Writing update
Sunday, October 12th, 2008 at 5:41 pmWell, book#2, a collaborative experimental novel I’m working on in partnership with Preston Grassmann, is past the first draft and into the editing stage. I’m excited about this project. I think it has a lot of integrity, intelligence and heart, as well as a sense of fun. Everything about it is under wraps, I’m afraid. One thing I’m not afraid of is not finishing it. With two writers on board, I’ve found it’s definitely a case of two heads being better than one — and of course you can’t give up on the work or put it aside when it feels difficult.
Since it’s all secret, I can’t say much more. I’ll update again when we’re past the structural edit and into the line edit.
October 13th, 2008 at 2:14 am
with the speed you are currently working at when do you think it would be ready for me to buy?
Or can I just ask for the draft now?
October 13th, 2008 at 4:01 am
I don’t know. These things are hard to estimate. Once it’s finished, you have to find a publisher, then wait for their schedule…so, yeah, I just can’t say.
The draft isn’t ready for reading yet. I’m not sure whether we’ll be sending it out to beta readers or not — I’ll let you know if we decide to.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:12 am
I don’t think you’re allowed to talk about stuff you’re not allowed to talk about unless you’re going to REVEAL ALL.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Why do you TAuNT us sho? :”(
October 13th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Oh, glod.. sorry… I am not drunk, really.. :”O
well, maybe drunk on the exploratory excitement of a new book :”D but otherwise?
October 13th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Iz mai blog. I can has allowed mai mystery stufz. ^u*
Seriously, I just wanted to say that writing is still going on here at Chez Bishop. I sometimes get jovially abusive email from
weirdosstrangers about the perceived lack of productivityas if I don’t have enough to do writing doujin and haunting gay bars.October 13th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
I have never sent an abusive email to you.
unless you count that one of my butt
but it was sheilded by my jeans
October 13th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Don’t worry, I wasn’t talking about you. And the one of your butt was all in a good cause.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I have a cinnabon and green tea, so no abuse this morning. However, much squeeing and jumping around on this end at the thought of a new novel!
October 14th, 2008 at 5:42 am
I had to look up “cinnabon”. Oh, my. It looks like the fount of all happiness. I’m not kidding, this book has the strange. It really is experimental, so maybe advance squeeing should be cautious.
October 14th, 2008 at 6:34 am
muttergrumblerhubarbrhubarbrhubarb…
October 14th, 2008 at 8:06 am
Will that be cream or ice-cream with your rhubarb grumble?
October 14th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
XD
That’s TERRIBLE. And brilliant. All at once.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Like fluorescent socks!