The good news is that the reader reports are back for my Holy Bull manuscript and are very positive. (It may sound weird after more than 20 years of writing for publication, but I still feel nervous on seeing something from my editor in the email box---is it bad news? For the record, I've yet to open one that torpedoed me, but tell that to my anxiety; there's always a first time.) The bad news is that I'm still waiting for the editorial review board to give the project final approval to proceed, although this should be a relatively short wait. From there, it's on to copy editing.
While I wait, I'm still working slowly on the tale of the Firebird---I have always been much slower at putting together a fictional story than a nonfictional account, and this is proving no exception to the rule. I'm also doing research for possible future projects regarding horses and their people. Sometimes it feels like I'm mostly spinning my wheels, but I've long since learned from experience that the time I spend on alternative ideas is seldom wasted; one way or another, it will contribute to my future projects and to my development as a writer. So ... onward, one step at a time toward whatever the future holds.
While I wait, I'm still working slowly on the tale of the Firebird---I have always been much slower at putting together a fictional story than a nonfictional account, and this is proving no exception to the rule. I'm also doing research for possible future projects regarding horses and their people. Sometimes it feels like I'm mostly spinning my wheels, but I've long since learned from experience that the time I spend on alternative ideas is seldom wasted; one way or another, it will contribute to my future projects and to my development as a writer. So ... onward, one step at a time toward whatever the future holds.