Queries and Other Nonsense

So it's the beginning of another new year and I am totally psyched! Well, I keep telling myself that. I am at a new point in my writing, however. For the nail-biting masses mounted at the edge of their seats anticipating the long awaited news (FYI- I'm using sarcasm font) I can proudly say, "It is finished." At least for now.




Cue Applause:
Yes, you guessed it! Both manuscripts, Redeeming the Time (sci-fi/fantasy) and Embers of October (womens fic) are considered complete. Not perfect, but completed to the best of my ability. I have changed, edited, re-edited, revised, composed and done a half-dozen final edits on each over the last year or so. The next time I go through them will, hopefully, be with notes from a professional editor.
Since it is a new year that, according to some, was not supposed to happen, I have decided to do something wonderful with this unanticipated time: Keep writing. Since I started actively writing around four years ago, I have realized that I am getting better (much to my great surprise). I even want people to read my work. This is major for me, the gabby recluse who never wants to go anywhere because she would rather sit at a desk in the quiet dark and make up friends to chat with. (Sounds an awful lot like my formative years)

Calling all Betas!
So now I am looking for Betas. Not on my blog of course because no one ever really looks at this page except for me and I hardly do that.
Nevertheless, I do not pop in and out of the blogosphere to please anyone but myself. Much like my writing. I do it for me, for the satisfaction and release it gives. I am at my best when the words are flowing.