your filler posts have better content than mine, Emma! Yay, congrats on the word count! And thanks for the mention :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Elsie! Always happy to give my fellow Luckies a mention. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the WIP is taking shape. I'm on the third pass at mine and it finally seems to be coming together, too. Always a good feeling when it starts to take the right shape. I love the pics on your pinterest board, too. Very moody. Oh, and thanks for the mention - I'm very excited about having a children's book out next year as well as my next adult one. And I don't mean 'adult' in the 50 Shades sense.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dan - glad to hear your WIP is going well. And you're welcome! Can't wait to find out more about it. (What do you mean your next adult book isn't the next '50 Shades'? Tsk.)
DeleteWoohoo, go Emma Pass's WIP!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chelsey!
DeleteOooh, how exciting. It's so lovely to see everything take shape isn't it? I hope your porridge brain becomes a little less porridgey soon. You will be ready for wine and cheesecake after all this (if not already!) Good luck with the next bit x
ReplyDeleteThank you, Abi. I will DEFINITELY be ready for cheescake and wine when I'm done! Trying to resist at the moment, though…
DeleteSo exciting to be closing in on the end.... and I know exactly what you mean about first draft brain... I finished mine about two weeks ago, and now I'm jumping into revisions. Still a little porridge-y brain... but I have a book that's a little less ragged around the edges day by day.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely makes the porridge brain worth it when you see the book starting to come together. Very best of luck with the revisions. :)
DeleteThanks for all the links! Great to hear of your progress!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Carolyn! :)
DeleteOur covers are so pretty I can't even handle it. :)
ReplyDeleteAlison, me either! Can't wait for yours. :)
DeleteAlison, me either! Can't wait for yours. :)
DeleteThanks for sharing your links :)
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