Things have been moving right along over the course of the last week. First off, Bantam sent me a couple of advance reading copies of PRODIGAL–a nice treat in and of itself. No matter how much time you spend writing and editing a book, there’s just something special about seeing an actual bound edition for the first time. I also (finally) finished off a detailed outline for my next proposed book and dashed it off to my agent, who absolutely loved the storyline. This came as a great relief, as my agent is nothing if not honest and a total realist when it comes to the marketplace. The outline is now in the hands of my editor, who will–if all goes according to plan, of course–think it’s the greatest thing since bottled beer and give me the green light to get started.
I also touched base with Ian Levy, that grandest of producers who was kind enough to option HAMMERJACK for film development. To those of you who read this site, it’s probably no secret that I also harbor some screenwriting ambitions–so you can imagine how freakishly amazed I was when he offered to take a look at some of my stuff. So I’m dusting off one of my old spec scripts, in the hopes that he might like it enough to send a few contract assignments my way–rewrites, polishes, that sort of thing. Of course, I’ll need to do a little rewriting of my own before I dare let human eyes behold it once more. Things change over the course of years–and what I thought was brilliant back in the day might not pass muster in the here and now.
Wish me luck, kiddies!
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2006
