Spliced [A Retelling]

My novella Spliced is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I wrote it back in February for Tell a Fairy Tale day. It currently stands at 27k but that is before the edits. As much as I wanted to start the year off with Dowsers, I don't think that's going to happen. Dowsers has a lot of editing to go and it's generally, really long. I can at least post this while working on Dowsers.

I'm hoping to do a new retelling this year. I haven't decided what though. I was either going to do a Cyberpunk version of Alice in Wonderland or The Wizard King. I guess I'll have to figure it out later.

Crossing the Finish Line

That re-telling of a fairy tale that I started in February is finally finished. The ending was kind of rushed but I knew I was going to have a hard time with that part of the story since I hadn't fully thought of the ending though, I always struggle with the ending and the beginning on my first draft.

Strangely enough, the beginning was perfectly fine. I'm probably going to make adjustments here or there but it's done. It will sit until I'm ready to edit it. I'm trying to get the format down just right but I guess it won't really matter since I'm probably not going to publish this one. I'm going to test it out on my Kindle to see how it looks but it's not going to be available for some time.

It was fun to write. Though there are some small plot holes, it's something that I can easily fix when I get to it. I really enjoyed writing my characters especially my minor characters. I have a serious love for minor characters and I tend to like them more than main characters. I'm not sure why.

Anyway, soon, I'll be working on some cover art for this, probably hand drawn because I can't afford stock images right now, but I'll gladly draw it. Not to mention, this computer isn't the best for editing photos of any kind. I'm going to take my chances with doing it some other way. Or maybe I'll find an online photo editor that I can use.

It seems silly to make cover art for a story I don't plan on publishing, but it feels more complete when there is a cover.

Tell A Fairy Tale Day

On Friday, February 26th, it's Tell a Fairy Tale day!

So naturally, what better time to re-write a fairy tale. Most of my day was spent plotting out the story I wanted to tell. It's a sci-fi version of Beauty and the Beast. I didn't intend for it to be Sci-fi but it kind of happened to be that way, which is fine because I can re-write it however I want. It should be interesting, I hope.

My goal is to have it finished by the 26th, if not, then the 28th. It will be a nice break from the novel I've been editing very slowly. I haven't been in the editing mood lately. All I want to do it write, so that's what I'm going to do. Maybe in the end, it will be something I actually share with someone.

...After editing it a few times, of course.

Progress Update: Getting Ready For More Editing

Weekly Progress

Editing Hours: 4

Words Written (Typed): 8,915

Pages Handwritten: 2.5

Summary: It wasn't my best editing week but I did manage to get in a fair bit of writing. I need to write some more to catch up with Hush.

That list and summary should be enough to tell you how my weekly progress went. Next week it will be March and I'll have a whole new project to edit. I know I'm not even close to being finished with Call of the Piper but, that's too bad. I planned to edit District Pluto for Editing Month (March). These are short stories so they shouldn't take as long as Call of the Piper but it will still be a pain in the butt.  

  

When I'm done editing District Pluto, I'll go back to Call of the Piper, if not sooner. There are 5 short stories and my goal is to have at least 1 of them completely edited by the end of the month. I'm thinking that it's time to switch it up. My muse needs a rest. I've been editing the same novel for almost a year. These short stories shouldn't take too long to edit. I hope it won't take too long to edit. 

Now, I'm about to go backwards a bit. I already mentioned my plans for next week (next month) but I didn't say anything about Tell a Fairy Tale Day! That's on Thursday. I already made stuff for my crafting blog for this. I get way too excited about days like this. There are a few I have marked down in my calendar. 

Overall, I'm ready to start a new month. I'm hoping to post more during the month of March, not just progress updates or blogging circle posts but other things that are writing related and less boring than my progress updates.