Among the wilds of Twitter in the last two weeks, I chanced upon a term thrown out by a publisher: emotobook. I'm a naturally curious creature, so I bought a story by Cynthia Ravinski, called Lingering in the Woods. I really enjoyed the writing style and the depth of the story, as well as the idea behind an emotobook.
I had a little bit of a reading vacation (see: five days), but I've decided to pick up City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Again. I will admit that the first time I read the book, I was a little put off by it. I don't even know why, at this point, but I think it had something to do with how it seemed to be a little too close to its influences for my taste. Having come back to it two years later, and having watched the entire seven season run of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the meantime, I have a new appreciation for Clare's writing, and am enjoying the first bit immensely.
I *finally* finished editing For Sale by Owner, so I can start looking for markets today. I like being able to condense an entire idea into only 3000 words. It's very refreshing compared to the long haul of novel writing. I know that some people can go from first draft to umpteenth in less than six months with great success, but I just don't work that way. Next up is to finish Inhibit, start work on another short related to my characters (<3), and then to start drafting the next novel.
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