So, it's been a while since I last posted. There's not much I can add to the pandemic conversation, other than to say I hope this is behind us soon and I deeply hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these times. Like the saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. For me, all this time I've been writing, because it keeps me sane.
Last April (just after the world shut down) I got an idea for another mystery/thriller, post-Author Mentor Match (and a failed Pitch Wars submission), and started writing it pretty much immediately. Fast forward almost exactly one year later, and I finished the first draft (literally--I didn't plan it this way, but I started the first draft on April 12th, 2020, and finished it on April 10th, 2021). I've now begun revising, and am truly embarking on an earnest search for multiple CPs and objective feedback. Suffice it to say, this was the hardest book I've ever written. I think it was a combination of anxiety over the pandemic, the newness of working from home, and the fact that I'd somehow concocted a really difficult mystery for myself to write. Whether it turns out to be anything worthwhile remains to be seen (and isn't really up to me to say, anyway)! Regardless, I'm really proud of this one, and I'm strangely excited to revise, whip this book into shape, and dive back into the query trenches (try #4 for book #9, but who's counting?). In fact, I'm currently fairly deep in revisions at this point (since it's now early May), and have promptly come over here to write this blog instead of edit. Gah, this is hard! I hope whoever is reading this is safe and well. I'm glad to be back, and plan to update this blog more regularly with my writing progress and other thoughts. Onward, and May the 4th be with you!
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Miles McGuinnessYA writer traversing the path to publication. Archives
May 2021
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