That’s the working title of the novella I’m going to write for possible inclusion in an anthology. Deadline is Nov 1st. I think I have enough time to do this, and it’ll give me some practice working on a deadline.
Alpha Female is set in the Pirouette world. It’s about a Faerie assassin turned werewolf. The protagonist, Natasha, was a character that showed up in draft 2. She totally intrigued me, so much that when I took her out, I continued to wonder what she’d be like as a protagonist, and what her story is. So far, it’s coming along. I’ve given myself a starting date of August 1st. Thing is, I’m not sure if I should pants this or not. Typically first drafts take longer this way and need pruning. I have just the inciting incident. Nothing in the way of an actual plot. Going to try to get something rough figured out, so I at least know what I’m aiming for. Needs to be simple, as the wordcount limit is 25k. I’ve given myself a month to write the first draft, and the rest of the time will be for critting and revision/rewrites. Kind of tight, but we’ll see how it goes. It’ll be interesting.
In between I’ll be working on Pirouette’s revision. Can’t let that languish. Still want to get it out this year.
Weaver of Words 