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So, The Voices of Angels is holding onto its top spot on authonomy.  Only, (only!!!) 7 days to go.

7 long, torturous, anxious, nail-biting days. 

Am praying my little book will make it.   If it stays in the top 5, then it automatically gets passed onto the appropriate editor at Harper Collins and I get a critique and if I’m very lucky, they might say something like:

‘WOW.  Loved it.  Wanna sign you up on a 3 book deal for £100,000.’

Wish me luck…..

Did I ever mention this before?

The Hillary Johnson Author’s Advisory Service. 

When I submitted the original draft of Angels to them, they suggested to morph it into Young Adult.  Previously it was adult fiction.  But because of the ’supernatural element’ (her words), the reader thought it was best suited for YA. 

Supernatural love is hot, apparently, in the YA world.  (See Twilight for reference).

Which is why my central character is about to meet her love interest!  He’s modelled a bit on Lee Mead from Joseph (last year’s TV crush).  Dark wavy hair, slightly latino looking, sultry, hot, sexy. And he plains a mean guitar.  Not Lee Mead.  The love interest.

YA is a huge market right now so it’s hugely exciting to be part of it.  When I wrote Lizzie’s trials and tribulations at school, it reminded me of how icky those teenage years could be.

Good fun to write though. 

I have been hanging out on authonomy so much that I neglected my poor little blog.  So after a few nudges from my new *friends* I feel compelled to update.So the good news?Somehow I managed to make it to the top of the pile! The Voices of Angels (new draft) is currently number one on the authonomy website. Wow.Authonomy is the new Harper Collins website for writers looking to be published.  The online equivalent of the slush pile.  You need to upload a min of 10,000 words.  The site works great as an online writing circle, with lots of useful feedback from fellow writers.Anyway, after uploading the new version (and I still remember how nervous I felt) I’ve received a tonne of feedback, edited it a few times, and swung my way to the top!  Only 3 more weeks to go until the end of the month.  If I can hang on in there, then I’ve made it to the ed’s desk. Whilst making it to the ed’s desk is no guarantee of getting a deal (the most I can hope for right now is that they want to read the rest - better get writing), it does attract a certain amount of kudos.And it’s really boosted my confidence.  I made the number one spot last night and felt ecstatic. So if you want to read the current authonomy numero uno.  Click here! http://www.authonomy.com/ViewBook.aspx?bookid=831