Melissa Verity | Paranormal Romance Author

checking in

Melissa Verity — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 01:15:30 +0000

I haven’t posted in an embarrassingly long time. Don’t think I haven’t been busy, though!

So, here’s my status: I have Books one, two, four, and five of the vampire series pretty much done. It’s three that’s holding me up.

While awaiting the writing fairies to help me out, I stared writing some other things. Four novel-length stories on an unrelated paranormal theme. As if that weren’t preoccupying enough, I’m almost finished with a contemporary that I plan on self-publishing as an experiment.

I’m going back to work now. Just a little longer…

meet my pugs

Melissa Verity — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:16:54 +0000

Aren’t they the cutest? Jewel is the princess on the left. Leo is the goof on the right.

and then there were four

Melissa Verity — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:25:10 +0000

Yes, four. Four books in one over arching plot. Woo hoo!

When I started this project, I had the characters and ideas for one book. After ten months of spare time and fifty thousand words, I was stuck.

That book is now Book Three.

So, here I am to blog on my progress and start a living diary of my writing from here on in.

Book One needs finished touches and a second set of eyes. Seventy thousand words and a whole lot of excitement.

Book Two needs further development of antagonists and some more love. Almost there.

Book Three is still a mess of fifty thousand words. Good ideas with a desperate need for structure.

Book Four: almost perfect, needs development of climactic scene.

I’ll post a work in progress page with links for my projects as I go along here. Time to get serious!

just a sec

Melissa Verity — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:27:34 +0000

Theme switch! Might take me a little time – trying out Elegant Theme’s The Source. Lots of other updates to come.

restart

Melissa Verity — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:13:57 +0000

Over the last week I have been trying to iron out the ending for my first novel. After a lot of consideration – and the opinions of my friends and family – I (gulp) trashed the last few pages.
Right now I am working on further development of the antagonistic elements. At the same time, one of my supporting characters hasn’t been fleshed out enough.
So, in the hopes of figuring all of this out, I decided to step back and write the supporting character’s story in novella/anthology entry format. I’m 13,000 words in as of today.
So far this has been incredibly rewarding, and I have a ton of ideas about where to go with the novel length story line.
More to come, soon I hope.

spreadsheet for success

Melissa Verity — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:06:18 +0000

Last week I read a very inspiring – and intimidating – interview with Kresley Cole on Dear Author, regarding the sale of her first manuscript.

After reading the opinions of dozens of published authors, publishers, and agents, I have decided to attempt a similar, though perhaps more manageable, approach. I think I’ll test the waters with ten active inquiries at a time.

Today I’m working on my Spreadsheet for Success, as I’ve oh-so-cleverly dubbed it, composed of the contests I’m entering over the next two months, the agents I’d love to work with, and the houses I dream of being published under. Take a look at the screen shots for my basic outline.

Wish me luck. I’ll definitely need it.

hello from Melissa Verity

Melissa Verity — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:22:33 +0000

Welcome to my new blog!

I am a soon-to-be published paranormal romance author. Currently, I am thisclose to done with my first novel. But obviously the journey will not end there.

I will need to find a way to publish my baby. This book is intended as the first in a three part exploration of vampires.

I’ll post updates, quotes, snippets, mental wanderings, and some details of the process. Feel free to comment on posts or email me with any questions.m