Novel Progress
Posted on May 23, 2010
Filed Under Writing Process, Writing Process - Panix, novels |
I’m getting antsy to write my thriller novel. I did a little character building today. Research is going to have to be done on this one. I imagine I’ll be using Google earth instead of a taking trips to sites. I hope Google view is still up and running when I need to look at European cities and villages.
Panix still needs to be queried before I sit down and actually write the treatment for the thriller. I feel a bit guilty putting my other two WIP novels on the back burner, but I really want to get the new genre out of my system.
Looking at Barnes & Noble, there’s not much period stuff going on. It’s mostly urban fantasy on the shelves. That might be a function of the buyer at that particular store. Anyway, I was reading a Daily Kick by David Farland this week and it talked about writing to a market rather than what you want to write. I can’t say I’m an artiste. So that’s my thriller motivation.
Since it looks like epic fantasy might be in the tank nearly as much as science fiction, I might bring my urbanish fantasy into the next in line after the thriller. That one needs a plot renovation. Right now it’s in novella form (30,000 words) and it needs to be three times the length.
That leaves Bellian as fourth in line. That already has the length, but my MC is too insipid, so I’ve got to spice him up and give a bit of a bigger role to a couple of women.
My goals? Get 20+ queries out by the end of next month. My synopses are done (three lengths), the query letter is done. I’ve got to work on the first five pages to make sure they are as good as I can make them. I’ve identified the agents and what they want.
The thriller novel needs the treatment written, world building (mapping scene locations) and then my plot outline. Those should all be done by the end of July. Two months of writing and then it’s up for review and rewriting.
That’s enough for now.
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