The WIP IT GOOD Blogfest is a one-time blog meme opporutnity for authors to share some information about their current manuscript Works-in-Progress. Hosted by DL Hammons & Elise Fallson.
I know I keep doing blog memes on this blog and I'm so sorry, everybody! One of these days I'll have original content again--I swear.
In the meantime, I decided to do this fun blog meme at the last minute because I am a bad blogger and can't come up with blog content to save my life. But, at least this is something, right? So, I will answer the questions pertaining to this meme about one of my many unfinished WiPs (and I have several, but this one I'm currently working on). This is my newest one.
1. WIP Title:
Rise of Iron (1st book in a planned series)
2. Word Count (projected/actual so far):
8,212 actual words written thus far. Should be topping out over 100,000 by the time it's finished.
3. Genre:
Young Adult sci-fi apocalypse with some fantasy elements.
4. How long have you been working on it?
I think since last month, April 2013.
5. Elevator Pitch (if you came across an agent in an elevator ride, what couple of lines would you use to summarize your book?):
A teenage girl saves a man's life by turning him into a machine (a cyborg) so he can eliminate all the evil robots destroying the entire city of Los Angeles.
Yeah, that's basically what this wacky story is about without all the frill and fluff of language!
6. Brief Synopsis:
Mindy Collins refuses to leave the city even after the metal has come to life and has already destroyed most of Los Angeles. She chooses to stay and fight, but she's not strong enough on her own. When she saves a man's life after being nearly killed by one of the cities many living metal robots, she has no choice but to recreate him into a living robot, too. With the strength of ten men, he's the only hope the city has of actually exterminating the conscious steel that is determined to wipe out all organic beings on Earth.
7. Are you looking for a Critique Partner?
No. Have that squared away already.
8. Are you looking for a Beta Reader?
Yes, if anyone is interested! I'm open to having more than one.
Anyway, this is what I'm working on right now. It's coming along slowly, but I guess that's how I work. I find I need at least 9 months to create an entirely new world before I feel l've got it all figured out. So, I'm still conjuring my story and world building and will be for some time to come.
What are you writers currently WIPping?
Robots. How can anyone not love a story with robots?
ReplyDelete@Kate: I know I could never not like a story with robots. Totally love them!
DeleteGo you! This sounds fascinating! Don't think I've read a book with robots, but I have loved movies with them. I Robot springs (unsurprisingly) to mind :)
ReplyDeleteShah X
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@Shah: Thank you so much! I hope it can be an appealing story even to those who aren't all that into robots.
DeleteThis sounds fascinating. Good luck with it.
ReplyDelete@Elizabeth: Thank you! I'm gonna need all the luck I can get. ;)
DeleteThis is one of the most interesting I've seen so far. Thank you for taking part in our Blogfest, and good luck with this!!
ReplyDelete@DL: Thanks so much! You're very welcome and thank YOU for creating this blogfest. Really fun idea!
DeleteThis is a bold project! have fun with it!
ReplyDelete@Adriana: It is bold and I'm going to need a lot of time to develop it. Wish me luck!
DeleteNice. It's like Robo Cop meets Terminator, eh? Definitely a great concept.
ReplyDelete@Crystal: Thank you. I forgot what happens in Robo Cop but it is about bad robots.
DeleteLove the sound of this! Can't wait to read it! :)
ReplyDelete@Cherie: Thank you! I can't wait for you to read it, too. :)
DeleteI love your elevator pitch :)
ReplyDelete@Tiana: Thanks. I'm surprised I got it to make sense with so few words. ;)
DeleteCool concept. Definitely brings Terminator to mind.
ReplyDelete@M.J.: Well, I do love cyborgs.
DeleteThis is one of the best ideas for a book I've seen so far. AWESOME.
ReplyDeleteI wish you all the best getting this finished. I would totally
buy your book based on the pitch alone. Truly.
@Elise: Wow, thanks! It's so nice tthat my pitch is actually good. Pitches are super hard to make interesting.
DeleteYour pitch was good, definitely got my interest piqued :) Good luck with writing it!
ReplyDeleteSuzanne @ Suzannes Tribe
@Suzanne: Thank you very much. I'm glad. :)
DeleteWell, this is an interesting premise! I am intrigued by the idea of someone using the very technology she's fighting to ... um, fight the technology. :D
ReplyDelete@Dianne: Yes, it is ironic, isn't it?
DeleteSo she's fighting fire with fire. I wonder if it will work.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea.
@Jefritz: We'll have to see. Thanks!
DeleteYour title definitely speaks to the concept for the book, which is very different from what I've read today.
ReplyDelete@J.L.: Thank you!
DeleteSounds like a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteTim
The Other Side blog.
@Timothy: Thank you!
DeleteWhat a great project! Keep up your enthusiasm because it looks like you have quite a challenge (100k) in front of you! :-)
ReplyDelete@Lexa: Thank you very much! Yeah, I've got a lot of writing to do, so I'll be busy for a while. ;)
DeleteReally liking the sound of this one -- keep at it!
ReplyDelete@Milo: Thank you! I'll do that. :)
DeleteLove the sound of this story - would definitely buy it :)
ReplyDelete@Trisha: Thanks so much! Glad to know I've got a sale already. ;)
DeleteThat sounds like a pretty original story! Not like anything I've read before, anyway!
ReplyDelete@Rachel: Thank you! I hope it hasn't been done before, since that's the reason I'm writing it. :)
DeleteSounds like a great read! I'd read it :) New follower here!
ReplyDelete@Gwen: Thank you! That's means a lot. :D
DeleteI'd love to know more - like how does a teenager turn a man into a robot? Sounds so interesting!
ReplyDelete@Deniz: Thanks! I'll have to finish writing it so you can find out. ;)
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