Thursday, July 24, 2008

Current Project and Career Mussings

Today was pretty busy, and I haven't had much of a chance to work on my current novel project. Only 250 words so far, and my daily goal is currently to write at least 1000. Not NaNoWriMo speed, but sustainable.

Said current project is Dead Ringer. It is a murder mystery about grand prix showjumping in Southern California. Current word count is 20,333 and I will hopefully pass 21k tonight. Maybe more, though, because I'm writing a scene with big revelations and it's going quickly.

My own taste in fiction is eclectic, ranging from mystery to fantasy to adventure. I have ideas for stories in many genres, too. I often worry about being pigeonholed, and also about not being classifiable. If I become published as a mystery writer, will I ever be able to sell a fantasy?

I know it's something that I should think about after I actually, you know, get published. And that requires getting this book done, start another, wash rinse, repeat ad nauseum.

On that note, I'm out of here to work on Dead Ringer.

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