I set out to write Gilded in Bone this summer. It was the perfect plan. I had it all plotted out, everything broken into sections and chapters and page beats. Set (at least largely) in the Summer Court of a fae world, writing it over the summer was going to give me the ideal atmospheric inspiration. I was going to sit poolside sipping Mai Tais and hammering out words into the late summer evenings, channeling the magic of endless golden days into the fantasy world at my fingertips. The book was basically going to write itself, and be all polished up and off to the editor by fall. It was a foolproof plan.
Until this quaint 70k word (proposed) plot bunny decided it had much greater aspirations and wanted to cocoon over winter to become a 150k behemoth. I mean, I hope it doesn’t go through the winter. It’s looking like it should be done before the end of November, but, you know, I’ve been wrong before. And then there’s editing – which will also take twice as long as anticipated, since the book is twice as long as anticipated.
I got my review team all amped up about receiving an advanced review copy, only to assume radio silence and disappear off the face of the earth. (You, too, can join my ARC group if you’re the type who’s interested in reviewing books and would like freebies: https://www.facebook.com/groups/661751095753404)
Right now, I’m looking at having the book done in November, hopefully edited by the end of December, and then ready for final proofreading and formatting in January. That hopefully means a January or February release! I usually start sharing snippets and teasers and getting the ‘buzz’ going during editing, so stay tuned for that later this month or next month!
And happy NaNoWriMo to the authors who are participating. Maybe I’m not the only one using NaNoWriMo to write the LAST 50k words of my book.
Harperpages 