Wednesday Update 5/12/2010

Posted by Christine on May 12, 2010 in Randomness | 0 comments

Welcome to my Weekly Update.

Rejection Queen Status Update:

– I have currently received 4 rejections – Deb, I think that makes us tied. I have to admit #4 hit a little hard, not entirely sure why, but I’ve moved on and am looking forward to the next round of queries.

– I still have 6 outstanding queries, one will be a rejection if I don’t hear anything by June 8th as per the agents web site guidelines.

– I have 12 agents researched and I hope to do some further research this week to add another 5 to 6 agents.  I would like to have between 15 and 18 for my next round of queries.  I hope to send my next round of queries by the end of the month. 

– The next round of queries will have a slightly tweaked query letter – nothing major, and off course it is personalized to each agent but the body essentially stays the same, and most will be accompanied by a **shudder** synopsis.

Other writing News:

– The Synopsis: I work on this in chunks of time until it drives me crazy then I put it aside for a few days and come back to it.  I really don’t understand why it’s so hard for me but my brain has a mental block against this particular document. It will get done, and I will do it to the best of my ability but it will get done slowly.

– The Youngest Brother: I had an idea that led me down a thought path and I think I am going to significantly change the direction of one part of the plot line in this story. It should solve one of the major problems I was facing and I think it will also open up some other avenues I wanted to explore.

– YA Urban Fantasy: I’m having so much fun with this story. A great deal of research time has gone into it and I am learning a lot about the Navajo People and the roads in Arizona from Google Maps. 🙂 I don’t actually know how the story ends yet, which is odd, generally I know the end fairly early in the story. This time the end is eluding me.

Personal Life:

– Mothers day was wonderful in our house and I wish a happy belated mothers day to all the mothers I know.

– The “day job” is going great and I am enjoying working with kids who aren’t mine again. I have started saving pennies for SiWC.

Thus concludes my weekly update.  I wish you all happy writing (or reading) and sunshine this week.