I’ve decided my favorite part of writing is getting the first draft down. That’s when I’m happiest and I plod along, writing 2000 words a day. (Around 10,000 a week since I try not to work on weekends). Lately I’ve been in edit mode for books I’ve contracted. I like working with my editors and making my book sparkle, but I get to a stage where I’m so sick of my book the thought of reading it once more makes me want to scream. I grit my teeth and do it, because that’s part of being a writer. It’s my job.
All this editing is good news though, because it means I have lots of releases: June, July, August and September. Check out my coming soon page for further details. And I can get back to doing the part I love most – creating new books.
It was fun working on Lucky Charm again. (working title). My word count stands at 13,200 as of today. Lucky Charm is a historical set in 1940 England. I really enjoy this era since it comes with lots of inbuilt conflict. I’m also working on book eleven in my Middlemarch series plus a werewolf story. Yes, that’s three things at once. Somehow everything is working. One book is close to done, one is about half done and the other I’ve just started.
I love it when my inbox brings good news. Today I sold a sci-fi romance called Resisting Tamaki to Ellora’s Cave. Yay!
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June 25th, 2010 at 5:34 am · Link
Congrats on your new sale, Shelley. And on all your books coming out this year!!!
June 25th, 2010 at 10:13 am · Link
Congratulations on the new sale! Sounds like you are keeping very busy with the new books…yummy for us!
June 25th, 2010 at 2:09 pm · Link
Congratulations! That’s a great feeling!!
June 25th, 2010 at 2:44 pm · Link
Hooray for you, Shelley! And congrats on your latest sale–awesome!
June 25th, 2010 at 4:43 pm · Link
Congrats, shelley! That’s great news.
June 25th, 2010 at 5:41 pm · Link
Thanks so much. I’m thrilled with this sale. I never get tired of seeing contract offer in my in box!
June 25th, 2010 at 7:36 pm · Link
Congratulations Shelly on your sale, and on all the releases. That is amazing.
All the best,
Suzanne :)
June 25th, 2010 at 8:33 pm · Link
Thanks, Suzanne.
June 26th, 2010 at 9:46 am · Link
Congratulations! You are having a great year!
I had to chuckle over Lucky Charm, because here in the US there is a kid’s cereal named Lucky Charms…supposedly they are magically delicious. lol