Odd Turn Ahead for a Writing Project

I've been wrestling with one piece of writing-- a novel-- for a long while. The ideas weren't gelling; at best, they felt kind of thin and at worst, they felt like a bad pastiche of dark urban fantasy writers I enjoy reading.

Got a new idea this past weekend, however, and am eager to try it out.

If all works well, I'll post a snippet of MIRABILIS on the blog in the next few days. Give it a read and let me know what you think. I'll be eager to hear your comments!

Writing!

I'm taking a few things with me this weekend-- notably a bit of writing from two projects I have bubbling along.

The first is a section from a book (first of more-than-one) called The Black Key: The Last Eldritch. I might post a little here once in awhile but would like to wait until I'm further along to do more than announce the title. It's an epic fantasy.

The second is less developed but a lot of fun so far. (Kat noted I've used a LOT of profanity in this one, so anyone with delicate reading sensibilities might not want to give this one a try.) The working title is Mirabilis and begins with the narrating character dying in an alleyway from a rather savage neck wound.

Anyway, might be fun to show some writing around and see if anyone is interested in taking a look. They're meant to go to my friend Susan, who's an agent in NYC and agreed long ago to send out anything novel-length that I complete. However, if there's any writerish gatherings at WFC, I might trot these out and see if anyone likes 'em.