WIP-it

By: Meradeth Houston on 3:15 PM

I'll admit it: I've been so swamped the last few weeks that my work in progress has been languishing on my hard-drive. I've thought about it lots, but I haven't had the time to sit down with it. Finally, that's changed. I know I always feel better about the query game if I have something else to keep me occupied (and deal with the fun of rejection letters...). So, I cracked that baby open and made a few changes that I decided needed to be made. And today I managed to add more on. It felt pretty good :) The only thing that kind of makes me scratch my head is the fact that once I've set something aside like this, it becomes rather tricky to get back into. It's like my gait has changed and I can't quite find the right place to put my feet. I'm sure it will go away once I get moving, but it's kinda strange. Anyone else have this problem?

The other thing I've been pondering quite a bit is the multi-cultural aspect of the story. The male lead is Mexican, and the ghost story revolves around La Llorona (which scared the piss out of me as a child). Anyhow, despite speaking Spanish and having spent the better part of my youth with the almost entirely Hispanic population in my hometown, I always worry I'm going to miss-represent something. It's tricky. For now, I think it's just write the story as it comes, but it is in the back of my mind, and I know I'll have to seriously go through the scenes later, checking for any kind of inconsistencies. Always fun....

And now, back to reading LINGER. Seriously, one of the best books I've read is ages. I'm forcing myself to savor it and not just sit down and read it in one sitting, which is killing me!