My participation in David Wellington's Fear Project has come to an end. Oh well. I can honestly say it really was just an honor to compete. I got my work read alongside some very, very talented writers and learned a lot about writing in general and horror specifically. It is helpful to have a tight deadline and be forced to be as concise as possible without letting quality falter. The prompts Mr. Wellington has been devising are exceedingly challenge which makes them extraordinarily good for developing writing in my opinion.
Also, James Hatton was kind enough to do me the honor of using my name in his next story. I gotta say, I am excessively flattered and reading about myself getting killed off was so exciting and funny. The project has been amazing and the participants continue to deliver. Speaking of which, one is doing a series on an idea developed during the contest that can be read at: https://leeandrewforman.wordpress.com/silenceinthewillowfield/prologue/
For now, I am focusing on poetry for the rest of April. Camp Nanowrimo is going well and I am in two poetry classes right now. One through Apiary that is based on generating ideas and forming poems from them and includes weekly feedback, and a free one sponsored by the Iowa's Writing Workshop through Canva. I haven't written poetry in a while and it is a fun and interesting experiment in being concise, focusing on imagery and action, and really looking at what is trying to be said or conveyed. Also, I am experimenting with new forms I haven't in the past including free verse and the triolet.
Also, refocusing on a novel I've been working on for some time now, and hoping to have it query or publishing ready by July. Haven't decided on if I will query agents/publishers or publish it independently yet. But I will say it is a YA realistic book, and as of right now doesn't have a romance plot or sub-plot. I'm wondering if that might make it a hard sale if I try to go the traditional route.
Hopefully the weather will let up and I will be able to skip over to Shakespeare in the Park. But Spring in Florida is gonna do what it wants to do. For now, back to making faint attempts at cleaning. Amazing how motivated I can be to update the blog when cleaning is the other option. Oh well, I like to make the most out of days I feel energetic, especially when housebound by the weather, as I can.
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