- Publish a sequel to "Drive"
- Write a short story for another collaboration
- Write my fifth novel
So far, I've accomplished #1 already. "Protect", the sequel to "Drive" was published on March 10th. Depending on how things go, I may even write the third installment in the series this year!
Last year, I had the good fortune of collaborating with a group of great YA authors to produce the anthology, Through a Tangled Wood. I'm happy to say that most of the same authors -- and a few more -- are back at work on a second anthology! My short story contribution is almost done. I got feedback from the editor last week, and I'm putting the finishing touches on it. Expect an announcement about the new anthology in the August time frame.
As soon as I finished writing "Protect", I started the first draft of my next novel. All I'll say for now is that it's a YA fantasy story, which is slightly different from the YA sci-fi that I've been writing. I'm about 3/4 of the way through the first draft, which is a little slower than I expected. The problem has been that as I write, I discover new things about the world I created and the characters in them, so I've had to go back and revise as I work. (I know that some authors believe you shouldn't do that while you're writing a first draft, but I do it so that I don't forget later on.) In the end, my hope is that the book will be better than what I had first envisioned when I started.
After finishing the first draft, I plan to set it aside for a while before revising it. During that time, I want to write another short story. I'm not sure yet whether it'll be a sequel to "Drive" and "Protect" or whether it'll be something different. I have lots of ideas in my head at the moment. :-)
Hopefully, I'll reach my production goal by the end of the year, which means another anthology and my fifth novel. If I'm lucky, there will also be an extra story thrown in.
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