Wednesday, November 11, 2009

What I'm Working On Now...



Can you tell from some of my research books what the new YA is going to be about? No? Good, 'cause it's a secret.

After a long talk with my agent, we've decided to shelve the race-based YA that I was working on. It's an older book (the first one I ever wrote actually), and I'm too close to it to give it the total pull-apart service that it really needs. That thought horrifies some people, but I'm actually okay with it. Mostly because I'm working on something that really excites me.

The new book has everything - action, romance, humor, great characters and (dare I say it - me who said she'd NEVER write one of these) some paranormal elements. I've finished the 9 point plotting outline for the book (I think my next post will be how to do that - in the meantime, here's my take on it over at Kay Cassidy's blog back in August) and am researching some of the historical elements that need to be actually accurate. So far, the ideas have been coming fast and furious and I love getting back to it every day. Stay tuned!

On this date: In 196X, my BFF Karen was born. Happy Birthday Karen!

4 comments:

Julie_c said...

I know what it's about!!! (But I'll never tell.)

Robin Mellom said...

I've read some Edgar Cayce stuff before. Heavy! Sounds like this will be an exciting project!!!

CJ Omololu said...

Unfortunately, the only book I really understood was the one I got from the Juvenile section.

Anonymous said...

I made the on this date section WOW!!!! LOL K