This thread's been pretty quiet, so in the interest of maybe getting things rolling again, I have a brief update.
After setting The Legions of Cannae aside, I did a lot of deep thinking over what to write next, and ultimately decided to buck conventional wisdom and continue my Hannibalic War saga rather than pursue something completely unrelated. I realize doing so won't help me any in my quest for publication, but I also think I got too preoccupied with the business of writing there for awhile, and in so doing sort of forgot about the sheer enjoyment and satisfaction of crafting a story.
When I set out to write The Scourge of Rome, I did it so I could look back on my life and say I had written a novel. If I can get it published and turn this into a career, awesome. If not, I've still discovered a hobby that brings me happiness and satisfaction, which is a lot more than most people can ever claim.
And besides...there's a lot of story left to tell.
Since making my decision, I've gone back to my bevy of notes and thoughts and began constructing an outline. My goal for this weekend and next week is to get said outline to a happy place, and then begin work on the draft in September.
On the other side of things, I received another query rejection this week. Still no word on the two partials I have out to agents.
