Project-itis

Project #1: The Wild Rose Press announced during the weekly chat the development of their first series: The Brooch Legacy. One story from each line that involves this...brooch. Bailey, you may stop laughing at any time. Now you know. (If you're wondering what up, check out THIS POST) My story will be the fourth in line, to be released April/May-ish. It is a Vintage Rose novella tentatively titled Bootlegger's Bride. I hope to finish the first draft this weekend. Expect more info in early February on the series as a whole.

Project #2: Vintage novel All in Good Time. I've done my first read-through, written the query, and started the short synopsis. I want to add a few pages to the book--nothing major--but it will take some time to get the detail I want. I'm in no rush here, it's secondary behind the novella.

Project #3: Editing a large section of research done by my friend, the head librarian at The Mint Museum. When she started there, she found the entire collection in both disarray and disrepair, and applied for several grants. The woman she initally hired did the archival digging, but her writing was found lacking. Apparently some kind of brain trauma she failed to disclose. So I'm stepping in. We have our first meeting next week. It'll look hot on my resume, and I like helping a friend.

Project #4: The Interactive Electoral College. I've been tapped as the historial fact-checker for a large, interactive electoral college map. See the prototype for a visual. This is still in the grant writing phase, of which I'm nothing but a blurb. The project is meant to stimulate interest and participation in the political process. It will also add a nice bit of color to the CV.

In other news, I've joined EPIC, and made plans to attend EPICon in early March. I'll also be interviewed by Margaret Marr for for her e-author Spotlight on Nights & Weekends. This month, she's interviewing Shelby Reed of Ellora's Cave, so I'm in excellent company ;)