I'm in the queue for the editor I picked to begin work on REDEMPTION ON THE RIVER; she told me she expects to begin working on it in November. In the meantime, I've been doing a number of things.
First, I entered a contest at Red Adept Reviews, namely their Worst Ending to a Novel contest. I'm proud (?) to report that my entry in the horror genre garnered second place, and my entry in the Romance Category earned a fourth. That and $5 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks, but it was fun.
Second, I've been editing an old short story of mine called IAN'S MINE, which is encouraging from the fact that it appears, at least to me, that my writing is much improved from when I wrote it. I may offer it up for free if & when REDEMPTION ON THE RIVER launches.
Third, I've been toying with a new novel concept. With a working title of KANSAS, it will be set in—wait for it—Kansas, in the 1850's. It's a very dynamic and bloody period in US history and I have the two main characters in my head, but no semblance of a plot as yet. I have vague ideas, but thus far they take up less than a page in my Moleskine notebook. Inspiration has yet to strike in a major way.
I think a big reason for lack of motivation for Novel #2 is the hiatus that REDEMPTION ON THE RIVER is currently in. Laurie Rosin, my editor, advised me to not begin another book as she wishes me to save all my creative energy for rewriting RotR once her edit is finished and returned to me. She also tells me to only look at Redemption when I want to, as opposed to when I feel like I must, and this is resulting in a very spotty self-edit of version 10.3. It also causes guilt when I consider Kansas.
Sigh. As the title of this post states— it's tough waiting.
Here's a picture of the sunrise that I took yesterday from the cockpit on descent into Miami after an all-nighter from Seattle:
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