vg_ford | (writing) Looking forward to next year

So, 2007 is rapidly coming to a close, and I'm already thinking about 2008. In addition to the writing I need to do for the books, my publisher and I have been talking about posting some free stuff here on the blog and on the website, so people can see what I write.

Now comes the hard part. What should I write? So, I open it up to you. I have some ideas, but I'd like to see what you guys think (gods help me).

I can't promise to do any of these, but I'll talk all SERIOUS suggestions to heart. See the word SERIOUS. I'm definitely open to do more short stories (it's a genre I really need to master), so we'll see what comes up in the next few months. Most of the choices are from the Horseman universe, as that's all the stuff I have published, but I'm open to doing other things. If folks want, in another post I'll detail some of the ideas I have as novels/worlds I'd like to write.

And yes, I guess I'm doing the Superhero Apocalypse story for 2yn. It might be a romance too. Not sure yet.

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Date: 2007-12-26 11:35 pm (UTC)

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camilla-anna.livejournal.com

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suggestion: write something completely different to show your range. a completely unrelated to anything short to show you can do something with it's own consistent worldview in the limited range.

Though honestly, there isn't much money in short stories. You might be better to write snippets from novels. Why do you think you "need" to write shorts?

Date: 2007-12-26 11:59 pm (UTC)

suelder.livejournal.com

Write about your pets - maybe something from their POV. How about "The Night of the Ninjas" or something like that? :D

Sue

Date: 2007-12-27 12:00 am (UTC)

vg-ford.livejournal.com

These are actually for freebie giveaways on my website. I've also got a few invites to write for anthologies next year, so I'm looking at some stuff for that as well.