Sorry for the double post today, but I had to share some things and it just. couldn’t. wait.

On the one hand, ever since I finished the ‘Hunger Games’ trilogy, and then ‘Anansi Boys’, I’ve been floundering for new things to read. I’ve sampled a few books and nothing has really caught my attention.

On the other, ever since I shelved ‘Uriel’s Fall’ I’ve been trying to figure out if it was the story or the query that fell flat when I queried. I’d like to blame it on the query because I never really made it past that stage. The brick wall I’ve been banging my head against is that I got some fantastic ‘this is great’ feedback from my cp’s and other friends, but it still didn’t pique any interest.

And even though that project is on the back burner, I’ve got this new one I’m about to query. Except this little voice in the back of my head is telling me I need a new set of eyes to look and help me out. Someone who doesn’t know this universe the way my cp’s do. Someone who doesn’t know me from an egg on Twitter. Someone who knows the industry.

I’ve discovered the peanut butter cup solution to these issues (you know: ‘hey, you got chocolate in my peanut butter’. ‘hey you got peanut butter in my chocolate’…’two great tastes that taste great together’…you do know, right?)

The solution came in the form of an amazing offer from Meredith Barnes. (Go read the post if you’d like, but make sure you come back when you’re done, because I’m not finished yet).

She’s listed four authors and asked for people to share the news and the links. I wasn’t quite so gung-ho at first until I followed the link for Dan Streib. And…holy awesomeness…first of all, I was absolutely fascinated with the concept of a James-Bond-meets-Anderson-Cooper mc…and then I started reading the book blurbs. I’m starting with The Cargo Gods, and I’m already hooked after the first few pages.

I’m so looking forward to reading something new ^_^