My Work is Never Done Thread

brainstorm77 · Mar 11, 2010

A thread to post about current WIP's, subs etc...

Me: Editing a novella
Subbing a short story
Working on two WIP's

Jersey Chick · Mar 11, 2010

Me: working on second edits
waiting on a sub
finalizing 2 more ms to sub
outlining new WIP
revising 2 other ms (2nd drafts)

Deb Kinnard · Mar 11, 2010

Me: awaiting release of one e-book and one print book.
Working (sporadically) on sequel to time travel story (part of a 3 book series, hopefully).
Supposed to be working on one contemporary and one historical proposal for my agent to send out. Supposed to be. Not happening.
Canoodling book 3 in the time travel series, jotting down some notes.

Time! There's no time!

AuburnAssassin · Mar 11, 2010

I feel downright lazy in comparison to Jersey Chick.

Me: beta reading 1 novel
final edits prior to querying for WIP #1
edit for NaNo to at least get free proof for WIP#2
2 WIP's outlined in full for #3 and #4
2 WIP's started (#3 and #5)
tons of shorts to polish and submit...eventually
1 2009 tax return
2 flexible spending reimbursement accounts to dig up receipts by 3/31 to claim or lose
1 cat vomit stain to be thoroughly cleaned (sorry, but truly my work is never done)

job · Mar 11, 2010

Just the one WIP.

About halfway through the first rough draft.

Bubastes · Mar 11, 2010

Halfway through first draft of WIP #2.
WIP #1 first draft percolating, will rewrite after first draft of WIP #2 is done.
WIP #3 (short story) on deck to be rewritten as a novel.

*RomanceWriter* · Mar 11, 2010

Me:
Just subbed new novel, waiting to hear back
Promo for new release coming out next week
Editing second book in my series
Waiting for content edits for new contracted novel
Early stages of new WIP
Reading for pleasure
Reading for professional review site

brainstorm77 · Mar 11, 2010

One rejection for my short and one reply saying it was being considered with another pub. I'm happy

Irysangel · Mar 11, 2010

Waiting for edits on Book 3 (April)
Waiting for line edits from agent on spec project (who knows)
Working on a proposal for books 2 and 3 for series #2.
Avoiding proposal for book 4 of series #1.
Brainstorming a new, seekrit project for myself.

I feel like a major slacker, too. I hate bouncing between multiple projects rather than down on the ground in just one.

Brindle Chase · Mar 11, 2010

I currently have on submission:

1 novel
2 short stories

I am beta reading:

3 novels
2 novellas

And I am writing:

2 short storiea
1 collaborative short story
6 novels
1 novella (collaborative)

and... I'll be receiving my edits on my book that sold, sometime this week. *lol* I'm busy!

Jersey Chick · Mar 11, 2010

I also hate I have so many things at once. Nothing gets done (except the edits and the ready-to-submit.)

My New Year's Resolution is to get everything off my desk by the end of the summer.

Yeah. Right.

Mr Flibble · Mar 11, 2010

WIP 1 first draft and a half off to betas, working on query and synopsis
Time to tidy up first draft of WIP 2 and send to betas
WIP 3 percolating in head.
Oh, there's that WIP first draft that needs gutting and rewriting
Critique groups reads and crits need to be ready for Saturday
Same as above needs to be done in time for conference panel over Easter.
And a huge stack of books I've read that I need to get round to writing reviews for

Rose English · Mar 11, 2010

Still wrestling with a first draft that sucks :e2writer:

Dee Carney · Mar 11, 2010

One WIP halfway done (at 30K mark now)
Awaiting decision on one short sub (8K)
Revisions on one novella (24K)
Second round edits about to start on another novella (40K)
Awaiting release date of another novella (20K)
Working on second draft of another novella (50K)
Plotting out another novella for a sub call (25K)

jaysus...looking at that list makes me tired.

K. Taylor · Mar 11, 2010

One novel with beta.
One NaNo novel almost complete.
One novella that has most of chapter 1.
A few openings that could become WIPs.

Selah March · Mar 11, 2010

Waiting on one short story submission.
About 1/3 of the way through a novel for Amber Allure/Amber Quill Press.
Gathering notes for next project.

