My cousin E-mailed me and asked me about the progress of my current writing projects. After I finished, I thought I would share it through my blog as well.

Nicole’s Nic Nackery is an LDS romance novel. It is currently being considered at Granite Publishing in Provo. Covenant (second largest LDS publisher and sister company of Deseret) declined to consider it because it was too edgy (to much sexual tension between the characters – ala Stephanie Meyer who wrote the Twilight series). Granite seems to be a smaller, but more liberal LDS publisher.

I also have Lauren’s Ring, a loose sequel of CTR’s Ring, being reviewed with Covenant.

Life Afterlife is the next book I finished. It is a para-normal romance. It is not an LDS book. I am trying to find an agent for this book. I sent out query letters to five agencies. One of the agencies from New York requested the full manuscript, so that’s a good sign. I haven’t heard from them yet. I got rejection notices from two of the five. The two others I haven’t heard from.

I’m currently working on a book currently titled Dead is a Temporary Thing. This is another non-LDS para-normal romance. It has been a bit more difficult to birth because it’s written in a first person voice. That means the reader can only get information from the main character. I thought I was close to finishing but then my best critics pointed out some fatal flaws and I had go back and rework the book. I added another character and pumped up the dialogue for many of the others in order to give the supporting cast more depth and provide the main character with more motivational background.

I also have another book in the early stages of development. If I decide to pursue it, I’ll let you know. The title would be Chicks Dig Him. Does anyone have a clue what this non-fiction book might be about based on the title?

Melissa