Oh, little tumblelog, how I have neglected thee!
My excuses:
1. The financial crisis.
2. I have been spending less time online.
3. I finally gave in to an overwhelming urge to rewrite my completed-and-never-to-be-tinkered-with-again novel. I learned a lot from my last round of submissions to agents, and waited until all the rejections were in before making the final decision to take time out from my WIP and rewrite this novel for a slightly younger reader.
I have shaved three years off the age of my protagonist and am now more than halfway through turning what was a YA into a novel for MG/Tween readers. And I love it! With a thirteen-year-old protag the conflict, adventure and danger are heightened, she’s faced with more challenging and exciting situations — and I’ve found that this is the story I originally set out to write.
So, why didn’t I write a thirteen-year-old character in the first place? Good question! Anyway, I will finish this rewrite in the next two or three weeks then send it out to a trusted reader. I want the pitch and synopsis to pack more punch than the previous versions, and that might take time. But I expect to begin querying again in January.
How exciting!
P.S. Contrary to my contemplations on September 11, I am NOT rewriting this novel in first person.
