Pen and Ink Confessions

I'm hiding from my regular blog. I know I should post pics and a bit of info on the Florida trip, but since I'm not up for that right now I'll post on the LJ here and keep hiding another day. Maybe tomorrow Tales from the Raven will get its update.

In the meantime, I have to say that I'm totally stoked about rewrites! I had a breakthrough tonight on Ambition's Brother, my scifi wotf hopeful. It's been driving me crazy because I knew which scene I needed to add in the begining, but couldn't figure out how to integrate that with the ending. Tonight it all came together.

Or, I think it did. I suppose it's yet to pass the frigid eyes of my critique group. :)

I'm also excited about the query and synopsis I'm working on for Shadow Dance. They're nowhere near ready to go out, but, for that matter, neither is the book. Writing a query now is supposed to help me tighten the focus of the book, and make sure I know my hooks, etc. It also gives me more time to re-write that oh-so-important first contact with agents. The fact that I've finally come up with a version which I don't hate, and which represents well what the book is about, is a very exciting breakthrough.

If you hear lots of electronic whooping going on over here, just remind me that I'm supposed to be hiding and I'll try to tone it down.