February 2024 Writing Update

I reckon that it's about time for my February update:

🏠Earthquake House

V6 is almost done! 'Almost' being a relative term, lol. I have completely rewritten the first two chapters which I am working on separately to get them just right (and to attract agents), while the rest of the book is going through it's final big edit. After this, I will do one last read through (maybe two) and then begin the Great Agent Hunt anew.

👧🏿🐉The Others

V2 is planned and being implemented! I still think that having v3 (or v4) ready for beta readers before the end of the year is entirely feasible, and I can't wait to give fans of The Reality Warper first dibs on reading the sequel.

📖Picture Books

I have a list of agents. I have a almost-ready query letter for Giraffes CAN Talk. I have a plan. Now all I need to do is find the time (and courage) to actually send the queries. I have committed to sending these by the end of the month.

🏆Contests and Anthologies

I came first in my group for Round 1 of this year's NYC Midnight 250-word Microfiction Challenge! You can read my entry on this very blog. I submitted my Round 2 entry for this contest, as well as a Round 1 entry for the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge (2,500 words). I hope to soon find the time to enter a few anthologies and novel contests as well.

📕Short Stories

I am getting great feedback on my short stories from my weekly writing group, so progress is happening, even if it is invisible to most people.

🧜‍♀️Awake!

Still on hold, although I found myself thinking about it a lot the last few weeks.

🦉Owl Academy

Same as above. I'm excited about the idea and committed to writing it, but I need to find the time to actually do so.