Well, my weekend away was awesome. I could have used a little more sleep (blame my stupid internal time clock, no one else) but it was an entirely fabulous weekend! We had great food, great company and some great writing times!
Having sent a partial to an agent before I left, I knew I needed to really examine the RINGS OF TIME MS and objectively see what she saw. I love the story. REALLY… but when I looked at it, I screamed (nay aloud). Had I really just sent this snoozer to an agent?!?!?!
*headdesk*
Now… it’s not a snoozer of a story. Really, it’s quite fun and fast paced… but the beginning was freaking BORING. Well okay, not BORING BORING, just not a reach out and grab you thing. Which I knew. My beta readers (and Authonomy peeps way back when) mentioned this… some loved the bookshop description… some said SNOOZE. I sided with the first set. But now that I have written another novel that totally grabs your from the start… I re-neg and side with the latter.
Which means (but is not limited to) a whole lot of work for me… and a cease in query. Luckily, I have only queried it three times… and only one has requested a partial. So I know the premise is good… but I have decided my delivery might be off…
So, I am shifting POVs for the novel. It’s going first person, baby! And I am going to let her freak flag fly! Oh, wait… well, she is quite normal… at the beginning of the novel anyway. Just wait till novel 2, SECRETS OF MANDOR… the freak flag is florescent pink!
Anyhow, so I have some serious rewriting to do… so if you need me. I will be over there… changing all the she, her, Emma’s to Me, my, and I… not to mention rewriting quirks into it.
Fun times… 
Dragons Forever
Inspirational Fiction
