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A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
I'm rocking on DragonFire. I've now broken 31k, and I'm halfway there on my outline. I'm heading for the sweet 60k - 70k wordcount I'd like. I always try to have a little something special plot-wise saved up for the middle of the story.
Working on DragonFire is keeping me nice and sane while I await edits on my last revision of COG.
Tomorrow through Thursday, The Six-Word Festival on Twitter.
I finally started writing my first short story in five years! I have over 500 words and they're fucking horrible and I have forgotten how to write. And most of what I wrote has nothing to do with what's been stewing in my brain for weeks WHERE DID IT COME FROM.
Paducah.
Don't worry, they're lost, they should be on the right track soon.
I'm up to 51k on Dragonfire now and hoping to finish up the rough draft in the next couple of weeks.
My agent says she's going to start in on my latest revision of COG next week. She also loves my idea for my next MG book after Dragonfire. It'll be good to have some more irons in the fire when COG finally goes on submission. Not that I still won't feel like binge drinking (and I don't even drink).
I've entered the ending sequence of Dragonfire. Not far now.
I finished Dragonfire and already have reworked the ending based on some feedback. It's at 62k which according to this agent is right in the sweet spot for MG fantasy.
Once I've gotten a round of revising done, I've got three kid beta readers lined up, with maybe another one or two. I should probably find at least one adult beta reader as well.
Meanwhile, COG is out of the queue and being looked at by my agent right now. Not sure when edits will be coming.
Lots of writing stuff going on right now.
Go Gud Go!
Awesome, Gud!
I'm a good ways through my first revision of Dragonfire, mostly hunting typos right now. I think the age range for it will be 10-13 whereas COG is 8-12.
I like revision. Not that initial draft isn't any fun, but there's always the possibility of plotting myself into a corner or getting writer's block while writing the rough draft. Once it's done, I know I've got a book and polishing is less stressful.