I’ll have a little time before the manuscript comes back to me in the form of copy edits. So… what does an author do next? She gets back to work.
I’ve had a novel in progress, hardly begun really and no where near thoroughly researched, waiting patiently for me to get back to it. I’m about six chapters in, having spent the first few months of this year working on it. It’s not contracted, and I’m not prepared to say much about it yet, except that it’s set in both Scotland and North Carolina, in the late 1740s. It’s requiring a lot of research, since this is an earlier time period than I’ve yet written. Though having set two novels (one of them The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn) in 18th century North Carolina, I’m more familiar with that state/colony’s history than I am with any other, save perhaps New York.
In the comments recently I was asked to share about my my drafting and researching process (thanks for asking Caroline!). This seems like a good time to do that, since I’m in the midst of drafting and researching (and the early writing) with this present WIP. So I’ll be working on a blog post about that and hope to have it posted in the not too (terribly) distant future.
Lori,
You keep moving along and it's fascinating to watch…and inspirational, too. Go, Lori, Go!
Sailing right along. 🙂
Ah, the Jacobite days… 😉 Looking forward to hearing about your new story, and I love the star pics you chose for your characters. Blessings!
Jacobites might just have something to do with it. 🙂
There's alligators too, I think.
Fantastic! I'm so excited to read this one.
Thanks Joanne!
April's not too far!!!
Oh wait. That's halfway to 51.
DARN! I want the book, but not the wrinkles!!
And Jacobites, eh? Personally, I was always kind of Team Edward myself… 😉
Definitely team Jacob here. 🙂