Speaking of my NaNo, I writers block last weekend, did two thousand-days, and then wrote nothing on Monday. And since my target wordcount is 2,000 a day, that was unacceptable. So in trying to catch back up (I was now a day behind even going by the 1,667 word-goal) I completely forgot that I had agreed to particpate in Jack's cover reveal for her newest book. (No, not Worth of a King. That's still miles from needing a cover, we haven't even talked about it!) It's the sequel to her first book, and entitled Abolished Impracticality.
I had the privilege of beta-reading this book, and I can assure you that it's better than the first (mostly because I caught most of the bad spelling errors that slipped past Jack in the first), except for the ending where Jack is pretending that she's Moffat writing Sherlock. Or at least I hope that's what she's doing.
But back to the cover reveal. I do have the cover, and I do intend to show it to you. And since it's late, I won't even beat around the bush anymore!
That's Singur on the cover. He's possibly my favorite character. Although I like Darcy too.
Oh, and I gave her three questions to answer, and here are the answers! (Something new for those of you who have already seen all of the reveals on Thursday)
One. Why did you choose the title Abolished Impracticality?
Aw, that question. There is a meaning behind all the titles in this series. I keep meaning to do something special when I reveal it, but I don't know when that will be or what I will do. For now, I will just say it kind of fits the book, because a lot of things are abolished in the book. (Peter's idea of who he can trust and who he can't. Isidore giving up something he really wants. And so forth.)
Two. What is your least favourite scene?
I don't think I have one. I figure if I don't like a scene then neither will the readers. I had some in, but I took them out while editing. I can't think of examples right off the top of my head, but I know one of them was a conversation scene which was really dorky and boring.
Three. So you think this book is better or worse than the book before?
Neither I suppose. I think I learned a lot more grammar wise and it has a lot less mistakes, thanks to my wonderful beta readers. But I like it just as much as the first. I just like the story of the whole series and I'm kind of endeared to this cast of characters.
And once again, sorry Jack about forgetting about you! I didn't mean to! But you know how NaNo is!
Speaking of my NaNo, I am now at 26,000 words (Or at least I was when I wrote this, I haven't done my Friday writing yet). I'm mostly happy with it, though my mom doesn't like what I'm doing with one of my characters. She's supposed to be smart and mysterious - but she's coming off as a know-it-all and snob. Sigh. I'm writing her first chapter at the moment, and she's about to make a call to her twin brother (who isn't in the main cast) and hopefully that will shine light on her nice side. Because she really is nice ... Sigh. Oh, and on Monday I'll post a quiz about my writing, all questions will be answerable if search my blog or have read Sew, which I'm pretty sure all of my readers have done. (It's either been free on Kindle, or I've sent it to you in PDF as prize for something.) The prize for answering the most questions correctly (and if there's a tie, I'll pull a random name out of the hat), is getting to read the first three chapters (and the lengthy introduction) in PDF form. You will, of course, have to answer a quick survey about the chapters and characters and such, but I'm sure you'll understand.
Oh, and because I feel like it - some snippets! Again, names removed when possible, shortened when impossible. I have a reason for keeping the names under wraps, honest I do ... but I don't know when I'll tell you what the reason is.
“I
was pointing out that I am not in awe of his travel history, and that
I have no need to go and listen to his boastful adventures.”
“And
it's not as though you sit around telling us about yours."
“I
would rather not even think about them. They're
terribly distracting when I'm trying to read.”
“There
are days when I doubt that you ever had any."
“Same
here. Sometimes I suspect that they were
taken by someone else, and the memories just tricked their way into
my brain. I'm far too young to have invented the computer, you know.”
Thirty minutes later, they were putting away their
rapiers and borrowed gear.
“You're
not bad,” he admitted.
“Not
bad?” she arched an eyebrow. “I bested you twice.”
“As
I said, not bad,” he repeated, nodding. “There's a good chance I
let you win.”
She snorted. “And there's a good chance I don't
believe you.”
(Yes, there's a rebellious princess. What can I say? I'm addicted.)
“I
feel very reassured,” he said, not quite sure if he was or not.
“So… uh, is it true that Catalin computers use the programs of their…
deceased?”
“Affirmative.”
“Then…
if I'm not prying…”
“Sugar
poisoning.”
“What?”
“I
died of sugar poisoning."
“Perhaps
so, but I have a strange allergy.”
“And
what is that?”
“Bribes.
Can't stand them. They make my ears ring.”
Cool:)
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