So.

I’ve started a brand new super shiny sekrit project. It’s dark. It’s very different from anything you’ve seen from me before. And…that’s all I’ma gonna say about it.

Really.

Which isn’t really like me, I know.

But I really like this idea and I’m afraid of jinxing it. Actually, right now, I’m loving it. It’s that honeymoon phase of a novel. I’m almost 8,000 words in (about 11% done, since I’m thinking it will probably wind up around 70,000), five chapters down. The agent likes it, the few writer tweeps I’ve shared it with like it (or, hey, they tell me they like it and right now I’m not going to question that too closely…that’s for revision time), and the words…they’re just flowing.

I haven’t hit that sloggy bit in the middle yet. I know it is coming (it always does), but right now, it feels far away. Right now it’s just about THE BOOK.

Actually, this one is really just about THE CHARACTER.

Because that’s where this idea started. A girl. And I have to give props to CJ Redwine, since she named her for me (Aria, if you happened to be following along on Twitter).

Oops. Told you something else, didn’t I? Well, don’t get used to it. I really do want to keep this one close to the vest. Right now it’s just all mine and I’m gonna go all Gollum (my precious! my precious!) on it.

It’s kind of a scary project for me since I’m going places I don’t normally go and not cracking jokes while I’m on the way. And I’m gonna be doing things to my characters that are probably going to make me cringe. Because, really, I’m kinda nice.

I know.

The hubby doesn’t buy that either.

So, wish me luck as I embark upon this new romance.