I am alive. Sort Of.

Poor blog, I've been neglecting it as of late.

News - Have submitted to several more agents, including Curtis Brown, and received polite rejection slips. Just for a bit of change I thought 'what the hell' and sent the first chapter of The Immortal Zeus to Laura Cecil (see previous posts - friendly agent of bestselling children's fantasy authors who actually read my work herself and commented), who replied that she was enthusiastic about it but could not take on any new authors at the moment. Sigh. Seeing as her biggest author (Diana Wynne Jones, RIP you clever, lovely lady) died only a couple of months ago, I can see why her schedule is hectic. Still, I take it as promising that twice now she has told me my work is enjoyable.

I'm currently editing Legacy (yeah...still. 2 years and counting.) and messing with the first chapter of Hades before I send it out to new agents. It's very exciting...I've accumulated so many agent names for my book over the past few months. So many of them look promising!

I've also decided I'll be starting a new story, a playful black comedy fairytale/fantasy Basilwood, this summer. The first chapter and extensive character/plot notes have been done, and new ideas are popping into my head every day. I can't wait to try my hand at something a little different and not quite as...epic (read: bloody long)...as Hades. I'm also ready to close the lid on that universe for good - I'll miss it dearly, but a part of me can't wait to be free.

Hoping to start some short stories too; it'll be one of my units for my Creative Writing course next year, so they're not even an option really. I don't know if it's all the King I'm reading, but my ideas are starting to slip out of the supernatural and into the downright wierd and creepy. Tales of wolves in human skin, mermen, and mutant vampire babies (the cool kind, not the Renesmee kind) look to be the most promising so far. Will keep y'all posted!