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kate_sherwoodDamn. I keep meaning to post more, and I keep getting distracted! So, it's been almost two weeks since my last post.
I've sent the YA and the het romance off to agents. I've never tried to get an agent before, and I really can't imagine needing one for m/m, but I really don't enjoy the 'figuring out the market' aspect of writing, and I think agents are more necessary in the non-e-book market, so we'll see how that goes.
Now, I'm back to my old favourite, m/m! I'm writing a story about a garden designer, which is fun, because I used to work for such a person, and I'm able to throw a lot of little tidbits of information in with the writing. But I'll have to have it carefully beta-ed to be sure it's not overwhelming. I remember Dick Frances used to include a lot of extra information about the jobs his characters had (even when they weren't in the horse world), and I generally really liked it, but sometimes I felt like he went a bit over the top. I'll try not to do that!
I'm also a bit worried about going over the top with internal monologues. One of the characters is in the process of coming out, and he's thinking a lot. It seems like he has to, you know? But I've read some criticism of my earlier novels that there was too much of it, and I want to be careful. Then again, maybe it's a 'not everyone is going to love my style' sort of thing. Maybe there are readers out there who really LIKE knowing what a character is struggling through.
Where possible, I expose his thoughts through dialogue or actions, but he's being really secretive right now, so... who's he going to talk to? And he's still trying to figure things out, so he's not acting too much, either. I mean, the book isn't just - him sitting on the couch, thinking. He does stuff. But while he's doing one thing, he's often thinking something totally different.
I don't know. I'll get it finished, and see how it feels.
I've sent the YA and the het romance off to agents. I've never tried to get an agent before, and I really can't imagine needing one for m/m, but I really don't enjoy the 'figuring out the market' aspect of writing, and I think agents are more necessary in the non-e-book market, so we'll see how that goes.
Now, I'm back to my old favourite, m/m! I'm writing a story about a garden designer, which is fun, because I used to work for such a person, and I'm able to throw a lot of little tidbits of information in with the writing. But I'll have to have it carefully beta-ed to be sure it's not overwhelming. I remember Dick Frances used to include a lot of extra information about the jobs his characters had (even when they weren't in the horse world), and I generally really liked it, but sometimes I felt like he went a bit over the top. I'll try not to do that!
I'm also a bit worried about going over the top with internal monologues. One of the characters is in the process of coming out, and he's thinking a lot. It seems like he has to, you know? But I've read some criticism of my earlier novels that there was too much of it, and I want to be careful. Then again, maybe it's a 'not everyone is going to love my style' sort of thing. Maybe there are readers out there who really LIKE knowing what a character is struggling through.
Where possible, I expose his thoughts through dialogue or actions, but he's being really secretive right now, so... who's he going to talk to? And he's still trying to figure things out, so he's not acting too much, either. I mean, the book isn't just - him sitting on the couch, thinking. He does stuff. But while he's doing one thing, he's often thinking something totally different.
I don't know. I'll get it finished, and see how it feels.
Internal Monologues
Date: 2011-09-02 01:31 pm (UTC)~Kristie
Re: Internal Monologues
Date: 2011-09-03 03:39 am (UTC)