Hooray for Rejections!

Okay, so I know that may sounds strange to some of you, but in this instance, a rejection is a very, very GOOD thing...and one received with open arms. HAPPY open arms.

Because, you see, after I sent the query, something went off in my brain that said, "You can make this novel a million times better if you tweak the story here...and here."

That's good. Tweaks aren't bad.

THEN, when I started tweaking, I found more tweaking that would make it better until I finally had an OMG revelation and decided to make a big change in the plot itself.

I like the changes, and I really want to redo the novel with the new twists. Already started them, as a matter of fact.

So, I was quite pleased to receive this rejection and know that I can take the time I need to make it better than it was before.

When it's ready, I'll query it more.

I like the plot changes enough that I think I'm going to go back and see how the screenplay that the novel was taken from would work with the changes, too.

So...

HOORAY FOR REJECTIONS.

They can be a really good thing.

Dreadfully Tired

I cut something like 11,000+ words from Wildfire yesterday so I could start working on changing the plot. I started working on new plot points. Hope I can finish those off in the next day or two. Made a little progress today. Hopefully more as the week progresses.

Wildfire

1,036 words today

52,992 / 80,000 (66.2%)

Pawns of Destiny

374 words today

45,535 / 60,000 (75.9%)

One Clear Voice

1,042 words today

6,386 / 125,000 (5.1%)

Monthly Word Count Goal Progress:

15,330 / 71,300 (21.5%)

2006 Word Count Goal Progress:

171,210 / 1,000,000 (17.1%)