Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Moving On

If you've followed this blog since the beginning, you know in 2010 I wrote a paranormal romance, Phantom Fires, that I really believed would be the next Twilight. It wasn't. It remains unpublished. After 105 rejections, I considered self publishing and eventually made the decision to shelve it. I always planned on rewriting it. Even after I got an agent, I still planned on rewriting it. But as I work though my WIP something happened without being planned. Most of the words--all of the important words--from my favorite line in Phantom Fires, made it into the WIP. So I think I'm okay with not rewriting PF, and that's good because I have new things to write
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  1. Kelly HashwayMarch 13, 2013 at 7:43 AM

    I've done this too! Sometimes a shelved manuscript serves a purpose because the best parts of it later become other books. No writing is ever for nothing. :)

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  2. S.A. LarsenッMarch 13, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    That is what happened to me with my second book, the one that received offers and got me my agent. My first attempt a novel-ship, although valiant, was pretty horrible. But the one thing I learned to nail through writing the story was character development. Both my MCs from that first book made it into my second book. Parts of them changed, but ultimately I loved them so much that the new story-second book-called to use them.

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    1. BethMarch 13, 2013 at 10:18 AM

      My new WIP doesn't involve either MC from the earlier book. It's not the same concept and the plot is in no way similar, but my favorite line makes an appearance. ;)

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  3. EW GibsonMarch 13, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    Nothing is ever wasted. Plus it took great courage to shelve the story. Good for you.

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  4. StinaMarch 13, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    While my fantasy-based books will never see the light of day, my later ones are the inspiration behind my newer novels I plan to write. But the stories will be different, especially since they will now be NA instead of YA.

    Wow, 105 rejections? I gave up after 15 on my first novel (which included a partial then full request). I knew nothing about querying back then, and that was before I knew about Querytracker.

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  5. UnknownMarch 14, 2013 at 9:08 AM

    Good for you. Sometimes we have to make room on our mental bookshelf so new books have a place to go. :)

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