Oh yes. You read right. Two. More. Novels.
I am insane.
And as much as I enjoy writing and the two new novel ideas, I can't actually believe I'm starting one so early! I mean, my imagination practically abandoned me toward the end of BE, but now that I'm done it suddenly wakes up and starts running on the treadmill again.
On top of that I also have to figure out which one I should actually start. I know normally people, when faced with this dilemma, just switch back and forth. But my past experiences show that, well, it just doesn't work for me. I end up getting bored and scrap all the novels. BE was almost scrapped in a situation like that. (I'm so happy it wasn't!)
I love both new ideas and I cannot figure out which one to choose. Want to help?
WIP #1 (Just Add Water)
Cassia London’s obnoxious Aunt Daphne is coming to visit to…discuss her ‘desperate need’ of a husband. In a ditch effort to avoid the conversation (again!) Cassia decides to visit the hedgewitch. Maybe there’s a potion that will make her aunt nicer. Or turn her into a frog. Whatever works.
Instead of finding the witch, she finds the witch’s son, who shows her what she really needs; a seed that grows into the perfect man. Just add water!
Cassia is almost positive she did something wrong. The seed grew into Zayn Merc, an obnoxious self-proclaimed ‘bad boy’ who seems to destroy everything he touches. Including Cassia’s garden.
Unfortunately it’s too late to get a refund, because there are no more seeds left and Auntie Dearest has arrived.
To her surprise Zayn acts perfect, charming her aunt into an almost pleasant mood. Cassia starts to fall for Zayn. Maybe he wasn’t so obnoxious after all.
But then the truth comes out from the hedgewitch. There’s a reason they’re called the seeds of all evil. You can’t help but fall in love with your seed. And then the seed dies.
I know that's long. Bear with me, the second is much shorter!.
WIP #2 (Lost in Whimsy)
Alice and Dorothy are twin sisters, with nothing to do. After Alice begs Dorothy for a story, she finally agrees. The two are so absorbed into the story, they don't notice anything wrong. Until Alice looks around and notices they aren't in their backyard anymore.
They're in Whimsy, the strange land, home to all of Dorothy's stories. And somehow they have to get out. Because one of the side effects of being in Whimsy? You tend to get a little insane.
Okay the second one doesn't have a great amazing description (it's late okay?), but it is slightly more exciting for me. They're both YA for now, although I don't know how the Dorothy and Alice story will turn out. And I did check to make sure Alice in Wonderland/Wizard of Oz are free game for writers. Apparently they are, although if anyone knows something different please let me know.
So what do you think guys? Lost in Whimsy or Just Add Water?
-Jessie
You aren't inssane, you're PRODUCTIVE :)
ReplyDeleteI'm writing two at a time too.