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5,800 / 50,000 (11.6%) |
I am almost done with the three chapters I need for the DAIRY PRINCESS proposal. Next I'm working on the outline. The two are due to my editor by 2/4, which gives me two weeks from today. YAY!
I shared the partial with Cyn this morning. I'm always really nervous until she reads something of my work, becuase I know I can trust her to A) know decent writing when she sees it and B) be brutally honest if it sucks. We've worked together for 3-4 years now, and we have a great partnership.
But YAY!! She loved it. She said, "It's wonderful! I guess those people have it right when they say to write what you know, because it was such an education. And just awesome."
Full steam ahead!!
The Latest News:
New Deal: Imogen Howson's LINKED sells to S&S BFYR, in a two book pre-empt for six figures.
You Wish is in its Fifth Printing! and Prada and Prejudice is in its Sixth Printing!
New deal: Jessica Martinez' VIRTUOSITY sells to Simon Pulse, at Auction, in a 2 book deal.
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Just curious, on average how long (word-wise) do your chapters tend to be? I feel like mine are usually way too long - love to get your perspective on YA Chapter length though.
They used to be longer, but in prada, my editor ended up slicing them up a lot and thus adding more chapters, so I started DAIRY PRINCESS with an eye for shorter chapters.
It really doesn't matter too much, but if you have an excellent hook to end with, jump to the next chapter.