So I figured I should post something here and give you guys an update before the next Tuesday rolls around. I’ve been neglecting this blog, but that will soon change, inshallah.
Last night, I was on pins and needles waiting to hear back from Writers of the Future. We’re almost overdue for the winners / finalists announcement, and my story has been “on hold” for about a month. What that means, I don’t know exactly, but I haven’t been rejected yet and it looks like…
…no, I’m not going to jinx it. In any case, they told us the results would be out before the end of the month, so whatever happens, it’s going to come soon. I hope. GAH!!!
In other news, I read an amazing novel this week, quite possibly the most perfect novel I have read so far all year (and that includes War and Peace, at least the first two thirds of it). It’s called Ali and Nino, and it is basically Romeo and Juliet of the Caucasus. Except…it’s so much more than that. So much more. Expect to see a glowing review in the next couple of days.
In other news, I have decided to put Into the Heart of the Nebula on hold for a while, and to focus instead on a new project…which I can’t really talk about because it’s connected to that writers of the future story. GAH!!! But it’s really, really awesome–seriously, one of the better stories I’ve come up with–and I’m really loving it so far. Except writing has been slow the last couple of days, for stupid reasons that would only bore you. Point is, things are finally heading in the right direction.
Speaking of which, I’ve earned enough money through my ebook sales to commission a new cover for Bringing Stella Home. I got in touch with Hideyoshi, the illustrator who did the cover for Genesis Earth and Desert Stars, and he’s really excited about this one. After seeing the first sketch, so am I! Not much else I can tell you, but you can expect to see some really cool artwork in the next few weeks.
Tomorrow is Georgian Independence Day, which means a giant military parade about fifteen minutes from where I live. And the opening of the new Parliament in Kutaisi. It’s going to be big. But it’s late right now, and my host family is about to hit the sack, so I’d better cut things short and get back to writing. With luck, I’ll put in another thousand words on the awesome unnamed project before going to bed.
Good night! Or, as they say in Georgia, ghame mshvidobis!
