So, if you go over to the Swarm Press site, you can get an eyeful of the book that I'm currently copyediting.
Brave Men Run. That's right, bitches.
This book is the one that I was gushing about yesterday. It really is that good. It's such a strange feeling to edit a book that I've known about for ages. I'm also glad that I it didn't reach the top of my TBR pile sooner. Editing this doesn't feel like a job at all.
So, as I mentioned in a previous entry, I'm copyediting for Permuted Press. Right now I'm going through two books, both of which are top-secret. They're the first novels that the new Swarm Press imprint will put out--at least, if things go according to plan.
That in itself is already pretty sweet. After all, I like copyediting. In fact, I wouldn't mind ending up in that field when I'm done with uni.
The awesomeness continues, however. I can't really say too much, but I can tell you this: it's a struggle to copyedit one of the projects I'm working on, because it's so frigging good. Every couple of pages I speed up, just wanting to know what happens next. Then I reel myself in and remind myself that I'm supposed to care about the grammar and style more than the plot.
But it's so doo-diddly-darn hard.
So, Indigenous Species didn't make it. Apparently it was well received, but it wasn't funny enough. Buggrit.
When I get back to my place I'll look for somewhere to send it.
Absolutely no joy from Podcastle. Off to Weird Tales you go, Reginald.
And then I somehow rolled into semi-copyediting.
Reginald didn't make it. He's now winging his way to PodCastle.
Ten ways to tell that you're reading a story by me:
- The protagonist is female--any age.
- The protagonist has a close male friend. This friend can be human, animal, vegetable, dead, whatever.
- Cute animals are involved.
- There are references, varying in vagueness, to other stories written by me.
- There are references, varying in vagueness, to Lovecraft.
- Tea or biscuits are mentioned.
- There is a happy ending.
- Enemies were once friends, have familial connections to the protagonists, or end up being friends.
- It's set in the south of England (most likely Devon).
- Although horror tropes are used, the story is not scary.
So, I should be hearing in a matter of days whether I've made it into Robots Beyond or not. Matthew has already secured himself a spot, while Bobbie has just heard that Southern Ballads didn't make it. Still, a quite a lot of our writing group have made it into the antho--Gren's sub was the first to be accepted, and John W. Oliver's fantastic Coyote tale was accepted almost immediately.
Right now I'm proofreading what will be the first release by the recently founded Swarm Press. I have no idea where it's going, but it's already creepy and engaging. Should be a good start. I can't say more than that, because it's apparently super seekrit.
I'm also plotting yet another novel with Matthew--this one is the Dickens/Lovecraft/Timetravel thing that's been simmering in the back of my head for a while. Jacob said he wanted time travel novels, so yeah. The Gods novel has been put on the backburner for a while.
I'm also finally working on Downstairs, which is now called Emily's Door. That was the title of the first chapter, but it sounds good and it seems appropriate, so it's now the title of the whole project. Who knows how many times that will change before I'm done.
No idea what the word count on that one is, because I'm using an actual notebook. So far it looks like the chapters are very short, which is fine. I was aiming for something between kids and young adult. Besides, it's only the first draft, so it's allowed to be crap.
And uni is slowly killing me. I need to write two big essays and one small essay in the next few weeks, and I'm stumped. I also need to read a load of books, and my motivation has gone down the drain. Still, stress usually helps me. Usually.
Argh.
