So we committed to WorldCon this week and paid our dues. But I have some goals. I want to go to WorldCon and be able to say, "Yes, I have a draft in progress/first edit/etc."
But I write crap in a vacuum. I really truly do.
I'm looking for like-minded writers who will be a regular reminder that I've gotta produce something, and that I have to have someone to answer to. My husband just won't cut it. (I love him dearly, but this is not something I can do with him for a variety of reasons.)
I'm currently juggling three projects; a Steampunk/Crime Noir hybrid (think clockwork criminals, but in a much darker theme then you usually get from urban fantasy or 'vampire detectives'), a YA Urban Fantasy with a Faerie Knight protagonist, and the tongue-in-cheek fantasy about a once-famous con-man coming out of retire in a game of pawns between some very cranky small gods.
The latter project is the largest and least likely to be used -- it's pretty massive, more worldbuilding is needed, and it intimidates me the most, because the characters in it have been around longer then any of the others. The YA has the least set details, but I've never written for the YA audience. The Steampunk noir requires more research, but I've got a solid foundation without it being as overwhelming as the other, so it's my lead project.
Would anybody know of groups that would work with me -- online or offline (in my local area, natch, which is the SLC Valley, in Utah), or someone who would be interested in mentoring me as I work for the next seven months?
But I write crap in a vacuum. I really truly do.
I'm looking for like-minded writers who will be a regular reminder that I've gotta produce something, and that I have to have someone to answer to. My husband just won't cut it. (I love him dearly, but this is not something I can do with him for a variety of reasons.)
I'm currently juggling three projects; a Steampunk/Crime Noir hybrid (think clockwork criminals, but in a much darker theme then you usually get from urban fantasy or 'vampire detectives'), a YA Urban Fantasy with a Faerie Knight protagonist, and the tongue-in-cheek fantasy about a once-famous con-man coming out of retire in a game of pawns between some very cranky small gods.
The latter project is the largest and least likely to be used -- it's pretty massive, more worldbuilding is needed, and it intimidates me the most, because the characters in it have been around longer then any of the others. The YA has the least set details, but I've never written for the YA audience. The Steampunk noir requires more research, but I've got a solid foundation without it being as overwhelming as the other, so it's my lead project.
Would anybody know of groups that would work with me -- online or offline (in my local area, natch, which is the SLC Valley, in Utah), or someone who would be interested in mentoring me as I work for the next seven months?