I'm working on the edits for the soon-to-be-released Striking a Chord. I'm pleased to have gotten a good bit of positive feedback, though some of the critiques baffle me a little, at least in terms of how I'll work them into the story.
It's good to have a clear editing structure, though. I haven't much worked with the "Track Changes" function in Word, and maybe it's just because I'm exhausted, but it's confusing at times. But I shall persevere!
I listened to The Strokes a lot while writing the original draft, and now, editing it, I've moved onto Hot Hot Heat. One of my writer-like quirks is a belief in finding the right music for the writing one does. For me, anyway, the music I'm listening to at a given moment informs the way I approach the story. Stephen King wrote about writing with the door closed, with your music cranked loud--and editing with the door open. I can kind of see his point; when you're composing, you need to be very much in your own world. But I like being in my own world when I'm editing too--a different world from the composing land, granted. If composing is, like King asserts, like digging up archaeological finds, then editing is like cataloging those finds and giving them context.
I'm very tired. I think maybe it's time for sleep.
Monday, January 14, 2013
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Monday, January 7, 2013
Next Big Thing blog survey
The wonderful Susan Hayes tagged me in her go 'round of the "Next Big Thing" blog hop, so here are my answers to the burning questions.
The Next Big Thing
How did you come by the idea?
What genre does your book fall under?
Which actors would you choose to play your characters if it were a movie?
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Will your book be self-published or traditional?
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Who or What inspired you to write this book?
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
The Next Big Thing
What is the title of your book?
Striking a Chord. I sort of debated using that as a title, but I couldn't think of anything better.
How did you come by the idea?
Originally, the plot was a short story for a Creative Writing class with a hilariously bad professor. I was sitting around thinking of what to write and the image of Angharad (my female protagonist) standing outside of an apartment door, working up the nerve to knock, just jumped into my brain. It was a very vivid, very intense picture, and I knew I had to write the story.
What genre does your book fall under?
Contemporary Romance.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters if it were a movie?
Hmmm. I'm not sure, actually. Paolo DeLuca would need to be played by a handsome Italian-American actor, Nick Laurent maybe by someone like Colin Morgan? I picture Nick with very striking, but kind of soft good looks. Angharad I have trouble casting. Maybe Kat Dennings, with auburn hair.
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Paolo DeLuca worries about his best friend Nick and decides to send his girlfriend Angharad to seduce him and take his mind off of grief.
Will your book be self-published or traditional?
The book is being published by the wonderful company, Siren-Bookstrand.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
About a month, with a few days of lazily not writing anything included.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
I'm not sure really. For someone who writes genre fiction, I'm bad about reading the same stuff as what I write.
Who or What inspired you to write this book?
Some musicians I know, and some musicians I only wished I knew...
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
The conflict is internal, instead of external. It's a lot about interpersonal dynamics and choices, rather than us-vs-them.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Things Afoot
I've been terribly busy the last few days, so I haven't followed up here the way I'd like to. I hope everyone had a good New Year's! I certainly did. I spent it with a good friend, at a small gathering at her house.
Sometime in the next couple of days, I'll be posting my responses to the "Next Big Thing" questionnaire; I was tagged by Susan Hayes, another Siren author (mandatory plug: check out her work, she's awesome!).
I've got book two almost done, and I've gotten in the edits for book one. It's coming out on February 12, barring any delays. After I finish the current WIP, I've got my idea for the next one--unrelated to these two, but hopefully just as good.
Things might get rather busy in the next few days/weeks, but I'll be keeping everyone updated through here on developments in the world of my Romance career.
Ta for now!
Mary K
Sometime in the next couple of days, I'll be posting my responses to the "Next Big Thing" questionnaire; I was tagged by Susan Hayes, another Siren author (mandatory plug: check out her work, she's awesome!).
I've got book two almost done, and I've gotten in the edits for book one. It's coming out on February 12, barring any delays. After I finish the current WIP, I've got my idea for the next one--unrelated to these two, but hopefully just as good.
Things might get rather busy in the next few days/weeks, but I'll be keeping everyone updated through here on developments in the world of my Romance career.
Ta for now!
Mary K
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