I haven’t posted a lot about my current projects, mostly because past telling you that there are new novels forthcoming, it’s not interesting to talk about the day in, day out process of writing. But as I’m currently stuck and have nothing better to do, I thought I’d give you an update. :=)
I’m working on “The Immortality Virus,” which I’m sure I’ve described before. It’s a far-future science fiction novel set in a world where everyone has stopped aging. That is, they grow up but they never start going through the process of degenerating, which starts (according to modern theories) somewhere in the mid-twenties. (Yeah, I know, it’s kinda depressing.) The main character is a private investigator charged with finding the man who caused the human race to stop aging — assuming he’s still alive.
I have written an entire rough draft, had it critiqued, and am now doing a plot-level revision. I am adding a major subplot and rewriting the story to fit the new events. There are also a few chapters that are getting complete rewrites because my wonderful and honest readers said they sucked. Not usually in so many words — they’re pretty tactful!
It’s harder to concentrate on this project when my mind is preoccupied with the marketing of “Touch of Fate.” Nevertheless, it’s time for me to finish a second novel and get it out there on the market to see how it does. That is why I have set my goal to finish the novel (100% finished — edits, revisions, formatting, etc.) by May 2008. That still gives me plenty of time to work through the plot changes and then go back and make it sound good.