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?