urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jkcooke J. K. Cooke J. K. Cooke 2006-03-28T08:49:17Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jkcooke:350 2006-03-28T08:48:44Z 2006-03-28T08:49:17Z Following a friend's lead, I've decided to experiment in having both a LJ for mundane stuff and another for my writing. So -- here goes! <br /><br />First of all, as a general overview of what I have ongoing and what I'm working on: <br /><br />My first novel, <i>Strawberry Winter</i>, which I wrote three years ago in my last semester of college, is finally approaching the state in which I may brave sending it to a publisher. The sequel, <i>Faerie Spring</i> (I rather unwisely planned it as a series of four books, a decision I am beginning to regret), is being muddled through. Slowly. <br /><br />I have one short story, "Mermaids Don't Drown" sitting at a publisher right now. I know it made its way past the slushpile to the editor, but I am very impatient and beginning to fret. <br /><br />I have another short story, "Stitchery," a story of sewing, magic and French Revolution, that pretty much needs just a few polishing touches to be ready for the world. As well, I have four other stories in various stages of completion, on subjects ranging from modern day witches shopping for souls to a cat-filled house in Victorian London. I am, at least, writing more these days than I have for a long while, after I freed myself from a soul-sucking job and moved. I find it a little easier to concentrate now. I am trying to get five stories completed to put on the market, so...here goes.