On to Chapter Five September 29, 2007

I have Chapter Four of Finnegans Afoot behind me. Like an unfamiliar hiking trail, it did not go in the direction I had expected, but I think I covered a lot of good ground nonetheless. I had intended that the chapter reveal a bit of the backstory of the innkeepers at the bed and breakfast [...]

More on Chapter Four September 23, 2007

Here I am, sitting in a cheap hotel room in a very small town in western Kansas (visiting family). The place is clean and serviceable, but there’s nothing fancy about it. Except, of course, that it has free wifi, so I opened my laptop and started fooling around. Then I thought I could go to [...]

More Big News September 19, 2007

I have been sending queries to agents at a fair pace. Today I received an email from one of my random submissions. The agent asked for the first fifteen pages of Finnegans Festive.
This is now the second agent who has expressed interest in the novel. (I’m not sure that it’s altogether kosher to have two [...]

Chapter Four September 15, 2007

I’m confident that I have mastered Chapter Three of Finnegans Afoot. I started reading the draft of the novel from the beginning. That got me back on track as to where I wanted Chapter Three to go. I think I have it mostly in proper shape now.
I’ve embarked on Chapter Four, and this morning I [...]

In other news September 6, 2007

While I’m busy struggling through chapter three of Finnegans Afoot (I think I may have found the trail again), I continue to make notes for the other novels in the series. Right now my ideas for Finnegans Fogbound are coming at a welcome pace.
When I have an idea for one of the future novels, I [...]

Lost on the trail September 4, 2007

I’m really having a hard time with chapter three of Finnegans Afoot. It’s just not doing what I need it to do, and I’m afraid I’m going to have to scrap it altogether and rewrite it to get myself on track.
The novel deals with the Finnegans hiking in the Ozarks and following a trail to [...]

Submission status September 1, 2007

As of this morning, my submission effort is thus:

Five outstanding email submissions – Most of these are to agents that don’t list a specific response time.
One submission with a positive response – The agent asked for a synopsis and sample chapters. She did not give an indication of her follow-up time.
Twelve submissions to agents that [...]