“So, what are you working on, Allison?”
For those of you wondering what book-length projects I’m currently chipping away at, here’s a short and handy list. You may find the titles reordered or removed entirely from time to time, as my attention and motivation spans are incorrigibly unruly.
Cliche
Genre:
Satire
Tagline:
The one where poorly written characters emerge from the pages of their poorly written stories to confront their poorly writers.
Status:
- 1st draft complete
- awaiting beta-readers’ feedback
- initial revisions for draft 1.5 to commence in October-November 2017
After the Fall
Genre:
Historical fiction, mystery
Tagline:
Some people run away to join the circus. Molly and her father Jonathan have run from it, haunted by the mysterious circumstances of Molly’s mother’s death.
Status:
- 1st draft 65% complete
Future Projects
Elementals
Genre:
Contemporary, sci-fi/fantasy
Tagline:
The Babysitters Club meets superhero comic books. Four unrealistically mature thirteen year old girls become unlikely superheroes with elemental powers.
Status:
- Initial outlining phase
Sheryl Locke Holmes
Genre:
Mystery
Tagline:
Gender-swapped, teenage Sherlock Holmes. Draws inspiration from The Woman in Green and Young Sherlock Holmes films. [Nominated, in its first iteration, as the “best gender-swapped Sherlock Holmes story” on Figment.com.]