Submission

And after all that huffing and puffing about something new to submit to the Toolbox, I ended up submitting the first chapter of my complete novel. Would I rather submit something from my new YA urban fantasy? Sure. Is it ready? Hell no.

Compromises, compromises.

It was very satisfying to re-read my thesis from start to finish again. I find that I like the ending more than the beginning. Maybe I'm just trying to shoot myself in the foot... in any case, I did the logical thing and submitted the first chapter. It's well under the maximum word count, but hopefully it will give the other 'Boxers (oh yes, I'm making up terms!) time to really critique the whole thing.

Even after several workshops and rounds with the insightful (and astoundingly patient) Jim Blaylock, I know this book still needs work.

The best part? I still want to work on it.

The worst? I also want to work on the new book. Also, my family seems to be really excited about it, but no surprise there since the scenery is all Big Sur.

My submission makes 8 total. I plan to read Nova, This Is Not a Game, Voices of Dragons, and Steal Across the Sky this week. Next week will be for submissions, so that they are fresh in my mind.

Homework, man. I thought I missed it.