busyPlease note that the first three Toby books are currently off this list, as they have been fully turned-in to DAW; more, the page proofs for Rosemary and Rue have been reviewed and returned, and I will never be allowed to change it again. You can purchase Rosemary and Rue [Amazon]|[Mysterious Galaxies]on September 1st, 2009 (or pre-order it today). Ah, progress. It smells like fear and uncontrollable twitching. Late Eclipses is off the list because it's under review with my agent. Newsflesh is off the list because it's being shopped, and that means I essentially can't have any contact with it until the process is done. I miss you, baby!
The cut-tag is here to stay, because no matter what I do, it seems like this list just keeps on getting longer. But that's okay, because at least it means I'm never actively bored. I have dinosaurs and zombies to keep me company.
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The Brightest Fell.
October Daye, book five. Urban fantasy/fairy tale noir, modern setting, first-person protagonist. Status: I have actually started revising the first two hundred pages of this book to echo the changes made to book four (which made book four a much stronger book, and are showing definite signs of doing the same to book five). I'm really excited to be working on The Brightest Fell again. It's a story that I think Toby readers are going to be very pleased with, and it answers a whole lot of questions (some posed as far back as book one).
Lycanthropy and Other Personal Issues.
Coyote Girls, book one. Young adult horror/paranormal romance, modern setting, first-person protagonist. Meet Clady Porter. Hide your poodle. Status: I wasn't expecting to start a revision of Lycanthropy; I just sort of blinked, and I was two chapters in gaining speed at a steady pace, and marveling at what a difference a few nips, tucks, and chainsaw whacks can make. I've always loved this book, this series, and these characters, but I seem to have figured out a few things I really needed to know, and I'm really pleased with the result.
Discount Armageddon.
InCryptid, book one. Urban horror/modern dark fantasy, first-person protagonist, start of a multi-narrator series (generational). First narrator is Verity "Very" Price, first setting is Manhattan/Jersey City. Status: about a hundred and thirty pages in. I got stalled while I was working on Late Eclipses; I'm planning to start active work again just as soon as I have final agent sign-off on LE. It's good to have Verity as a sort of counter-agent for Toby. She's a refreshingly low-nonsense girl, for a monster hunting cryptozoologist who fights the forces of evil with ballroom dance.
The Mourning Edition.
Modern political/zombie horror, near-future setting, first-person protagonist. The second book in the Mason Trilogy, and the direct sequel to Newsflesh. Alive or dead, the truth won't rest. Rise up while you can. Status: I've finished Book One (the Mason books are novels divided into internal Books), and I am now comfortably into Book Two, epileptic bulldogs and scary virologists and all. Any book that justifies my passion for horrible diseases is all right with me. I love my scary future zombie political distopia. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Work is slow right now, due to the books ahead of it in the queue, but is continuing.
Ashes of Honor.
October Daye, book six. Urban fantasy/fairy tale noir, modern setting, first-person protagonist. Status: outlines done, prepping to summarize before starting. Toby is not gonna be happy with me.
Upon A Star.
Young adult comedy/romance. Drama kids are awesome. So is amnesia. So are the adventures of Babylon Archer. What do you mean, you've never heard of Babylon Archer? Oh, you will. You will. Modern setting, first-person protagonist. Status: pending rewrites.
Deathless.
Dead Girl Diaries, book one. Modern urban fantasy/supernatural romance, first-person protagonist, two books per narrator. (First two are Deathless and Breathless, for Patience.) Status: poking in that vague and chipper "I'll be writing you soon" fashion.
The Nativity of Chance.
High modern fantasy ranging across the country, through the wonderful lands of Oz, and through a lot of explosions. Pythagorean philosophy meets the works of L. Frank Baum, alchemy meets modern technology, and a pair of cuckoos meet their destiny. Status: researching.
Chasing St. Margaret.
Chick-lit romance/travelogue, modern setting, first-person protagonist, diary-style. Think Bridget Jones' Diary meets Lost In Translation meets A Twelfth Night. Actually, quite literally, on the last. My dear, sweet, utterly bewildered Margery. Status: finished, pending revisions and rewrites.
Pretty Poison Apples.
The sequel to Nativity of Chance, and that seasonal monarchs book I've been threatening to write forever. Stop looking at me like that. Status: researching.
There are lots of other books floating around here—some finished and slated to be worked on further, others pending getting started—but these are the ones you're likely to hear the most about, at least currently. I'll update this list from time to time, as things move from "project" to "print" and new things take their places on the workshop floor.
May 15 2009, 19:09:43 UTC 8 years ago
Can you share the secret source?
May 16 2009, 14:05:51 UTC 8 years ago