Mon 15 Oct 2012
Which novel should I edit next?
Posted by PJ under a rain of angels, editing, novels, the making blood, venus in transit
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1. A sixth century vampire novel, part of a trilogy. King Arthur may be hanging around in it somewhere. Â It’s a first draft, and it has a resolution of sorts at the end, but is one of those novels that most definitely feels like a continuation. (I hate those.)
2. A second world steampunkish adventure fantasy. This one can stand alone, Â but is also part of a trilogy. It’s in a fairly polished state, but there’s a broken part in Act III. I think I fixed it, but I haven’t had the heart to reread the book to see if I fixed it as well as I thought I did.
3. A contemporary fantasy that’s in second draft stage, and can stand alone, but is…repeat after me, “part of a trilogy.” Chronologically, the middle novel in the trilogy, I still plan to begin the trilogy with this one as it gives the least away about the overall story arc. Probably closer to Charles de Lint’s Newford than urban fantasy or paranormal romance—if Chas wrote it for laughs, included Hot Sex, and Newford was a mythological rural county in Southern California.
There is no right or wrong answer here, just asking your opinion.
ETA: I have had one offline vote for #1.
