July's Final #WriteMotivation Post…a few days late

Happy Monday, Aledan Merfolk! I haven’t been online as much as usual lately, and I’m afraid that’s going to continue for a while. In fact, I have some bad news: there will be no PonyFest this year. My dad will be in the hospital for his bone marrow transplant during the normal PonyFest time, and I just know I won’t be able to get everything ready during that time. Maybe I’ll do it a little later in the year, but definitely not around my birthday like normal.

I do plan to be querying during that time, and I’m debating PitchWars this week. I think I’ll join, but if I don’t get picked by a mentor I won’t be disappointed like I was with NAMELESS. I think StO is ready. I’m not 100% sure StO is ready, so it’d be nice to have another set of eyes on it, but I know it’s at least close. If I’m not chosen by a mentor, I’ll start querying.

Last time I posted, I was still working on the synopsis and query, and trying to decide what to work on next. I finished the synopsis and query (I still need a couple CPs to finish looking at them, but they were both on vacation last week), and I decided to focus my efforts on researching the new shiny project. It’s going to take a LOT of research. I have some good starting points, though, and a rough idea of the plot, and some excellent backstory for my still-nameless MC.

And if you remember the last update, I posted a photo of the “ladies” Mad Maxina and Imperator Furiosa. One of my writing buddies, Rebekah Loper (who also raises backyard chickens), mentioned that Maxina looked like a rooster, not a hen, and what do you know: she’s right. Mad Maxina is actually Mad Max! He began crowing that weekend, which isn’t great because our neighbors won’t appreciate that. If we wake up before he starts crowing and open the coop he stays quiet, so that’s how we’re dealing with the crowing for now. If he keeps it up, it might be time to make some coq-au-vin (joking! I wouldn’t be able to eat Max).

I’m going to go ahead and say that until further notice there won’t be a Science Tuesday post, but I DO have a guest poster on Friday! KT Hanna will be here to talk about the world-building for her new book, CHAMELEON. Definitely stop by on Friday for that – there’s a Rafflecopter giveaway!

Have a wonderful week, Aledans!