At loose ends

Posted by Christine on Jul 6, 2010 in General, Randomness | 4 comments

I am feeling non-directional at the moment and I don’t really like it.

I have finished Cat’s Revealing and sent it off to the contest at Brava.

I have a number of outstanding queries and a partial for Red and Grey.

Now what? 

I have a sequel in mind for both Red and Grey (The Youngest Brother) and Cat’s Revealing (Cat’s Pride).

But I don’t feel particularly called to work on either of them. As a matter of fact I haven’t touched The Youngest Brother in way too long.  Why because I keep asking myself – is this the best way to spend my time?  Should I really be working on sequels to things I haven’t sold yet?

Should I dive into something new?  I have an idea for a YA urban fantasy that I started a few months ago then put aside to work on Cat’s Revealing. I could work on that. I have an idea for a fantasy that I go to and play with whenever I get the urge, but it’s something I wouldn’t ever sell and I was recently given the advise not to waste time writing things you know you can’t or won’t sell. Or, I could go back to the story Coradonna Lost and rewrite that incorporating the things I have learned about writing, and rewriting.

So what should I write next? Where is the best investment of my time and effort?

Not just that but more importantly maybe – what do I want to write next? Where does my slightly scattered brain want to rest for the next few weeks and what story does it want to focus on? 

Anyone out there in the Blogverse or Facebook have a request for what you would like to see next?