Sister Night, Sister Moon

This time, the rejection was because the story was not dark enough for the anthology. The story worked for the editor until the ending, and I can buy that. I became antsy about getting it done, rather than letting the thing take some time and letting my subconscious puzzle it out, which is ALWAYS my best strategy. (Watch the Type A personality fight the inner artist. Go on! You know you want to!)

Again, encouraging words:

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What have we learned, author buddies? Both the take home message for me with this rejection and with Delirium has been, "this is good, but it's not what we want." So...with careful work, we get the good work to the right person. Your market research, when you can do it, is essential.

Both Cat Scratch and Delirium still each have one. We're still a contender. :)

Catherine

Feel Like Writing Tonight!

First of all, the word count.

21,313 / 80,000 (26.6%)

Chapter 3 is, in fact, two scenes from done, but they're from scratch scenes that require a little bit of research. It'll be a little while longer.

My old writing strategy seems a tried and true one: lay the pipe, layer on the details, edit. TAKE YOUR TIME is also important, n'est-ce pas? At least let things sit. I'm feeling pretty good about the sitting on this one. :)

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I don't know if you've seen this scene from the version 2, which is making it into the final version. It's the first Errol/Shari scene. I am rather fond of it.

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