And now for something completely expected
I told you guys I was going to talk about “the process,” and that’s exactly what I’m going to do for the next few weeks. If there’s anything specific you’d like me to talk about, ask in a comment, or in my personal forum, or in a message to me. I’m going to alternate Talking About Myself (one of my favorite activities) with Talking About Other People. I have interviewed three writers who are all at different stages of the process. First, we’ll have Gretchen McNeil, who just fought off FOUR (count ‘em, FOUR) agents to find a match made in heaven. Next, we have Jen Hayley, who is at the revisions stage with her own agent. Finally, we have Cindy Pon, whose YA Fantasy, Silver Phoenix, will be available April 28, 2009. These are all women you’ll being seeing a lot of, soon, so here’s your chance to get to know ‘em. But first I’m going to talk about myself. Mmmmm. Myself. I wrote Tempest Rising, on a whim, after I’d completed my doctorate. I was living in Edinburgh, Scotland, a...