I have sent the full of my Sinai one off to my very lovely editor for her thoughts. I expect revisions as I firmly believe that every manuscript can be made better with an editor's eye. I do really believe in this story and think that once it is done, it is going to be absolutely fab.
One thing that was different about this book is that I finished it several thousand words short. By the time I had done the edits, I had add an extra 10k to the story. If I had made that word count in the first place, I would have been cutting furiously. So it is a lesson for me. I actually found this to be true of the Online Serial as well. I finished under the word count and trusted myself to layer in the emotion etc that was in my head and not on the page.
I will get my newsletter out in the next day or so and have decided it will be a pitch type contest (ie the middle paragraph of the query letter). I promise to comment on all entries... More in the newsletter...Both A Question of Impropriety ( on eharlequin) and The Viking's Captive Princess (on Mills & Boon) are on sale today. You can browse The Viking's Captive Princess here and read the first chapter of A Question of Impropriety here.
Yay on meeting your deadline. Now let out a bigh *sigh* of relief! Caroline x
ReplyDeleteCongrats on meeting your deadline. And for us also that's a lesson that we can go back and layer to make the word count. And not to stress when we don't reach the word count the first time.
ReplyDeleteA query letter contest sounds good. Is it for anyone? (as long as they are on your newsletter list) Any rules about who can enter?
ReplyDeleteLaura A.