Work-In-Progress
(Cover design is temporary)
GENRE: Ghost Fiction and Psychological Suspense
SERIES or STANDALONE: Standalone
AGE GROUP: Adult
WORDCOUNT TO DATE: 91,300 words
SETTING: Near Chestertown, Maryland; Year 2027
TAGLINE/LOGLINE: “Sometimes the truth isn’t pretty.”
COMP MASH-UP: The movie GHOST meets SHARP OBJECTS
COMPS: LAYLA, THE DROWNING KIND, and THE LOVELY BONES
PUBLICATION PATHWAY: I plan on submitting this project to literary agents for traditional publishing consideration!
PROGRESS:
- General Story Concept Developed: Completed 7/11/2020
- Back Cover Copy (I like to create this early on!): Completed 7/17/2020
- In-depth Character Profiles: Completed 10/03/2020
- Comprehensive Synopsis with Plot Points: Completed 10/05/2020
- Outline of Act 1: Completed 10/12/2020
- Writing hook (first paragraph): Completed 7/24/2020
- Writing of Act 1 (to 25% mark): Completed 12/19/2020
- Outline of Act 2.1: Completed 12/30/2020
- Writing of Act 2.1 (25% to 50%): Completed 03/04/2021
- Outline of Act 2.2: Completed 03/08/2021
- Writing of Act 2.2 (50% Midpoint to 75%): Completed 04/16/2021
- First author edit (Acts 1 & 2): Completed 04/23/2021
- Outline of Act 3: Completed 05/07/2021
- Writing of Act 3 (75% to 100%): Completed 05/28/2021
- Second author edit: Completed 06/05/2021
- Third author edit: Completed 06/11/2021
- Review by development editor: Completed 07/06/2021
- Fourth author edit: Completed 07/08/2021
- Preparing Manuscript & Questionnaires for BETA readers: Completed 07/12/2021
- Sent Manuscript to BETA readers: Completed 07/13/2021
- BETAs finish manuscript review: BETA reading underway
- Fifth author edit:
- Review by proofreader:
- Final author edit:
- Query construction: Completed 06/13/2021
- Synopsis construction: Completed 06/13/2021
- Submit materials to literary agent(s): (Plan to query after Labor Day!)
