I've been sick for about a week.
That means reading and writing have been very difficult for my disadvantaged brain.
I did manage to get through most of the No Kiss Blogfest entries before dyslexia + exhaustion put me down with a migraine.
But I did get a query/blurb (version 1.0) written for Brake Fluid, Blood & Body Bags, otherwise known as Project #4.
Compared to the first query/blurb I ever wrote, (for Simon's Oath, nearly one year ago), I can see a vast improvement, not only in getting down to the heart of the story, but in capturing some of the *voice* of the main character.
Well, at least for my first try :) Editing, of course, is necessary.
If you're bored or curious, I've updated my 'What I'm Writing' page and thrown that sucker down.
Critique away, my friends. Shred it up and feed it back to me.
For now, I shall sleep.
Hope you feel better soon. Hey, a query is a great thing to get done. Those things take me weeks to write!
ReplyDeleteI think the query is really well done. It piqued my interest.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you're under the weather. But sickness aside, sounds like you've a busy writer.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff.
Sleep much and get busy with the vitamin C. Like your blog, good luck with project #4.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that your are getting anything done when your health is only a 2.0 is amazing. If I was a 2.0 I would be stuck in bed and my MAC would be on its own for a while. Plus you worked on queries...ugh! Feel better :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the well-wishings. It's kindof a joke in my family that, starting October 1st, I'm sick until the beginning of March.
ReplyDeleteSo I'm used to getting stuff done, even while running a high fever ;) It does make reading & writing a heck of a lot more difficult though
I find, since I'm a hopeless pantser, that writing a query/blurb of my story (even if I'm only a couple thousand words into it) help me solidify what's important to the main character... the stakes, so after that, I can freely wander around the story and figure it out as I go along, but having the blurb/query is a signpost to bring be back when I stray too far.