Cathy C · Mar 11, 2010

Turned in final book of contract to editor today (Yay!)
Turned in short story for antho to editor on Monday (Yay!)
Soaking arms in ice after 68K written in five days.
:e2thud:

Starting brainstorming on next book
Research on next book
Waiting for next contract offer (proposal in--Yay!)

brainstorm77 · Mar 11, 2010

Cathy C said:
Turned in final book of contract to editor today (Yay!)
Turned in short story for antho to editor on Monday (Yay!)
Soaking arms in ice after 68K written in five days.

Starting brainstorming on next book
Research on next book
Waiting for next contract offer (proposal in--Yay!)

68K in five days??? You are a total MACHINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

firedrake · Mar 11, 2010

WIP at 57k (I thought I was going a fair pace but Cathy's just knocked me out of the ballpark :Wha:

)
One novel, nearly finished with post-beta revisions (got side-tracked by WIP)
Two more also awaiting revision
One being queried but edging towards the Trunk of Doom.

Also kicking around ideas for next WIP.

KathleenD · Mar 11, 2010

- Mailed contract to publisher for novella
- Waiting to see cover art for same
- Editor recommended second novella for acquisition; trying not to bite nails off for the next two-three weeks while I wait to hear.
- WIP #1 = 6K words, probably another novella length
- WIP #2 = 11K words, probably novel length
- Spiral bound notebook on nightstand gathering notes for the next WIP once one of them is finished.
- Seven loads of laundry keeping the floor pinned down
- 2009 taxes, /whine
- Paperwork for house refi to ease our income stream issues so I can focus on breaking through with fiction instead of consulting. Would almost rather keep consulting rather than deal with that!

brainstorm77 · Mar 11, 2010

-Taxes done today. Got a nice refund.
-Hair cut and styled.
-7 loads of laundry
-grocery shopping.
I was busy!

Lainey Bancroft · Mar 11, 2010

Cathy C said:
Soaking arms in ice after 68K written in five days.

Gah, my arms ache just thinking about that.

~Finished final read-through of novella for a TWRP anthology. Yay!
~Waiting on a novella sub of new-to-me genre
~Waiting on a publisher requested wf full
~Polishing 2nd wf...ya, know, just in case the first one flies.

~Gearing up to query ST contemporary romance...again
~Beta reading 2 YA's
~outlining a category series

Yeah, I'm ADD

LorelieBrown · Mar 11, 2010

Release last Tuesday, still googling too much. >.<

1 novel out to both an editor (requested full) and an agent (cold query.)

WIP is at 60k out of an estimated 80k on first draft.

Cathy C · Mar 12, 2010

Lainey Bancroft said:
Gah, my arms ache just thinking about that.

I was already a month late with the ms. due to circumstances beyond my control (major reality changes in book 1 that blew my plot for book 3 out of the water.) But if it didn't get turned in, we were going to lose our release slot. I was thankful I was at a work seminar for a whole week in a nice hotel. I relied heavily on room service and the wake-up desk.

Amazing what can be done when you're in a panic. LOL!

Ambri · Mar 12, 2010

Wow, Cathy! You are an inspiration to us all! And I strongly recommend a bath with like epsom salts (no more than 20 minutes, or apparently the toxins absorbed by the salts will be reabsorbed by your body; who knew?)

I am:
pluggin' away at my WIP #1 (86K or so, WOOT)
fighting to give a 100-headed mess some sort of plot, cohesion, and order (approx 135K with redundancies, missing scenes, plot holes, etc., etc.)
Helping my crit partner with a multi-book series
Dreaming up ideas for a brand spankin' new possible multi-book series of my own, which has unexpectedly gone off in a diff direction than I was originally imagining

My Work is Never Done Thread

practical experience, FTW

Up all night to get Loki

Darkly Romantic Curmudgeon

In the end, it's just you and the manuscript

bananaed

New kid, be gentle!

practical experience, FTW

She of Many Names

Dancing on the edge

Up all night to get Loki

They've been very bad, Mr Flibble

Bringing sexy back

Bah Humbug

Ooo! Shiny new cover!

practical experience, FTW

practical experience, FTW

New kid, but no need to be gentle.

practical experience, FTW

Cover Me!

Got the hang of it, here

Ooo! Shiny new cover!

Plotting something