Yeah, I know, right? It’s weird to be able to type that, but fact is, the fantastic, marvelous, stupendous Meredith Bennie finished book 1 of the series and it’s currently awaiting approval for sale at Amazon, Audible, and iTunes. I’m told this takes about a month-ish, so I haven’t scheduled a launch party or anything.
But for now… wanna hear?????
When I’m a little less scatterbrained, I’ll be sitting down to write out what this process has been like, and hopefully encourage more folks to give it a try. For now, I’ll say that hearing Nessa speak in reality like she always has in my head has been an incredible experience, as has partnering with someone who appreciated the characters the way that I do and even gave me fresh insight into people I’ve been carrying in my head for literal years now.
There’s been a level of ambivalence in my work for me- I saw an excellent piece of advice of trying to write the book you’d want to read, and I finally tried it, as opposed to trying to force myself to be clever and finding the characters felt plastic. I think time plays a part in it too; I first started on Nessa’s story about five years ago, and in having that distance as well as a few other books under my belt, I find I appreciate the balances more now than I did then.
I honestly think my book doesn’t suck. I believe there’s an audience for it; maybe moreso now that there’s an actual wry tone bringing life and wit to Nessa that’s easier heard than read. At least in my opinion.
Curiouser and Curiouser 