Feel like the Road Runner this week. Zooooom! Let’s hope I can outwit the Acme company.
Edits for Night Rhythm came and went. Apparently I felt a burning need to say “felt” a hundred times. The word has now been whittled down to a reasonable number of usages. Copyedits for Wicked Hot are on the way. My commas will all stand corrected. (I got journalist comma usage drilled into me early, and I never do get the Chicago Manual of Style rule right.) A new novella is officially contracted with Ellora’s Cave, and as soon as the title is final and approved I’ll put up a page for it under Coming Soon.
And…Wicked Fire is officially on the great manuscript scrap-heap. Argh. But I have a new, better, shinier idea that I love and my St. Martin’s editor loves, and I am now in the process of writing the proposal for that. It’s a werewolf novel.
Boxes are everywhere. Thank God I’ve got lots of experience working in chaos. Small children make that a constant. But the proposal is smokin’. I’m flying through it.
Sounds like things are flying right along. You have my utmost admiration for packing up and moving in such a short amount of time with little kiddos and writing “stuff” hanging over your head 🙂
As for commas? Sheesh. I hear you. I have to write differently for Medallion than I do for Samhain. My editor is at Medallion is hardcore CMS and loves commas; Angie is more “new school” and prefers less of them, so I have to tailor my writing style to whichever house I’m writing for.
Congrats on the sales and the good news!
Thanks, Lori! Things are flying. And hey, what’s better, drag a move out or get it over with fast? *g* As for writing stuff, there will always be edits and new books to write and so on, so you just work around ’em.
Yep, everybody has a different style guide, so I just shrug and figure house style wins.
New Fan…Just devoured Wild Wild West–have to say the cover got me–plus I love anyhing romantic with cowboys. Loved Chet’s story the best. Thanks. Looking forward to
Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Thank you, Renee! Chet was a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy Satisfaction Guaranteed! I predict you’ll like Kane. ; )
Woot! Things are zooming, Charli! You go, woman! Congrats on the new contract. 😀
Thanks, Nic! I zoomed through my proposal and got it done. YEAH! Now to finish packing. Eeep.
Hey, know what? The next book in my Rough Riders series features a cowboy hero named…Kane. Kane McKay. Great minds, eh?
Ha! We so need to write a book together.
Chali~~oooh, Werewolves are GOOD!!
Love me some yummy shapeshifters.
Congrats on the new contract…and the move!!
Hope it goes smoothly!!
Melissa, thanks, so far things are going pretty well with packing. I love werewolves, too! This world is a bit different from the world of my werewolf novellas, more complicated. *g* Fun stuff!
You’re one busy lady, Charli. Congrats on getting your edits done. The problem with my last book was the word “that”. I cringe to think how many times I used it. LOL
Congrats on the new contract! YAY!
Sorry to hear that Wicked Fire is on the scrap heap…for now. But I’m really looking forward to another werewolf book from you!
NJ, it’s always something, isn’t it? It was “throbbed” in Night Music. Heh. Wicked Fire will probably resurrect in another form down the road. Meanwhile, I’m thrilled to be writing more werewolves! I’ve wanted to do a werewolf single title since I wrote Wolf In Cheap Clothing, so it’s time.