I had a few wrangles before Del Rey took me on. I'm working on the second Aud book. The working title is Red Raw . Aud is half way up a mountain, building a house with her bare hands, and crazy as a loon. Aud would become a straight girl.
Writing is a hard job.
Pains should be taken to get it right. Do the Work. Joseph Hayes writes for a living. His non-fiction publication credits include articles in Orlando Magazine, Poets and Writers, Spirit Airlines Magazine, Inklings and other publications, and hopes for a modicum of success in fiction and stageplays.