Current projects, April 2014.

[seanan_mcguire]

Every month I make a post to tell folks what I'm working on, a) because it seems polite, b) because it keeps me accountable, if only to myself, and c) so you will understand why I do not have a social life. This is the April 2014 post. We are now officially in the second quarter of the year. Whee!

To quote myself, being too harried to say something new: "These posts are labeled with the month and year, in case somebody eventually gets the bizarre urge to timeline my work cycles (it'll probably be me). Behold the proof that I don't actually sleep; I just whimper and keep writing."

Please note that all books currently in print are off the list, as are those that have been turned in but not yet printed (Sparrow Hill Road, The Winter Long, Symbiont and Pocket Apocalypse). A Red-Rose Chain is off the list because it's finished and in revisions with the Machete Squad. The cut-tag is here to stay, because no matter what I do, it seems like this list just keeps on getting longer. But that's okay, because at least it means I'm never actively bored. I have horror movies and terrible things from the swamp to keep me company.

Not everything on this list has been sold. I will not discuss the sale status of anything which has not been publicly announced. If you can't remember whether I've announced something, check the relevant tag, or go to my website, at www.seananmcguire.com. Please do not ask why project X is no longer on the list. I will not answer you.

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Once Broken Faith.
October Daye, book ten. Urban fantasy/fairy tale noir, modern setting, first-person protagonist. I can't say much about this book yet, since you're now all three books behind me, but it's gonna be fun. Status: outlined, preparing to begin.

Predator.
Forced Evolutions, book three. Medical science fiction/horror. The sequel to Symbiont. Status: a little over 10,000 words in, working on the middle of chapter two.

Chaos Choreography.
InCryptid, book five. Paranormal romance/urban fantasy, modern setting, first-person protagonist. We return to our original narrator as Verity reclaims the stage. Status: outlined, preparing to begin.

Echo.
Echo, book one. YA science fiction about parallel universes. Sort of Fringe meets The OC. With mathematicians and science, because I'm still me. Status: in outlines, getting ready to write the sample chapters.

Sit, Stay, I Hate You.
Coyote Girls, book two. Young adult horror/paranormal romance, modern setting, first-person protagonist. Having survived the events of Lycanthropy and Other Personal Issues, Clady would really like it if her life would settle down and get, y'know, easy for a little while. Clady is not going to be terribly happy with me, either. Status: officially paused, because at this point I need to go back and end-to-end revise Lycanthropy.

Lycanthropy and Other Personal Issues.
Coyote Girls, book one. Status: prepping for end-to-end revision.

The Nativity of Chance.
High modern fantasy ranging across the country, through the wonderful lands of Oz, and through a lot of explosions. Pythagorean philosophy meets the works of L. Frank Baum, alchemy meets modern technology, and a pair of cuckoos meet their destiny. Status: researching.

Pretty Poison Apples.
The sequel to Nativity of Chance, and that seasonal monarchs book I've been threatening to write forever. Stop looking at me like that. Status: researching.

Silver Slipper Blues.
The Ongoing Trials of Dorothy of Oz, book one. I'm blocking out the structure. I think this is a trilogy. More news to come, status: researching.

There are lots of other books floating around here—some finished and slated to be worked on further, others pending getting started—but these are the ones you're likely to hear the most about, at least currently. I'll update this list from time to time, as things move from "project" to "print" and new things take their places on the workshop floor.

Comments

[herefox.livejournal.com]

I just realized you mention cuckoos in the description of Nativity of Chance! Apparently I'm not particularly observant...I've been looking forward to seeing that one to flip over to writing for awhile now but that makes it even more intriguing :-)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

This comes up from time to time! Not the same sort of cuckoos. Not the same sort of cuckoos at all. This book has no connection to the InCryptid universe or the species of the same name.

[herefox.livejournal.com]

I actually figured it wasn't but knowing where your brain goes when you mention cuckoos it's sure to be an entertaining ride one way or another. ;-)

[gwyd.livejournal.com]

I have your "Wicked Girls" poster hanging in my kitchen in a spot designed to catch the eye of guests waiting to use the bathroom. My gaming group loved it so much they are in a hurry to go read your books. I pointed them to the In Cryptids as those are most relevant to their interests. They were also really excited to learn it was a song, not a poem.

Your poster is not only lovely and the lyrics beautiful and powerful in themselves, but it turns out to be good marketing.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

That makes me so happy. :)

[laurenthemself]

Your ongoing references to seasonal monarchs helped inspire a grimdark Big Bang Theory fic that I wrote. To quote my beta, 'i don't know what goes on in your head'. What goes on in my head is that I get the idea of seasonal monarchs in my head, and sacrifice, and suddenly I'm tagging frickin' Big Bang Theory fic with 'Major Character Death'.

Of course, it's all just warming them up for the BBT/Newsflesh crossover, in which Penny/Shotgun is the primary OTP.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

This makes me incredibly happy, so's you know.

[laurenthemself]

The best part is that doing this has inspired a better research ethic for me, so when I'm working on my own original stuff I'm doing a lot less half-arse stuff and thinking I can get away with it just because it's fiction.