January 2015 Report

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To help myself keep on track for my goals for the year, I've decided to do a monthly report of how things are coming along. We'll see how this works or if I'm left cringing most of the time!

After receiving Blind Hearts back from agent #2, I put it through another round of edits and sent it back polished (to what seems like a high shine, hopefully) just yesterday. Fingers crossed that they both love it and think it's ready to send out on pub sub. I also polished up the proposal for the second book, and a third in the series.

I began an outline on a novel set around 1830 centered around the romance of a couple involved in the building of the railroad in America. Hopefully I'll get to write that one later this year.

I wrote the first 13,000 words of a brand new novel based off another historical romance set during the civil war that is currently in the hands of agent #1, whose critique on said novel I should be getting back any time now. Fingers crossed again! And, I polished up a proposal for the third and fourth novel in this series. Whew!

How about you? How did your January go?


Comments

  1. Roland D. YeomansJanuary 30, 2015 at 8:04 AM

    My January was not nearly so goal-accomplished as yours! I am impressed. I wish you the best of success with your civil war novel and with the 3rd & 4th in the series. Send me a bit of your energy!! :-)

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    1. HeatherJanuary 30, 2015 at 8:31 PM

      Sending it along in the form of virtual coffee... Thanks for the good wishes!

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  2. UnknownJanuary 30, 2015 at 1:52 PM

    I'm moving steadily forward. I've worked on a couple of short stories for submission and I'm beginning on my full length SteamPunk. We will see, but I wish you the best in your upcoming projects!:)

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    1. HeatherJanuary 30, 2015 at 8:32 PM

      Thanks so much, Michelle! A full length steampunk, sounds exciting!

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  3. Karlene PetittJanuary 30, 2015 at 10:32 PM

    Heather, you are a superstar!! Amazing. I think I read about you in this book that was uploaded today> :) http://karlenepetitt.blogspot.com/p/flight-to-success.html

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    1. HeatherJanuary 31, 2015 at 8:45 AM

      You are too sweet, Karlene! And congratulations on your inspirational book coming out!

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