Big news! I just sent the edited draft of my book, The Betrayal, off to my editor, this draft is done!
Please keep your fingers, toes, and everything else crossed that she likes it.
I like it.
In fact, I love it and I’m really looking forward to when I can start sharing it with you and talk about it properly.
When exactly is that?
For me, with this book, it’s when I pass the stage of structural edits that I’m at now.
This book has a publication date of 2024, so I’ve plenty of time to talk about it, to share my excitement about it, and let you know all about the characters and plot and Dilenby - the fictional village that it’s set in.
So I thought with this week’s newsletter, I’d start a bit of a thread. This is what I’m working on, so please, tell me what you’re working on?
What book have you got out, or soon to be out?
What writing have you just done, or recently done?
Is there anything you can link to so we can check out your work?
Do you have a newsletter on here that we can check out?
Please comment and share your stuff, not only is it inspiring to see what other writers are working on, it’s another way for you to grow your community and link back to your amazing creations.
And I really want to know, so tell me - what are you writing?
I’m on my third week as a Substacker and absolutely loving writing consistently here (https://claireholden.substack.com/). It’s been a bit of revelation so far as consistency is not generally my strong point. Next phase is balancing Substack writing with the novel I started last year. Step by tiny step 💫
Good luck with The Betrayal - I hope your editor loves it! It's a nice place to be, after you've pressed send and can relax ... a little! I've recently announced my new book, The Housetrap - a middlegrade spook-fest for readers 9+ (link here: https://www.chickenhousebooks.com/blog/can-you-solve-the-housetrap/ ) I'm waiting on copyedits so I'm chill, but knowing the work is about to land. The calm before the storm! There's definitely something about getting over the structural edits that makes it feel a bit more downhill from then on - hope it's plain sailing for you from now until publication!