Selena and Tony are back in action!

I got the okay from my editor this week on the revised synopsis for the third Selena book!! My routine on the first two books was to do really short synopses (or outlines), and then do lots and lots of revisions on the manuscripts. So this time I suggested a more detailed outline, hoping to head off some of those revisions. Instead of a couple pages, I turned in 15 or 16 -- and that grew to 23, I think, with the revisions.

I have to admit, I have mixed emotions about plotting the book so carefully. I kind of like not knowing where the story's going to take me, and it's really cool to be surprised by things that happen along the way. Like in Deep Cover, I didn't have a clue until somewhere around Chapter 6 who Sonny Yates really was. I was typing along, and I just realized it and thought, "Oh, wow, that's neat!" And one of my other villains in that book wasn't a villain until I was almost at the end. I was mowing this pasture we call a yard and it just popped into my head that I had the wrong person doing the bad things.

On the other hand, though, I hate revisions. HATE 'em. With a passion. In my dream world, I would never ever have to revise anything ever again. And if plotting in more detail helps cut down on how much time I spend in revision hell, that's A Good Thing, right? And I can still remain open to little "aha" moments, like with Sonny. After all, the synopsis isn't carved in stone.

Later! Rachel8:36 AM